Patents by Inventor Terry L. Brandl

Terry L. Brandl 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).

  • Sun visor clip
    Patent number: 6773051
    Abstract: A sun visor clip for aligning and attaching a sun visor to a headliner of a motor vehicle. The sun visor has a mounting bezel including a tubular center bearing and a plurality of longitudinal grooves formed in the tubular center bearing. The headliner includes a visor opening, a recessed portion surrounding the visor opening, and a plurality of depressions spaced about the recessed portion. The sun visor clip includes a base defining a plane and having an outer peripheral edge and an inner peripheral edge defining a center aperture. The sun visor clip also includes a plurality of alignment tabs projecting radially from the outer peripheral edge for cooperation with the depressions in the headliner to align the sun visor clip within the recessed portion of the headliner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Intier Automotive Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey W. Davey, Erik R. Davis, Steven B. Phillips, Terry L. Brandl
  • Sun visor clip
    Publication number: 20040004368
    Abstract: A sun visor clip for aligning and attaching a sun visor to a headliner of a motor vehicle. The sun visor has a mounting bezel including a tubular center bearing and a plurality of longitudinal grooves formed in the tubular center bearing. The headliner includes a visor opening, a recessed portion surrounding the visor opening, and a plurality of depressions spaced about the recessed portion. The sun visor clip includes a base defining a plane and having an outer peripheral edge and an inner peripheral edge defining a center aperture. The sun visor clip also includes a plurality of alignment tabs projecting radially from the outer peripheral edge for cooperation with the depressions in the headliner to align the sun visor clip within the recessed portion of the headliner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2002
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Geoffrey W. Davey, Erik R. Davis, Steven B. Phillips, Terry L. Brandl