Patents by Inventor Scott K. Osborn

Scott K. Osborn 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).

  • Apparatus for mounting an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint module to a vehicle steering wheel
    Patent number: 5765860
    Abstract: Apparatus for mounting a housing for an inflatable vehicle occupant restraint module to a vehicle steering wheel armature includes at least two snap-in fasteners for holding the housing in assembled relation with the armature. A resiliently compressible member is interposed intermediate the steering wheel armature and the housing to permit overtravel of the snap-in fasteners relative to the armature during assembly with the housing and to thereafter exert a force upon the housing to maintain a firm engagement of the snap-in fasteners with the housing and with the armature, and thereby maintain engagement between the housing and the armature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Autoliv ASP, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott K. Osborn, Merle K. Ricks