Patents
US 9140294 B2: High extraction force ball socket
- Granted
- 2015-09-22
- Filed
- 2013-02-27 application 13778351
- Type
- Utility · 1 claim
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A ball socket for connection with a ball stud resists accidental pull-out of the ball stud. The ball socket achieves relatively low insertion force but relatively high pull-out force resistance.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150922.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton Technologies, LLC 30 patents | US company or organization | Ludington, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John E. Burton | Ludington, MI | 34 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60Q | Arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general | B60Q1/068 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16C | Shafts; flexible shafts; elements or crankshaft mechanisms; rotary bodies other than gearing elements; bearings | F16C11/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F21S | Non-portable lighting devices; systems thereof; vehicle lighting devices specially adapted for vehicle exteriors | F21S41/39 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F21V | Functional features or details of lighting devices or systems thereof; structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for | F21V21/29 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T403/32737 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-27 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BURTON, JOHN E. signed 2012-07-27 | BURTON TECHNOLOGIES, LLC LUDINGTON, MI | 29884/508 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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