Patents by Inventor Joshua Hemphill

Joshua Hemphill 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).

  • TAILGATE ROCK GUARD STRUCTURE FOR PICK-UP TRUCKS
    Publication number: 20140298726
    Abstract: A structure attached to a tailgate of a loading bed of a vehicle includes a first planar portion that positions substantially over a gap created between the tailgate and the loading bed, in a horizontally laid position of the tailgate, to prevent debris from falling into the gap. A second portion of the structure includes a first surface attached to a lower portion of the tailgate, and a second curved surface adapted to face the loading bed in the horizontal position of the tailgate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: JOSHUA HEMPHILL
  • Standard interface rack
    Patent number: 8820811
    Abstract: A vehicle interface rack includes at least one twist-lock bracket configured to be inserted into a vehicular twist-lock receptacle and rotated a predetermined distance within the vehicular twist-lock receptacle to define a locked position. The vehicle interface rack also includes a rack structure configured to rest upon a vehicle bed when the rack structure is in a secured position defined by a securing portion of the rack structure being coupled with the at least one twist-lock bracket disposed in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Hemphill, Philip Van Wyk