Patents by Inventor John J. M. McCandless

John J. M. McCandless 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).

  • Seat belt buckle
    Patent number: 4899424
    Abstract: A seat belt buckle 10, having a pivoted locking member 26 adapted to releasably engage with a cross-bar 34 of an apertured latch plate 24 insertable within a latch passage 22 in the seat belt buckle, includes a rigid frame 12 having an apertured rectangular base plate 14, upstanding side walls 16 extending from longitudinal edges of the base plate 14, and a fixed bar 18 extending across the width of the base plate 14, parallel to, and spaced apart from, the base plate, the fixed bar 18 being secured at each end thereof to a respective side wall 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 13, 1990
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Brian A. Barnes, Ron Clarke, Brian M. Martin, John J. M. McCandless