Patents by Inventor Timothy James Kline

Timothy James Kline 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: 5716044
    Abstract: A vehicle door arrangement is provided including inner and outer panels. The inner panel has a through opening, a tubular grommet which is received in the opening and snap-fittingly secured to the inner panel, and a plurality of electrical conductors extending through the grommet. The through opening in the inner panel extends inwardly from a side edge of the inner panel. The inner panel has at least one ear extending transversely into the opening adjacent the side edge. The grommet is resilient and has a groove which extends inwardly from its outer periphery and whose outwardly facing bottom is shaped substantially complementary to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignees: General Motors Corporation, Saturn Corporation
    Inventors: David Robert Peterson, Richard Allen White, Robert Louis Adduci, Timothy James Kline, Michael Allen Peters