Patents by Inventor Mark E. DeMott

Mark E. DeMott 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).

  • Method and apparatus for installing/dressing a wiring harness
    Patent number: 5293501
    Abstract: A wiring harness is enshrouded in a tubular length of stretchable material. The shroud holds pigtails, takeouts, connectors, harness hold-downs and the like which otherwise extend from the harness against a trunk of the harness so that it can be inserted through an opening in a firewall or other structural member of a motor vehicle or other product for installation of the harness. Once inserted through the opening, the shroud is removed, preferably by means of a closure device which initially maintains the shroud as a tubular structure but can be removed to open at least a portion of the tubular structure to facilitate shroud removal. To facilitate installation of the shroud onto a wiring harness, the shroud is initially stretched over a tubular applicator to expand the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Kelvin J. Bennett, Mark E. DeMott
  • Method and apparatus for installing/dressing a wiring harness
    Patent number: 5064970
    Abstract: A wiring harness is enshrouded in a tubular length of stretchable material. The shroud holds pigtails, takeouts, connectors, harness hold-downs and the like which otherwise extend from the harness against a trunk of the harness so that it can be inserted through an opening in a firewall or other structural member of a motor vehicle or other product for installation of the harness. Once inserted through the opening, the shroud is removed, preferably by means of a closure device which initially maintains the shroud as a tubular structure but can be removed to open at least a portion of the tubular structure to facilitate shroud removal. To facilitate installation of the shroud onto a wiring harness, the shroud is initially stretched over a tubular applicator to expand the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Kelvin J. Bennett, Mark E. DeMott