Patents by Inventor Bhavana Crossland

Bhavana Crossland 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).

  • ARTICULATED TOP ASSIST MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20200407020
    Abstract: A frame for a top of a boat that can be moved between a deployed position and a collapsed position with the aid of an articulated top assist mechanism such that the manual effort required to move the top between the collapsed position and deployed position is minimized or eliminated. The articulated top assist mechanism has a torque hub attached to a frame element of the top and a spring that applies torque to the hub by a strap attached to the hub and the spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Dowco, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Riordan, Jon Alexander, Robert Bartelsmeyer, Bhavana Crossland
  • Articulated top assist mechanism
    Patent number: 10858072
    Abstract: A frame for a top of a boat that can be moved between a deployed position and a collapsed position with the aid of an articulated top assist mechanism such that the manual effort required to move the top between the collapsed position and deployed position is minimized or eliminated. The articulated top assist mechanism has a torque hub attached to a frame element of the top and a spring that applies torque to the hub by a strap attached to the hub and the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Dowco, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Riordan, Jon Alexander, Robert Bartelsmeyer, Bhavana Crossland