Patents by Inventor William E. Gibbs, Jr.

William E. Gibbs, Jr. 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: 6464192
    Abstract: A vehicle support apparatus includes lower and upper parallel plates connected by plural telescoping vertical supports. The upper plate is adapted to receive an elevated vehicle wheel and provide support therefor. Locking pins are spring-biased to a locked position wherein each pin is inserted in one of plural pairs of aligned apertures disposed in a spaced manner in a telescoping vertical support to maintain the telescoping members in fixed relative position. The vehicle is first lifted by a jack and the apparatus positioned so as to place one of the vehicle's wheels on the upper plate to support the vehicle. The jack is then removed from the vehicle, placed between the spaced, parallel lower and upper plates, and the upper plate and vehicle wheel are further raised using the jack, with the telescoping vertical support locked at the desired height either manually or automatically by the locking pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Inventor: William E. Gibbs, Jr.
  • Patent number: D397277
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Inventor: William E. Gibbs, Jr.