Patents by Inventor Robert H. Saunders

Robert H. Saunders 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).

  • Anti-rotation worm gear clamp
    Patent number: 9541226
    Abstract: An assembly for clamping a tube includes a fitting including a land, a bolt housing, legs, and a tooth on each leg, a band surrounding an axis, contacting the land and formed with holes spaced along the band, and a bolt located in the bolt housing, including helical teeth engaged with said holes for changing a diameter of the band and forcing the tooth toward the band as the band is tightened by rotating the bolt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert H. Saunders, Robert J. Mohan, Jeffrey P. Luther, Scott M. Rollins, Erik H. Hermann, Darice M. Morris, Roger Khami
  • Slotted grommet and assembly
    Patent number: 9199586
    Abstract: A grommet for securing a tube includes an oval hole having a wide portion and a narrow portion, a recess located between upper and lower shoulders surrounding the hole, an inclined surface to guide the grommet into a mounting hole, and a lower surface that can be engaged by a connector on the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert H. Saunders, Ha To Chung, Robert J. Mohan
  • Slotted Grommet and Assembly
    Publication number: 20130177349
    Abstract: A grommet for securing a tube includes an oval hole having a wide portion and a narrow portion, a recess located between upper and lower shoulders surrounding the hole, an inclined surface to guide the grommet into a mounting hole, and a lower surface that can 5 be engaged by a connector on the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert H. Saunders, Ha To Chung, Robert J. Mohan
  • Anti-Rotation Worm Gear Clamp
    Publication number: 20130174385
    Abstract: An assembly for clamping a tube includes a fitting including a land, a bolt housing, legs, and a tooth on each leg, a band surrounding an axis, contacting the land and formed with holes spaced along the band, and a bolt located in the bolt housing, including helical teeth engaged with said holes for changing a diameter of the band and forcing the tooth toward the band as the band is tightened by rotating the bolt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Robert H. Saunders, Robert J. Mohan, Jeffrey P. Luther, Scott M. Rollins, Erik H. Hermann, Darice M. Morris, Roger Khami