Patents
US 9610661 B2: Fastener for a vehicle lamp assembly
- Granted
- 2017-04-04
- Filed
- 2014-12-30 application 14586705
- Type
- Utility · 5 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A fastener for a vehicle lamp assembly has an adjustable stud and grommet. Positioning grooves on the stud interact with positioning fingers on the grommet in a ratcheting fashion to allow more accurate alignment of the lamp assembly prior to securing the lamp assembly to a vehicle.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg170404.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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B23P | Metal-working not otherwise provided for; combined operations; universal machine tools | B23P19/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60Q | Arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general | B60Q1/2626 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16B | Devices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together, e.g. nails, bolts, circlips, clamps, clips or wedges; joints or jointing | F16B5/0233 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49947 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BURTON, JOHN signed 2014-12-30 | BURTON TECHNOLOGIES, LLC LUDINGTON, MI | 34604/225 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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