Patents by Inventor Rene Polin, Jr.

Rene Polin, Jr. 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: 8286945
    Abstract: A securing mechanism for securing cargo that may include a body, a ratchet, a lever and a release mechanism. The body may be capable of receiving a strap therethrough, wherein the strap may includes opposing ends. The ratchet may include a pair of opposing arms connected to the body and a spool rotatably connected to the arms. The spool may include a slot to receive the strap into a z-fold configuration. The lever may be rotatably attached to the arms and reciprocated between an open position and a closed position, wherein the lever may include at least one pawl to engage the ratchet wheels and may rotate the spool when the lever is reciprocated. The release mechanism may be capable of selectively disengaging the pawl from the ratchet wheel. The securing mechanism may be selectively positionable along the strap when the strap is bi-directionally gathered onto the spool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Cequent Consumer Products
    Inventors: Rene Polin, Jr., Jess P. Carlson, David M. Pehar
  • Publication number: 20090279978
    Abstract: A securing mechanism for securing cargo that may include a body, a ratchet, a lever and a release mechanism. The body may be capable of receiving a strap therethrough, wherein the strap may includes opposing ends. The ratchet may include a pair of opposing arms connected to the body and a spool rotatably connected to the arms. The spool may include a slot to receive the strap into a z-fold configuration. The lever may be rotatably attached to the arms and reciprocated between an open position and a closed position, wherein the lever may include at least one pawl to engage the ratchet wheels and may rotate the spool when the lever is reciprocated. The release mechanism may be capable of selectively disengaging the pawl from the ratchet wheel. The securing mechanism may be selectively positionable along the strap when the strap is bi-directionally gathered onto the spool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: Rene Polin, JR., Jess P. Carlson, David M. Pehar
  • Patent number: 6478435
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a mirror. A body is adapted to couple to and support the mirror in multiple of orientations to allow the mirror to reflect light from and to multiple areas. Multiple tabs are coupled to the body and adapted to interfere with adjacent portions of a car seat, to which the body is mounted, and a rear ledge of a car to inhibit the body from moving relative to the car seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Monahan, Rene Polin, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6354708
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a mirror. A body is adapted to couple to and support the mirror in multiple of orientations to allow the mirror to reflect light from and to multiple areas. Multiple tabs are coupled to the body and adapted to interfere with adjacent portions of a car seat, to which the body is mounted, and a rear ledge of a car to inhibit the body from moving relative to the car seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2002
    Assignee: The First Years Inc.
    Inventors: Robert D. Monahan, Rene Polin, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5680676
    Abstract: A handle for kitchen utensils is disclosed. The handle is designed for ease of grasping and use as well as offering a protective guard to the user. The handle is generally rectangular in shape having an eye at one end to receive the finger of the user and a curved opposing end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Assignee: G & S Metal Products Co., Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Spirk, Rene Polin, Jr.
  • Patent number: D530880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Diebold SCLF-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Paul D. Magee, Donald S. Nelson, Jr., David A. Barker, Jesse P. Carlson, Rene Polin, Jr.
  • Patent number: D575844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Kinetico Incorporated
    Inventors: Stuart Park, Steven M. Hoopes, Jess Carlson, René Polin, Jr.