Patents by Inventor Jeff Vandine

Jeff Vandine 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).

  • Windshield Wiper Arm with Hemmed Distal End
    Publication number: 20100000282
    Abstract: A wiper arm (100) for a wiper assembly of an automotive vehicle, the wiper arm (100) being formed in a single piece from a metallic blank (100?) and having an inner end portion (100a) of generally U-shaped configuration in cross-section that is formed by drawing the blank (100?) in a progressive die, and an outer end portion (100b) that is formed with a C-shaped configuration in cross-section, by hemming. The outer end portion (100b) has a central portion (130) with edge portions (132) that are reversely folded to underlie the central portion (130), edges of the edge portions (132) being disposed in close proximity to one another. An end portion (100c) of the outer end portion (100b) of the wiper (100) is reversely folded to be spaced from and underlie a portion of the outer end portion (100b) thereabove, and the end portion (100c) is provided with an opening (126) by which a wiper blade may be attached to, or removed from, the wiper arm (100).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: CONCORD TOOL & MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventor: Jeff Vandine
  • Windshield wiper arm with hemmed distal end
    Patent number: 7636981
    Abstract: A wiper arm for a wiper assembly of an automotive vehicle, the wiper arm being formed in a single piece from a metallic blank and having an inner end portion of generally U-shaped configuration in cross-section that is formed by drawing the blank in a progressive die, and an outer end portion that is formed with a C-shaped configuration in cross-section, by hemming. The outer end portion has a central portion with edge portions that are reversely folded to underlie the central portion, edges of the edge portions being disposed in close proximity to one another. An end portion of the outer end portion of the wiper arm is reversely folded to be spaced from and underlie a portion of the outer end portion thereabove, and the end portion is provided with an opening by which a wiper blade may be attached to, or removed from, the wiper arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Concord Tool & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeff Vandine
  • Windshield wiper arm with hemmed distal end
    Publication number: 20070079463
    Abstract: A wiper arm for a wiper assembly of an automotive vehicle, the wiper arm being formed in a single piece from a metallic blank and having an inner end portion of generally U-shaped configuration in cross-section that is formed by drawing the blank in a progressive die, and an outer end portion that is formed with a C-shaped configuration in cross-section, by hemming. The outer end portion has a central portion with edge portions that are reversely folded to underlie the central portion, edges of the edge portions being disposed in close proximity to one another. An end portion of the outer end portion of the wiper is reversely folded to be spaced from and and underlie a portion of the outer end portion there above, and the end portion is provided with an opening by which a wiper blade may be attached to, or removed from, the wiper arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventor: Jeff Vandine