Patents by Inventor Bruce C. Bacon

Bruce C. Bacon 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: 12698653
    Abstract: A compartment door latch includes a housing and a plunger mounted within the housing. The plunger has an extended position and a retracted position, and a resilient member urges the plunger to the extended position. A manually actuated exterior latch paddle handle mounted to an outer face of the outer housing is operably coupled with a paddle cam and a plunger cam is operably coupled with the paddle cam and the plunger. A lock bolt driver is operably coupled with a key lock and operably coupled with a lock bolt adapted to prevent movement of the plunger in a locked position. An electrically actuated motor and motor actuator operably coupled with the lock bolt, where a controller actuates the motor electrically actuated motor and motor actuator. The lock bolt is selectively displaceable between a locked position and the unlocked position by either the key lock or the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Patent number: 12692734
    Abstract: A latch assembly comprises an exterior housing, a door latch, a plunger, a resilient member, and an external lever pivotally mounted on an outer face of the exterior housing. The external lever comprises a first leg, a second leg disposed at an angle relative to the first leg, and a pivot mount disposed between the first leg and the second leg. The plunger is maintained in the latched position when the external lever is in a latched position by the resilient member, whereby an entry door cannot be unintentionally shifted from the closed position. The plunger is displaced from the latched position to the unlatched position when the external lever is rotated from the latched position to the unlatched position by the second leg bearing against the plunger, whereby the entry door is free to be shifted from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Patent number: 12616324
    Abstract: A beverage caddy assembly includes a collapsible cup holder. A mounting arm has a pair of first mounting arm segments and a second mounting arm segment moveable relative to the first mounting arm segment. A proximal end of each of the pair of first mounting arm segments is rigidly coupled with the collapsable cup holder. A hinge is provided on a distal end of the first mounting arm segment, wherein the cup holder is adapted for rotation between a first extended position and a second folded position about the hinge, disposing the cup holder in juxtaposed relation with the second mounting arm segment. An engagement member disposed on a distal portion of the second mounting arm segment of the mounting arm is adapted to engage a gaming machine, wherein the engagement member includes a mounting leg fixedly coupled with and extending orthogonally from the second mounting arm segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Patent number: 12577818
    Abstract: A door latch assembly includes a housing, an inside and outside handle operably coupled with the housing, and a latch plunger. A latch cam is operably coupled with the inside and outside handles, and the latch cam further includes a crank arm slidably disposed against an inclined surface of an offset plunger leg operably coupled to the latch plunger. A biasing member urges the latch plunger to an extended position, wherein rotation of the inside or outside door latch handle in a first direction rotates the crank arm of the latch cam and displaces the plunger leg of the latch plunger and the latch plunger to a retracted position against the urging of the biasing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Publication number: 20260043279
    Abstract: A compartment door latch includes a housing and a plunger mounted within the housing. The plunger has an extended position and a retracted position, and a resilient member urges the plunger to the extended position. A manually actuated exterior latch paddle handle mounted to an outer face of the outer housing is operably coupled with a paddle cam and a plunger cam is operably coupled with the paddle cam and the plunger. A lock bolt driver is operably coupled with a key lock and operably coupled with a lock bolt adapted to prevent movement of the plunger in a locked position. An electrically actuated motor and motor actuator operably coupled with the lock bolt, where a controller actuates the motor electrically actuated motor and motor actuator. The lock bolt is selectively displaceable between a locked position and the unlocked position by either the key lock or the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC,
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Patent number: 12478202
    Abstract: A beverage caddy assembly includes a collapsible cup holder to minimize space for transport, where the cup holder is hinged for 180° rotation back up against a two-part adjustable mounting arm. The hinge may be formed between a cantilevered and inclined yoke of the cup holder and a forward depending portion on a proximal end of a first mounting arm segment. A second mounting arm segment is releasably and slidingly coupled with the first mounting arm segment, thus providing an adjustable length of the adjustable mounting arm for a varying gaming table rail width. An engagement member on the distal end of the second mounting arm segment of the mounting arm engages an inner edge of the gaming table and a cell phone holder is provided on the distal end of the first mounting arm segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2025
    Assignee: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce C. Bacon, Salvador Maldonado
  • Publication number: 20250248551
    Abstract: A beverage caddy assembly includes a collapsible cup holder. A mounting arm has a pair of first mounting arm segments and a second mounting arm segment moveable relative to the first mounting arm segment. A proximal end of each of the pair of first mounting arm segments is rigidly coupled with the collapsable cup holder. A hinge is provided on a distal end of the first mounting arm segment, wherein the cup holder is adapted for rotation between a first extended position and a second folded position about the hinge, disposing the cup holder in juxtaposed relation with the second mounting arm segment. An engagement member disposed on a distal portion of the second mounting arm segment of the mounting arm is adapted to engage a gaming machine, wherein the engagement member includes a mounting leg fixedly coupled with and extending orthogonally from the second mounting arm segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2024
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Applicant: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC,
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Patent number: 12264516
    Abstract: An interlock assembly for a door of a cap configured to cover a bed of a vehicle includes a strike assembly coupled with a structural component of the cap and including a strike. The interlock assembly further includes a latch assembly coupled with the door. The latch assembly comprising a latch selectively engaging the strike, a cam configured to move the latch between an extended position in which the latch engages the strike and a retracted position in which the latch is disengaged from the strike, a biasing member operably coupling the latch with the cam, the biasing member configured to bias the latch toward the extended position, and a first handle proximate an inside of the bed and mechanically linked with the latch, wherein the first handle is configured to move the latch between the extended position and the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Publication number: 20240328215
