Patents by Inventor Mark M. Dunn

Mark M. Dunn 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).

  • Patent number: 9534867
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing a firearm, particularly a long gun, in a secure manner but in which the firearm is readily available to an authorized person. The apparatus may be mounted on a vertical wall. A door assembly is pivotally connected to a main housing and can be locked in a closed position to secure the interior of the housing against unauthorized entry. Adjustable access inhibitor components allow the apparatus to be customized for use with a user-selected model of firearm without compromising security. Movable components within the housing interior hold the selected firearm in a desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Inventors: Mark M. Dunn, Gregory K. Gowen, David M. Stafford
  • Publication number: 20150260480
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing a firearm, particularly a long gun, in a secure manner but in which the firearm is readily available to an authorized person. The apparatus may be mounted on a vertical wall. A door assembly is pivotally connected to a main housing and can be locked in a closed position to secure the interior of the housing against unauthorized entry. Adjustable access inhibitor components allow the apparatus to be customized for use with a user-selected model of firearm without compromising security. Movable components within the housing interior hold the selected firearm in a desired position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Mark M. Dunn, Gregory K. Gowen, David M. Stafford
  • Patent number: 5020396
    Abstract: A device for installing tire chains having an elongate tube for insertion through wheel holes of trucks and buses, having a wire rope installed in the tube and formed to provide a loop at each end, and an additional loop at a central point extending out from the tube through a hole in its wall. Hooks are provided on each loop for attaching one end of the tire chain, so that the tire may then be rotated to wind the chain around it, after which the installation device is removed and the ends of the chains fastened together in the normal manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Inventor: Mark M. Dunn