Patents by Inventor Thomas Harter

Thomas Harter 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: 10723252
    Abstract: A floor mat with integral grommet is provided for a vehicle having a floor with at least one upstanding post. The mat includes a core, an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, a grommet is integrally formed with the mat and contained between the upper surface and the lower surface. The grommet includes a grommet body having a first, upper edge and a second, lower edge, a post-engagement throughbore defined by the body. A flange extends radially outwardly from the body between the upper edge and the lower edge for engaging the mat core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: THERMOFLEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Price, David Reband, Thomas Harter, Robert M. Miller
  • Publication number: 20190092205
    Abstract: A floor mat with integral grommet is provided for a vehicle having a floor with at least one upstanding post. The mat includes a core, an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, a grommet is integrally formed with the mat and contained between the upper surface and the lower surface. The grommet includes a grommet body having a first, upper edge and a second, lower edge, a post-engagement throughbore defined by the body. A flange extends radially outwardly from the body between the upper edge and the lower edge for engaging the mat core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Robert PRICE, David REBAND, Thomas HARTER, Robert M. MILLER
  • Publication number: 20100003903
    Abstract: This disclosure concerns a device for machining surfaces, e.g., superfinishing, polishing, grinding or lapping spherical shells or flattened domes of a workpiece, or, for example, a ball joint, using a tool having a machining stone with a workpiece receiver, a first drive for an oscillating motion about a first axis of the workpiece, a tool holder and a second drive for an oscillating motion about a second axis of the tool holder, whereby the axes are an angle to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Inventors: Simon Wolber, Oliver Hildebrandt, Herbert Jehle, Thomas Harter, Daniel Welle, Alfons Haas