Patents by Inventor Heath Gier

Heath Gier 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).

  • Publication number: 20140326765
    Abstract: Cargo carrying systems for mounting onto a cargo bed of a vehicle, including a first cross support extending from a first lateral end to a second lateral end across the cargo bed, the first cross support being comprised of component members adjustably connected together to define a first cross support profile that substantially conforms to a vehicle profile, a first bracket securing the first lateral end of the first cross support to the cargo bed, a second bracket securing the second lateral end of the first cross support to the cargo bed, a second cross support longitudinally spaced from the first cross support and extending across the cargo bed, the first cross support and the second cross support defining a cargo compartment between them, and a cargo container supported by the first cross support and the second cross support in the cargo compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventor: Heath Gier
  • Patent number: 8814015
    Abstract: Cargo carrying systems for attaching to a vehicle's cargo area, including a number of cross supports, the adjacent edges of two cross supports creating a storage compartment in which various storage containers are suspended, each cross support having a first and a second leg, each leg being separated from one another by a central member coupled to the top of each leg with a coupler, the bottom of each leg having a mounting bracket for attaching to the vehicle, the legs of adjacent cross supports being joined by a connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Inventor: Heath Gier
  • Publication number: 20130186923
    Abstract: Cargo carrying systems for attaching to a vehicle's cargo area, including a number of cross supports, the adjacent edges of two cross supports creating a storage compartment in which various storage containers are suspended, each cross support having a first and a second leg, each leg being separated from one another by a central member coupled to the top of each leg with a coupler, the bottom of each leg having a mounting bracket for attaching to the vehicle, the legs of adjacent cross supports being joined by a connecting rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventor: Heath Gier