Patents by Inventor Gerry Krause

Gerry Krause has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Integral doghouse fastener with retaining feature
    Patent number: 7178855
    Abstract: An automotive door panel fastener assembly is provided including a substrate and a doghouse structure molded thereon. The doghouse structure includes a doghouse floor, a doghouse ceiling, a first doghouse sidewall having a first forward end and a first rearward end, a second doghouse sidewall having a second forward end and a second rearward end, a doghouse endwall, and a doghouse insertion opening. A pin chamber is formed through the doghouse ceiling. An entrance slot is formed in the doghouse ceiling to provide a path from the doghouse insertion opening to the pin chamber. The entrance slot has a first slot side and a second slot side. A first flexible arm has a first fixed end and a first free end. The first flexible arm is flexible in response to an inward force and is rigid in response to an outward force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Roger Catron, Aaron DeLong, Gerry Krause, Marko Markovic
  • INTEGRAL DOGHOUSE FASTENER WITH RETAINING FEATURE
    Publication number: 20060197356
    Abstract: An automotive door panel fastener assembly is provided including a substrate and a doghouse structure molded thereon. The doghouse structure includes a doghouse floor, a doghouse ceiling, a first doghouse sidewall having a first forward end and a first rearward end, a second doghouse sidewall having a second forward end and a second rearward end, a doghouse endwall, and a doghouse insertion opening. A pin chamber is formed through the doghouse ceiling. An entrance slot is formed in the doghouse ceiling to provide a path from the doghouse insertion opening to the pin chamber. The entrance slot has a first slot side and a second slot side. A first flexible arm has a first fixed end and a first free end. The first flexible arm is flexible in response to an inward force and is rigid in response to an outward force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Roger Catron, Aaron DeLong, Gerry Krause, Marko Markovic