Jason A Meyers

US Patent:

20230048081, Feb 16, 2023

Filed:

Oct 27, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/974625

Inventors:

- New Britain CT, US
Najwan RASSAM - Troy MI, US
Jason A. MEYERS - Shelby Township MI, US

Assignee:

Newfrey LLC - New Britain CT

International Classification:

F16L 13/14
F16B 2/00

Abstract:

An outer component has an opening therein defining an outer component mating wall, and a collar is configured to be inserted into the opening in the outer component. The collar has a collar mating wall with an outer surface and including a number of protrusions. A recess can surround each protrusion so that an overall protrusion height between a base of the protrusion and a distal end thereof is greater than a protruding distance between an outermost portion of the outer surface of the collar mating wall and the distal end of the protrusion. The configuration of the protrusions, including the number thereof, can be designed to provide a press-fit insertion force of 50 Newtons or less, and to provide a friction retention force sufficient to retain the collar within the opening of the outer component under its own weight, throughout relevant tolerance ranges for the mating walls.

US Patent:

20210025521, Jan 28, 2021

Filed:

Jul 25, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/522185

Inventors:

- New Britain CT, US
Najwan RASSAM - Troy MI, US
Jason A. MEYERS - Shelby Township MI, US

Assignee:

Newfrey LLC - New Britain CT

International Classification:

F16L 13/14

Abstract:

An outer component and an annular collar can be formed of materials having a Rockwell R hardness of at least 120. The outer component can have a recess, including an outer component mating wall. The annular collar can include an annular collar mating wall, including at least three protrusions. A recess can surround each protrusion so that an overall protrusion height between a base of the protrusion and a distal end thereof is greater than a protruding distance between an outer diameter of a cylindrical outer surface of the annular collar mating wall and the distal end of the protrusion. The number and configuration of the protrusions can be designed to provide a press-fit insertion force of 50 Newtons or less, and to provide a friction retention force sufficient to retain the annular collar within the recess under its own weight, throughout relevant tolerance ranges for the mating walls.

US Patent:

20210010500, Jan 14, 2021

Filed:

Jul 11, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/509270

Inventors:

- New Britain CT, US
Tien T. DIEP - West Bloomfield MI, US
Roger E. PILON - New Baltimore MI, US
Andrew C. HEIDACKER - Commerce Township MI, US
Oday Amer SAFRY - Farmington Hills MI, US
Jason A. MEYERS - Shelby Township MI, US

Assignee:

Newfrey LLC - New Britain CT

International Classification:

F16B 5/06

Abstract:

An aperture fastener piece has an intermediate head and an aperture shaft, including aperture retention arms extending from a side of the intermediate head. A receiver includes an annular wall extending from a base, and a plurality of plate retention surfaces supported by and positioned inwardly of the annular wall. A coupling plate can be engaged and retained by the plurality of plate retention surfaces within the receiver to couple the doghouse fastener piece and the aperture fastener piece together. Each of the receiver and the coupling plate extends from different ones of the intermediate head as part of the aperture fastener piece and the doghouse shaft as part of the doghouse fastener piece. The coupling plate can extend from a second of the opposite side of the intermediate head as part of the aperture fastener piece, and the doghouse shaft as part of the doghouse fastener piece.