Patents by Inventor Bernard Caumartin

Bernard Caumartin 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).

  • Blocking mechanism for preventing the opening of tail gates and related rear doors on light trucks and SUVS
    Patent number: 9995064
    Abstract: A blocking mechanism for preventing the opening of a tail gate on a vehicle having a hitch member, the blocking mechanism comprising a triangularly shaped frame having two horizontal members and two diagonal members, wherein each of the two diagonal members include an upper and lower end and each of the two horizontal members include a proximal and distal end; the lower ends of the two diagonal members are rotationally connected to a connecting bracket and the upper ends are attached to angled brackets, wherein the connecting member is attached to hitch member; the distal ends of the two horizontal members are attached to the angled brackets and the proximal ends are joined via a pair of connection elements; and a padlock is configured to lock the pair of connection elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Inventors: Bernard Caumartin, Gianfranco Aiello
  • Blocking mechanism for preventing the opening of tail gates and related rear doors on light trucks and SUVS
    Publication number: 20170328091
    Abstract: A blocking mechanism for preventing the opening of a tail gate on a vehicle having a hitch member, the blocking mechanism comprising a triangularly shaped frame having two horizontal members and two diagonal members, wherein each of the two diagonal members include an upper and lower end and each of the two horizontal members include a proximal and distal end; the lower ends of the two diagonal members are rotationally connected to a connecting bracket and the upper ends are attached to angled brackets, wherein the connecting member is attached to hitch member; the distal ends of the two horizontal members are attached to the angled brackets and the proximal ends are joined via a pair of connection elements; and a padlock is configured to lock the pair of connection elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Inventors: Bernard Caumartin, Gianfranco Aiello