Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Stuart

Timothy J. Stuart 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).

  • Drain seal for vehicle drain tube
    Patent number: 7222885
    Abstract: A drain seal for connecting a drain tube to a support structure includes a molded unitary body having first and second moldingly joined portions, each formed of dissimilar durometer materials. The first portion is formed to sealingly join the body to a drain tube. The second portion is formed to mount the body in an aperture in a support structure. A bore extends completely through the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc.
    Inventors: Lyle D. Tincknell, Darryl T. Bradley, James D. Grant, Timothy J. Stuart, James E. Ostrander, Daniel E. Snead
  • Quick connect retainer with recessed latch finger
    Patent number: 6402204
    Abstract: A quick connect retainer having a pair of angularly disposed latch fingers extending radially inward from arcuate collars connecting a pair of legs extending axially from an annular base has a recess formed on a radially inner surface. The recess provides a substantially constant cross-sectional thickness to each latch finger between opposed ends of each latch finger. The recess forms a back-draft outer edge for mating with complimentary projections on a mold part to retain the latch fingers in position during separation of the mold halves during molding of the retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Stuart, Jamie T. Weinert