Patents by Inventor Richard J. Kremer

Richard J. Kremer 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: 5419603
    Abstract: An enclosure for use with a cargo bed liner providing access to a tie-down fastener attached to the cargo bed. The liner with which the enclosure is used includes a wall portion having a hole therein. The liner wall is aligned in relation to the cargo bed wall such that the fastener is accessible through the hole in the liner wall when the liner is installed. The enclosure includes a casing used for insertion into the hole in the liner wall. The casing also includes as least one aperture for the receipt of the fastener and an open portion sized to be substantially coincident with the hole in the liner wall when the casing is inserted through the hole. In this manner, access is provided to the fastener through the open portion of the casing. Also included as part of the enclosure is a flanged portion having an opening therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1995
    Assignee: Futurex Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Kremer, Stephen R. Wood
  • Patent number: 5360250
    Abstract: A truck bed liner with rail protection which protects the horizontal top rail of a vertical cargo bed wall. The rail protector is integral with an upright surface of the liner and includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and a connecting portion. The upper portion extends away from the cargo bed and is spaced from the top rail. The lower portion is generally horizontal and extends outwardly and is substantially flush with the top rail. A vertically extending connecting portion connects the upper and lower portions and provides increased warpage resistance to the invention. A resilient load-bearing foam member, or a reinforcing plate oriented over a stake pocket and with securing means, is positioned inward of the vertically extending connecting portion and assists in maintaining the lower portion of the rail protector away from the top rail to reduce scuffing and damage to the top rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Futurex Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen R. Wood, Richard J. Kremer
  • Patent number: RE36073
    Abstract: An enclosure for use with a cargo bed liner providing access to a tie-down fastener attached to the cargo bed.Iadd., and method for installing the liner to provide such access. The fastener has a connecting portion for connecting the fastener to the cargo bed wall and an extended portion extending from the cargo bed wall.Iaddend.. The liner with which the enclosure is used includes a wall portion having a hole therein. The liner wall is aligned in relation to the cargo bed wall such that the .Iadd.extended portion of the .Iaddend.fastener is accessible through the hole in the liner wall when the liner is installed. The enclosure includes a casing used for insertion into the hole in the liner wall. The casing also includes as least one aperture for the receipt of the .Iadd.connecting portion of the .Iaddend.fastener and an open portion sized to be substantially coincident with the hole in the liner wall when the casing is inserted through the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Assignee: Futurex Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Kremer, Stephen R. Wood