Patents by Inventor Joseph A. MacRae

Joseph A. MacRae 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).

  • Patent number: 4270591
    Abstract: A fastener assembly for blind assembly to a support panel includes a bolt retained in one leg of a pair of spaced apart legs of an attaching clip so that a leg having the bolt secured thereto can be inserted through a T-slot in the support panel. The spaced apart legs of the attaching clip firmly grip opposite sides of the support panel to provide improved retention of the fastener assembly to the support panel with the one leg providing additional support for the head of the bolt on the blind side of the support panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1981
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Donald H. Gill, Joseph A. MacRae, Compton J. Cottrill