Patents by Inventor Timothy J. Dexter

Timothy J. Dexter 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).

  • Publication number: 20140346804
    Abstract: Storable exterior lift cover systems, apparatus, devices, methods, etc. are configured to be used in connection with a lift device or the like (such as an exterior lift used to raise, transport, store and lower mobility devices like scooters, power chairs and the like) mounted to a motor vehicle using a trailer hitch or the like. To aid in protecting the lift and any cargo thereon, a covering apparatus has a foldable frame that can be unfolded to allow a pliable material cover to extend over the lift platform and any cargo. Retraction of the cover and folding of the frame compactly configures and stores the cover apparatus, for example in space between the lift platform and a motor vehicle to which the lift is secured. Embodiments of the storable exterior lift cover system permit easily deployment and storage of a cover that can be reliably transported externally in its deployed or stored configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Adam C. Hooper, Timothy J. Dexter, Andrew A. Bayer
  • Patent number: 8800582
    Abstract: Storable exterior lift cover systems, apparatus, devices, methods, etc. are configured to be used with a lift device or the like (such as an exterior lift that raises, transports, stores and lowers mobility devices like scooters, power chairs and the like) mounted to a motor vehicle using a trailer hitch or the like. A covering apparatus has a foldable frame that can be unfolded to allow a pliable cover to extend over the lift platform and any cargo. Retraction of the cover and folding of the frame compactly configures and stores the cover apparatus, for example between the lift platform and a motor vehicle to which the lift is secured. Embodiments of the storable exterior lift cover permit easy deployment and storage of a cover that can be reliably transported externally in its deployed or stored configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam C. Hooper, Timothy J. Dexter, Andrew A. Bayer
  • Publication number: 20120118341
    Abstract: Storable exterior lift cover systems, apparatus, devices, methods, etc. are configured to be used with a lift device or the like (such as an exterior lift that raises, transports, stores and lowers mobility devices like scooters, power chairs and the like) mounted to a motor vehicle using a trailer hitch or the like. A covering apparatus has a foldable frame that can be unfolded to allow a pliable cover to extend over the lift platform and any cargo. Retraction of the cover and folding of the frame compactly configures and stores the cover apparatus, for example between the lift platform and a motor vehicle to which the lift is secured. Embodiments of the storable exterior lift cover permit easy deployment and storage of a cover that can be reliably transported externally in its deployed or stored configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: BRUNO INDEPENDENT LIVING AIDS, INC.
    Inventors: Adam C. Hooper, Timothy J. Dexter, Andrew A. Bayer
  • Publication number: 20110121046
    Abstract: There is provided a soft-sided, collapsible, vehicle organizer operative to create a collapsible storage space. The vehicle organizer includes a base and a pair of opposing primary walls coupled to the base. The vehicle organizer further includes a pair of opposing secondary walls coupled to the base. The vehicle organizer is foldable between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position, at least two opposing walls are generally parallel to the base. In the deployed position, the pair of primary walls and the pair of secondary walls are substantially upright. The vehicle organizer also includes at least two batten pockets operative to receive a batten to enhance wall rigidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventor: TIMOTHY J. DEXTER
  • Publication number: 20080142558
    Abstract: There is provided a soft-sided, collapsible, vehicle organizer operative to create a collapsible storage space. The vehicle organizer includes a base and a pair of opposing primary walls coupled to the base. The vehicle organizer further includes a pair of opposing secondary walls coupled to the base. The vehicle organizer is foldable between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position, at least two opposing walls are generally parallel to the base. In the deployed position, the pair of primary walls and the pair of secondary walls are substantially upright. The vehicle organizer also includes at least two batten pockets operative to receive a batten to enhance wall rigidity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventor: Timothy J. Dexter
  • Patent number: D348421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Inventor: Timothy J. Dexter