Patents by Inventor Bradley Eugene Watson

Bradley Eugene Watson 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: 8342551
    Abstract: A running board assembly is provided for a motor vehicle having a passenger cab and a box. The running board assembly includes a housing assembly, a gear assembly disposed within the housing assembly, a running board operably coupled to the gear assembly and movable relative to the housing assembly between a stowed position tucked underneath the motor vehicle, a cab entry position generally outwardly from the motor vehicle to support a user entering or exiting the passenger cab, and a box side step disposed generally outwardly from the motor vehicle and rearward of the cab entry position to provide a user with side access to the box, and a motor operably coupled to the gear assembly for driving the gear assembly in opposing first and second directions to move the running board between the stowed position, the cab entry position, and the box side step position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Inventor: Bradley Eugene Watson
  • Publication number: 20110233889
    Abstract: A running board assembly is provided for a motor vehicle having a passenger cab and a box. The running board assembly includes a housing assembly, a gear assembly disposed within the housing assembly, a running board operably coupled to the gear assembly and movable relative to the housing assembly between a stowed position tucked underneath the motor vehicle, a cab entry position generally outwardly from the motor vehicle to support a user entering or exiting the passenger cab, and a box side step disposed generally outwardly from the motor vehicle and rearward of the cab entry position to provide a user with side access to the box, and a motor operably coupled to the gear assembly for driving the gear assembly in opposing first and second directions to move the running board between the stowed position, the cab entry position, and the box side step position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventor: Bradley Eugene Watson
  • Patent number: 7513565
    Abstract: A rocker board assembly for a motor vehicle includes a housing adapted to be attached to the motor vehicle. An arm is slidable relative to the housing. A pivot housing is pivotal relative to the arm. A step is fixedly secured to the pivot housing. The rocker board assembly also includes a tilt link extending between the housing and the pivot housing for urging pivotal movement of the pivot housing as the arm slides relative to the housing to move the step between a stowed position and a deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Magna International Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley Eugene Watson
  • Publication number: 20080179920
    Abstract: A rocker board assembly for a motor vehicle includes a housing adapted to be attached to the motor vehicle. An arm is slidable relative to the housing. A pivot housing is pivotal relative to the arm. A step is fixedly secured to the pivot housing. The rocker board assembly also includes a tilt link extending between the housing and the pivot housing for urging pivotal movement of the pivot housing as the arm slides relative to the housing to move the step between a stowed position and a deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventor: Bradley Eugene Watson