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Closure fasteners April category patent applications 04/08

20080093866 - Latch striker with integral striker bar: A single piece striker for a latch, comprising a mounting plate with an integral striker bar. The striker bar extends out from the mounting plate via a neck portion. The engagement area of the striker bar has a greater diameter than the thickness of the mounting plate. The striker is... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20080088137 - Latch device: A latch mechanism holds a door body in a half-closed state or a fully-closed state with respect to a vehicle body. An open lever connected to an operating handle on the door body releases the half-closed state or the fully-closed state. A release assisting unit triggered by the opening operation... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080088138 - Latch device: A latch is disposed turnably on a side door and becomes in a state of engaging with a striker disposed on a vehicle body. A ratchet engages with the latch by an engaging operation, and releases the engaging state by a disengaging operation. An open lever performs a door opening... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080088139 - Door handle device for vehicle: A base member is fixed to a rear surface of a door panel for a vehicle. A grip member is supported on the base member in a tiltable manner. The grip member is arranged on the base member from a front surface of the door panel. A pivot shaft is... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080088140 - Combination of door lever: A combination of door lever has a lever, a connecting tube and a combinative jointer. The lever has a front, a proximal end and a cylinder transversely formed on and protruding from the front at the proximal end. The cylinder has a distal end and a receiving recess formed in... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080084073 - Locking device with signal structure: A device in a vehicle for locking and unlocking a locking pin of a component includes using a locking hook that cooperates non-positively or positively with the locking pin to provide an unlocked position and a locked position. The locking hook is actuated between the unlocked position and the locked... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080084074 - Exterior door handle for a motor vehicle: Disclosed is an exterior door handle (1) for a motor vehicle, comprising an electromechanical locking system (2) and a manually actuated handle part (3) that can perform a lifting movement in order to open a door (11) lock (8). The lifting movement of the handle part (3) is subdivided, a... Agent: Diller Ramik & Wight

20080084075 - Door handle assembly including auxiliary bearing and auxiliary bearing support for a door handle: A door handle assembly includes a door handle having an operator portion, and a shank extending from the operator portion. A mounting plate has a first bearing, the first bearing being sized to receive the shank of the door handle. An auxiliary bearing assembly includes an auxiliary bearing support and... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.c.

20080079265 - Container and lid combination with closing ring assembly: A closing ring for a container and lid combination for securing the lid to the container includes a ring body having first and second free ends to be drawn together in order to secure the lid to the container. A link clevis and a lever clevis are welded to the... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080079266 - Tubular lock latch assembly: A tubular latch assembly for a door and adapted for operation by either an “opener” such as a thumbpiece on one side and/or a knob on the other. The tubular latch comprises a central latch subassembly mounted inside the door and including a latch casing seated in the door, a... Agent: Richard J. Veltman, Esq. The Black & Decker Corporation

20080079267 - Tubular lock latch assembly: A tubular latch assembly for a door and adapted for operation by either an “opener” such as a thumbpiece on one side and/or a knob on the other. The tubular latch comprises a central latch subassembly mounted inside the door and including a latch casing seated in the door, a... Agent: Royal W. Craig, Esq. Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver

20080079268 - Night latch: The present invention relates to a night latch, in particular a night latch that includes a housing, tumbler, button, and a resilient members. The housing of the present invention maintains the tumbler, button, and resilient members. The housing also may have at least one protrusion located on its sidewall. The... Agent: Thomas A. O'rourke Bodner & O'rourke, LLP

20080079269 - Door wedge incorporating hook: A door wedge is provided for maintaining a door at a user-desired position. The door wedge includes a base extending along a first axis. The base has upper and lower surfaces and first and second ends. An inclined plate extends along a second axis at a predetermined angle to the... Agent: Peter C. Stomma Boyle Fredrickson, S.c.

20080079270 - Security door stop: In some aspects, the invention features a door stop. In some embodiments, the door stop can be used to lock doors open. The door stop can include a base having first and second contact surfaces. The base can be positionable in an open position. In the open position, the first... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.