Patents by Inventor Mark D. Oberly

Mark D. Oberly 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).

  • Device and method to hold sound insulation in vehicle hood
    Patent number: 6378640
    Abstract: A spring designed to be mounted adjacent and in conformance with a convex or concave surface that has varying radii of curvature. The stiffness against bending of the spring varies along its longitudinal axis. The stiffness against bending of various portions of the spring is proportional to the radii of curvature of portions of the surface adjacent which each portion of the spring is to be disposed. The mounting structure for the spring includes female mounting members that are to be engaged to male mounting members. The female mounting members and male mounting members can be engaged to one another by sliding the two components together. The spring and mounting system are particularly well adapted for holding objects adjacent an inner surface of body panels of a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Dallas D. Dewey, Melvin A. Hendricks, Mark D. Oberly