Patents by Inventor Michael J. Briskey

Michael J. Briskey 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: 10245992
    Abstract: A loading ramp assembly is configured for attachment in a cargo area, and a movable cargo transport includes the cargo area. The cargo area includes a floor, a first sidewall disposed transverse to the floor and a second sidewall disposed transverse to the floor. The first and second sidewalls are spaced apart and generally align with each other. The loading ramp assembly includes a ramp pivotable inside the cargo area relative to the floor between a use position in which at least a portion of the ramp is disposed in a generally horizontal orientation on top of the floor and a storage position in which the ramp is spaced from the floor and secured in a generally vertical orientation along at least one of the first and second sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Cheryl A. Garrison, Michael J. Briskey, Robert W. Glesner
  • Patent number: 10065567
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a cargo area at least partially defined by a first sidewall, a second sidewall disposed opposite the first sidewall and a floor cooperating with and extending between the first and second sidewalls. At least one tie down member is disposed on at least one of the first and second sidewalls. An auxiliary storage unit having a housing and a mounting bracket extending from the housing is removably secured to the at least one tie down member. The auxiliary storage unit is adjustable about the mounting bracket between at least a first position and a second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
    Inventors: Cheryl A. Garrison, Nicole T. Bickley, Michael J. Briskey
  • Publication number: 20170174113
    Abstract: A loading ramp assembly is configured for attachment in a cargo area, and a movable cargo transport includes the cargo area. The cargo area includes a floor, a first sidewall disposed transverse to the floor and a second sidewall disposed transverse to the floor. The first and second sidewalls are spaced apart and generally align with each other. The loading ramp assembly includes a ramp pivotable inside the cargo area relative to the floor between a use position in which at least a portion of the ramp is disposed in a generally horizontal orientation on top of the floor and a storage position in which the ramp is spaced from the floor and secured in a generally vertical orientation along at least one of the first and second sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Cheryl A. Garrison, Michael J. Briskey, Robert W. Glesner
  • Publication number: 20170120837
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a cargo area at least partially defined by a first sidewall, a second sidewall disposed opposite the first sidewall and a floor cooperating with and extending between the first and second sidewalls. At least one tie down member is disposed on at least one of the first and second sidewalls. An auxiliary storage unit having a housing and a mounting bracket extending from the housing is removably secured to the at least one tie down member. The auxiliary storage unit is adjustable about the mounting bracket between at least a first position and a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Cheryl A. Garrison, Nicole T. Bickley, Michael J. Briskey
  • Publication number: 20160362143
    Abstract: A splash guard assembly for a product includes an inner component abuttable with the product and defining a first hole, an outer component abuttable with the inner component and the product and defining a second hole, and a first fastener. The first fastener is insertable into the first hole and the second hole so that the inner component is attached to the outer component and the product is sandwiched between the inner component and the outer component. A product includes a fender defining a cavity and the splash guard assembly attached to the fender within the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: Michael F. Erickson, Vinay K. Saini, Bill Iordanou, Michael J. Briskey