Patents by Inventor Steve P. Donovan

Steve P. Donovan 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).

  • Patent number: 5788268
    Abstract: A fastening assembly for mounting an inflatable module on a vehicle includes a support structure arranged for securing the inflatable module to a vehicle component, for example, a steering wheel hub or the like, and a first coupling member carried by the support structure and being flexible to accommodate any misalignment for ease of assembly; a second coupling component is adapted to be carried by the vehicle component and one of the first and second coupling components includes an aperture to receive a tongue member on the other coupling component to cooperate in snap-fit locking engagement which secures fastening of the module to the vehicle component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Textron Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Goss, Steve P. Donovan