Patents by Inventor Harold M. Nofzinger

Harold M. Nofzinger 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).

  • Fastener for securing a shell to a firewall
    Patent number: 4826121
    Abstract: A fastener arrangement for securing a shell (14) of a brake booster (10) to the firewall (12) of a vehicle. An annular radial land (18) on the shell (14) is located adjacent a flange (22) on the firewall (12). A spring clip (26) acts on the land (18) to position a groove (20) between the land (18) and the end wall (16) of the shell (14) around the flange (22). The flange (22) axially retains the land (18) to connect the shell (14) to the firewall (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 2, 1989
    Assignee: Allied Signal Inc.
    Inventors: Louis P. Rossigno, Harold M. Nofzinger