Patents by Inventor Terry Burk

Terry Burk 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: 6725871
    Abstract: A portable cover unit includes a fabric cover supported by a flexible frame. The fabric cover has sleeves that secure members of the flexible frame, which is constructed with primary frame members extending in a first direction and at least one secondary frame member extending in a second substantially perpendicular direction between the primary frame members. A plurality of connectors are attachable to an object to which the portable cover unit is installed, each including an aperture sized to receive the primary frame members. Structure is also provided for securing the fabric cover to the object to which the portable cover unit is installed. The portable cover unit can be mounted to any open portion of a vehicle such as a boat, golf cart or the like or can be used independently. The structure can be readily disassembled and stored in a compact package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Nelson A. Taylor Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Robert R. Shearer, Kevin Stancil, Terry Burk
  • Patent number: 6443090
    Abstract: A camper back assembly for attachment to a boat includes a plurality of strut members having one end anchored to the boat, with the end opposite ends of the strut members anchored to the awning or boat structure. The length of the strut members is greater than the linear distance between the anchor points on the boat transom and the awning to provide a dome-like support for a cover portion which is releaseably secured to the boat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignees: Nelson A. Taylor Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery J. Giffin, Allen J. Lysne, Terry Burk, Edward J. Erskine, Michael Mathewson, Kevin Owens, Robert R. Shearer, Kevin Stancil
  • Publication number: 20020026891
    Abstract: A camper back assembly for attachment to a boat includes a plurality of strut members having one end anchored to the boat, with the end opposite ends of the strut members anchored to the awning or boat structure. The length of the strut members is greater than the linear distance between the anchor points on the boat transom and the awning to provide a dome-like support for a cover portion which is releaseably secured to the boat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffery J. Giffin, Allen J. Lysne, Terry Burk, Edward J. Erskine, Michael Mathewson, Kevin Owens, Robert R. Shearer, Kevin Stancil