Patents by Inventor Mark A. Claeys

Mark A. Claeys 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).

  • Automobile air hose assembly with a one-way quick snap coupling
    Patent number: 10221978
    Abstract: A one-way quick snap coupling includes a female annular collar including a plurality of retention lugs resiliently extending therefrom. Each retention lug has a plurality of interior one-way retention teeth. A male annular collar is receivable within the female annular collar and the male annular collar includes a plurality of exterior one-way retention teeth. The interior and exterior one-way retention teeth have cooperating leading surfaces that are angled to engage and slide past each other in an insertion direction. In addition, the interior and exterior one-way retention teeth have cooperating trailing surfaces that are angled to engage each other in a removal direction and prevent the sensor housing from being uncoupled from the air hose without damaging the one-way quick snap coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Thomas K Duhon, Mark A Claeys
  • AUTOMOBILE AIR HOSE ASSEMBLY WITH A ONE-WAY QUICK SNAP COUPLING
    Publication number: 20180172193
    Abstract: A one-way quick snap coupling includes a female annular collar including a plurality of retention lugs resiliently extending therefrom. Each retention lug has a plurality of interior one-way retention teeth. A male annular collar is receivable within the female annular collar and the male annular collar includes a plurality of exterior one-way retention teeth. The interior and exterior one-way retention teeth have cooperating leading surfaces that are angled to engage and slide past each other in an insertion direction. In addition, the interior and exterior one-way retention teeth have cooperating trailing surfaces that are angled to engage each other in a removal direction and prevent the sensor housing from being uncoupled from the air hose without damaging the one-way quick snap coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas K. Duhon, Mark A. Claeys