Patents by Inventor Tom Buerkle

Tom Buerkle 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).

  • Rotating and sliding boarding door assembly systems for a vessel and a vessel having the same
    Patent number: 11001343
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotating and sliding boat boarding door mechanism configured to aid the vessel's occupants in their ingress and egress to and from the vessel. More particularly, the present invention provides a rotating and sliding boat boarding door assembly and system that slidingly moves into a recess in the vessel's exterior (e.g., side, transom, and/or gunwale) that has been configured to receive and maintain the boarding door assembly in a position where it is out of sight when fully recessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: The Hinckley Company
    Inventors: Scott Bryant, Keith Attee, Tom Buerkle
  • ROTATING AND SLIDING BOARDING DOOR ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS FOR A VESSEL AND A VESSEL HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200247506
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotating and sliding boat boarding door mechanism configured to aid the vessel's occupants in their ingress and egress to and from the vessel. More particularly, the present invention provides a rotating and sliding boat boarding door assembly and system that slidingly moves into a recess in the vessel's exterior (e.g., side, transom, and/or gunwale) that has been configured to receive and maintain the boarding door assembly in a position where it is out of sight when fully recessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: The Hinckley Company
    Inventors: Scott Bryant, Keith Attee, Tom Buerkle
  • Rotating and sliding boarding door assembly systems for a vessel and a vessel having the same
    Patent number: 10647389
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotating and sliding boat boarding door mechanism configured to aid the vessel's occupants in their ingress and egress to and from the vessel. More particularly, the present invention provides a rotating and sliding boat boarding door assembly and system that slidingly moves into a recess in the vessel's exterior (e.g., side, transom, and/or gunwale) that has been configured to receive and maintain the boarding door assembly in a position where it is out of sight when fully recessed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: The Hinckley Company
    Inventors: Scott Bryant, Keith Attee, Tom Buerkle
  • ROTATING AND SLIDING BOARDING DOOR ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS FOR A VESSEL AND A VESSEL HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20190100285
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotating and sliding boat boarding door mechanism configured to aid the vessel's occupants in their ingress and egress to and from the vessel. More particularly, the present invention provides a rotating and sliding boat boarding door assembly and system that slidingly moves into a recess in the vessel's exterior (e.g., side, transom, and/or gunwale) that has been configured to receive and maintain the boarding door assembly in a position where it is out of sight when fully recessed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Scott Bryant, Keith Attee, Tom Buerkle