Patents Represented by Attorney Dennis Griggs
  • Patent number: 5992719
    Abstract: The left and right side panels of a portable storage enclosure are intersected by window openings through which left and right side support members can be extended laterally into engagement with the load deck sidewalls of a pickup truck. The storage enclosure is installed in an operative position wherein the access opening of the storage enclosure is presented substantially flush with the tailgate access opening so that the storage compartment is conveniently accessible when the tailgate is open and is secured against unauthorized access when the tailgate is closed. Vertical movement of the storage enclosure relative to the load deck is blocked by engagement of the side support members against side pocket portions formed in the deck sidewalls. Forward movement of the storage enclosure is limited by engagement of a stop flange against end portions of the deck sidewalls. Rearward movement of the storage enclosure is blocked by the tailgate when it is in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Bradley S. Schlachter
    Inventor: Robert B. Carter, III
  • Patent number: 5918417
    Abstract: A shutter assembly for installation across an arched window includes a fixed shutter and a movable shutter coupled to the fixed shutter for rotation between open and closed positions. A permanent magnet is attached to the movable shutter for opposite-pole magnetic attraction coupling with a permanent magnet carried on a portable, hand-held actuator. The movable shutter is engaged magnetically and indirectly by placing the actuator end portion of the portable actuator in contact with the fixed shutter in an operative position proximate to the permanent magnet on the movable shutter. The movable shutter is then rotated either clockwise or counter-clockwise by sliding the actuator end portion along an arc across the face of the fixed shutter. The permanent magnet is concealed from view by the fixed shutter, thereby preserving its ornamental appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Inventor: Susan E. Kinder
  • Patent number: D412157
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Inventor: David L. Stevenson
  • Patent number: D418355
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Inventor: Dennis C. DeCet
  • Patent number: D418926
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Inventors: Steven Michael Owens, Eric Dean Snyder
  • Patent number: D431080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Inventor: Mark A. Anderson