Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Renk

Thomas E. Renk 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).

  • Audio-visual furniture stand
    Patent number: 5216211
    Abstract: An audio-visual furniture stand is disclosed which includes three horizontal shelves. An upper shelf for supporting a television, VCR, or other audio-visual equipment is provided. The furniture stand also includes a second and third shelf disposed below the upper shelf and designed to receive in the openings defined by the shelves and the legs of the stand, two speaker enclosures. The speaker enclosures are eight-sided and each includes two hexagonal walls designed to enable various orientations or positions of the speakers as they rest upon supporting surfaces. The speaker enclosures also include a protective grill cover which may include color coordinated cloth or foam material which matches the interior decor of a particular room or home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Television receiver
    Patent number: D316260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Television receiver
    Patent number: D317304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Television receiver
    Patent number: D322433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Renk, Jr., William R. Abraham
  • Remote control
    Patent number: D331760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Television receiver
    Patent number: D338667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Television receiver
    Patent number: D348456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Thompson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Portable stereo television
    Patent number: D352027
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1994
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk
  • Cinemascreen television
    Patent number: D353586
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 20, 1994
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk
  • Rear projection television
    Patent number: D369354
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1996
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard A. Bourgerie, Thomas E. Renk
  • Portable television
    Patent number: D371551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk
  • Remote control transmitter
    Patent number: D372246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Renk, Sheila R. Augaitis
  • Home theater in-wall storage unit
    Patent number: D374365
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Renk, Dennis J. Erber
  • Console television
    Patent number: D376798
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk
  • Combined television, compact disc player and integral remote control
    Patent number: D377349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 14, 1997
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk
  • Remote control transmitter
    Patent number: D396232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Renk, Jr., Mark A. Smith
  • Home theater television
    Patent number: D399199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Home intercom unit
    Patent number: D399203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Portable television
    Patent number: D425502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Renk, Jr., Mark A. Smith