Patents by Inventor ROBERT C. STEFFENS

ROBERT C. STEFFENS 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).

  • Lock assembly
    Patent number: 10513874
    Abstract: A lock assembly is provided which may be used for instance with mobile mounted appliances and cabinets. The lock assembly is provided to inhibit opening of the doors or drawers and which also shifts the lock assembly so that the lock does not inhibit closure of the door or drawer. The lock assembly also provides visual indication of the status of the lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Dometic Sweden AB
    Inventors: Mark R. Fazi, Robert C. Steffens
  • Lock Assembly
    Publication number: 20170362864
    Abstract: A lock assembly is provided which may be used for instance with mobile mounted appliances and cabinets. The lock assembly is provided to inhibit opening of the doors or drawers and which also shifts the lock assembly so that the lock does not inhibit closure of the door or drawer. The lock assembly also provides visual indication of the status of the lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Mark R. Fazi, Robert C. Steffens
  • Snap connection assembly for interlocking components
    Patent number: 9138053
    Abstract: A connection assembly snap-interlocking first and second components is initiated with a first tab member provided on a first leg of the first component extending into a slot formed at an inner portion of the second component. The connection is then completed upon relatively rotating the first and second components about an axis defined by the first tab member, with a terminal bent portion of the first tab member engaging with the second component, another portion of the first tab member abutting a biasing arm extending from the second component, and a terminal portion of a second tab member, which extends from an outer edge portion of the second component, being snap-received and retained in an opening formed in a second leg of the first component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventor: Robert C. Steffens
  • SNAP CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR INTERLOCKING COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20130153563
    Abstract: A connection assembly snap-interlocking first and second components is initiated with a first tab member provided on a first leg of the first component extending into a slot formed at an inner portion of the second component. The connection is then completed upon relatively rotating the first and second components about an axis defined by the first tab member, with a terminal bent portion of the first tab member engaging with the second component, another portion of the first tab member abutting a biasing arm extending from the second component, and a terminal portion of a second tab member, which extends from an outer edge portion of the second component, being snap-received and retained in an opening formed in a second leg of the first component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
    Inventor: ROBERT C. STEFFENS