Patents by Inventor John J. Donnellon

John J. Donnellon 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).

  • Locking tongue for a safety belt
    Patent number: 8793844
    Abstract: A locking tongue has a base part, a webbing slot in the base part and a locking cam. The locking cam is movable between a rest position and a clamping position. A biasing means biases the locking cam towards the rest position. The locking cam can assume the rest position in which the belt webbing can pass freely through the webbing slot, a clamping position in which the locking cam presses the belt webbing against the clamping edge of the webbing slot, the biasing means being able to return the locking cam from the clamping position into the rest position, and a locking position in which the locking cam locks the belt webbing in the webbing slot, the biasing means not being able to return the locking cam from the locking position towards the rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: TRW Vehicle Safety Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bob L. McFalls, John J. Donnellon, Andrew F. Hartman, Michael P. Gleason, Jeffery Rosso, Hans-Peter Betz, Peter Haas, Todd M. Sabalinski
  • LOCKING TONGUE FOR A SAFETY BELT
    Publication number: 20120068520
    Abstract: A locking tongue has a base part, a webbing slot in the base part and a locking cam. The locking cam is movable between a rest position and a clamping position. A biasing means biases the locking cam towards the rest position. The locking cam can assume the rest position in which the belt webbing can pass freely through the webbing slot, a clamping position in which the locking cam presses the belt webbing against the clamping edge of the webbing slot, the biasing means being able to return the locking cam from the clamping position into the rest position, and a locking position in which the locking cam locks the belt webbing in the webbing slot, the biasing means not being able to return the locking cam from the locking position towards the rest position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Bob L. McFalls, John J. Donnellon, Andrew F. Hartman, Michael P. Gleason, Jeffery Rosso, Hans-Peter Betz, Peter Haas