Patents by Inventor Robert A. Hendren

Robert A. Hendren 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).

  • Tie down cleat
    Patent number: 9975466
    Abstract: A tie-down cleat includes a body having at least one stop surface and a wall with an opening, and a fastener assembly having a first retainer extending through the opening and having a head, and a second retainer operable to actuate the first retainer. The first retainer is rotatable relative to the body and includes a stop surface oriented to selectively engage the stop surface of the body to limit rotation of the first retainer relative to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Dura Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Hendren, Alex M. Langreet
  • TIE DOWN CLEAT
    Publication number: 20170088033
    Abstract: A tie-down cleat includes a body having at least one stop surface and a wall with an opening, and a fastener assembly having a first retainer extending through the opening and having a head, and a second retainer operable to actuate the first retainer. The first retainer is rotatable relative to the body and includes a stop surface oriented to selectively engage the stop surface of the body to limit rotation of the first retainer relative to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Robert A. Hendren, Alex M. Langreet
  • Releasable hood hinge with positive reset
    Patent number: 9121212
    Abstract: A releasable hood hinge assembly having a reset member, a return block, an overjump and a landing offset from the return block, the return block having a positive stop, wherein the reset member is idle in the pre-crash condition, engages the landing in the post-crash condition and is blocked by the positive stop from returning to the pre-crash condition in the post-crash operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Dura Operating, LLC
    Inventors: David Gordon Carothers, Robert A. Hendren, Dean B. Watson
  • Vehicle sliding door assembly
    Patent number: 9050878
    Abstract: A motor vehicle sliding door that may be supported by a pillar of the motor vehicle and having a sliding door assembly with a self-adaptive carriage. The self-adaptive carriage can allow for attachment of the door to the vehicle body at the A, B, or C pillars with reduced movement efforts and increased stability while accommodating manufacturing tolerance variation over large scale production runs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Hendren, Ali Tavakoli Targhi, Alex M. Langreet
  • RELEASABLE HOOD HINGE WITH POSITIVE RESET
    Publication number: 20140259531
    Abstract: A releasable hood hinge assembly having a reset member, a return block, an overjump and a landing offset from the return block, the return block having a positive stop, wherein the reset member is idle in the pre-crash condition, engages the landing in the post-crash condition and is blocked by the positive stop from returning to the pre-crash condition in the post-crash operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Dura Operating LLC
    Inventors: David Gordon Carothers, Robert A. Hendren, Dean B. Watson
  • VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20130269259
    Abstract: A motor vehicle sliding door that may be supported by a pillar of the motor vehicle and having a sliding door assembly with a self-adaptive carriage. A self-adaptive carriage can allow for pillar attachment of the door to the vehicle body at one or more of the A, B, or C pillars with reduced movement efforts and increased stability while accommodating manufacturing tolerance variation over large scale production runs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: DURA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Hendren, Ali Tavakoli Targhi, Alex M. Langreet