Patents by Inventor James A Allie

James A Allie 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).

  • GROMMET - WIRE HARNESS RETAINER
    Publication number: 20030019086
    Abstract: A grommet having a tubular shank and a head. Retainers project radially outwardly from said shank. The shank has an annular sealing ring between the head and the retainers. The shank is adapted to be inserted into a hole in a panel by pressing the shank, open and first, into the hole from the outer side of the panel in an axially inward direction to a position in which the sealing ring makes sealing contact with the hole and the retainers retain the head of the grommet in sealing contact with an outer surface of the panel. The shank has a hollow interior provided with ridges capturing a fastener pressed into the shank through an open end of said shank in an axially outward direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventor: James A. Allie
  • Grommet—wire harness retainer
    Patent number: 6505386
    Abstract: A grommet having a tubular shank and a head. Retainers project radially outwardly from said shank. The shank has an annular sealing ring between the head and the retainers. The shank is adapted to be inserted into a hole in a panel by pressing the shank, open and first, into the hole from the outer side of the panel in an axially inward direction to a position in which the sealing ring makes sealing contact with the hole and the retainers retain the head of the grommet in sealing contact with an outer surface of the panel. The shank has a hollow interior provided with ridges capturing a fastener pressed into the shank through an open end of said shank in an axially outward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2003
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventor: James A Allie