    Abstract: An interlock assembly for a door of a cap configured to cover a bed of a vehicle includes a strike assembly coupled with a structural component of the cap and including a strike. The interlock assembly further includes a latch assembly coupled with the door. The latch assembly comprising a latch selectively engaging the strike, a cam configured to move the latch between an extended position in which the latch engages the strike and a retracted position in which the latch is disengaged from the strike, a biasing member operably coupling the latch with the cam, the biasing member configured to bias the latch toward the extended position, and a first handle proximate an inside of the bed and mechanically linked with the latch, wherein the first handle is configured to move the latch between the extended position and the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Publication number: 20240260774
    Abstract: A beverage caddy assembly includes a collapsible cup holder to minimize space for transport, where the cup holder is hinged for 180° rotation back up against a two-part adjustable mounting arm. The hinge may be formed between a cantilevered and inclined yoke of the cup holder and a forward depending portion on a proximal end of a first mounting arm segment. A second mounting arm segment is releasably and slidingly coupled with the first mounting arm segment, thus providing an adjustable length of the adjustable mounting arm for a varying gaming table rail width. An engagement member on the distal end of the second mounting arm segment of the mounting arm engages an inner edge of the gaming table and a cell phone holder is provided on the distal end of the first mounting arm segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Applicant: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Bruce C. Bacon, Salvador Maldonado
  • Publication number: 20240254815
    Abstract: A door latch assembly includes a housing, an inside and outside handle operably coupled with the housing, and a latch plunger. A latch cam is operably coupled with the inside and outside handles, and the latch cam further includes a crank arm slidably disposed against an inclined surface of an offset plunger leg operably coupled to the latch plunger. A biasing member urges the latch plunger to an extended position, wherein rotation of the inside or outside door latch handle in a first direction rotates the crank arm of the latch cam and displaces the plunger leg of the latch plunger and the latch plunger to a retracted position against the urging of the biasing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Publication number: 20240003170
    Abstract: A latch assembly comprises an exterior housing, a door latch, a plunger, a resilient member, and an external lever pivotally mounted on an outer face of the exterior housing. The external lever comprises a first leg, a second leg disposed at an angle relative to the first leg, and a pivot mount disposed between the first leg and the second leg. The plunger is maintained in the latched position when the external lever is in a latched position by the resilient member, whereby an entry door cannot be unintentionally shifted from the closed position. The plunger is displaced from the latched position to the unlatched position when the external lever is rotated from the latched position to the unlatched position by the second leg bearing against the plunger, whereby the entry door is free to be shifted from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: BAUER PRODUCTS ,INC
    Inventor: BRUCE C. BACON
  • Patent number: 11692379
    Abstract: A latch assembly comprises an exterior housing, a door latch, a plunger, a resilient member, and an external lever pivotally mounted on an outer face of the exterior housing. The external lever comprises a first leg, a second leg disposed at an angle relative to the first leg, and a pivot mount disposed between the first leg and the second leg. The plunger is maintained in the latched position when the external lever is in a latched position by the resilient member, whereby an entry door cannot be unintentionally shifted from the closed position. The plunger is displaced from the latched position to the unlatched position when the external lever is rotated from the latched position to the unlatched position by the second leg bearing against the plunger, whereby the entry door is free to be shifted from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Patent number: 11377885
    Abstract: A latch assembly comprises an outside housing, a door latch, an external lever handle, a plunger, a resilient member, and a handle cam. The handle cam comprises a cam surface juxtaposed against and in sliding relation with a plunger cam surface. The plunger is maintained in the latched position when the external lever handle is in the retracted position by the resilient member, whereby an entry door cannot be unintentionally shifted from the closed position, and the plunger is displaced from the latched position to the unlatched position when the external lever handle is displaced from the retracted position to the extended position by the cam surface of the handle cam bearing against the plunger cam surface, whereby the entry door is free to be shifted from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Publication number: 20210214978
    Abstract: A door latch assembly includes a housing, an inside and outside handle operably coupled with the housing, and a latch plunger. A latch cam is operably coupled with the inside and outside handles, and the latch cam further includes a crank arm slidably disposed against an inclined surface of a plunger leg operably coupled to the latch plunger. A biasing member urges the latch plunger to an extended position, wherein rotation of the inside or outside door latch handle in a first direction rotates the crank arm of the latch cam and displaces the plunger leg of the latch plunger and the latch plunger to a retracted position against the urging of the biasing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: BRUCE C. BACON
  • Patent number: 10988963
    Abstract: A door latch assembly includes a housing, an inside and outside handle operably coupled with the housing, and a latch plunger. A latch cam is operably coupled with the inside and outside handles, and the latch cam further includes a crank arm slidably disposed against an inclined surface of a plunger leg operably coupled to the latch plunger. A biasing member urges the latch plunger to an extended position, wherein rotation of the inside or outside door latch handle in a first direction rotates the crank arm of the latch cam and displaces the plunger leg of the latch plunger and the latch plunger to a retracted position against the urging of the biasing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Publication number: 20200291695
    Abstract: A latch assembly comprises an outside housing, a door latch, an external lever handle, a plunger, a resilient member, and a handle cam. The handle cam comprises a cam surface juxtaposed against and in sliding relation with a plunger cam surface. The plunger is maintained in the latched position when the external lever handle is in the retracted position by the resilient member, whereby an entry door cannot be unintentionally shifted from the closed position, and the plunger is displaced from the latched position to the unlatched position when the external lever handle is displaced from the retracted position to the extended position by the cam surface of the handle cam bearing against the plunger cam surface, whereby the entry door is free to be shifted from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Applicant: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Patent number: 10730367
    Abstract: A vent shade assembly for a recreational vehicle ceiling vent comprises a vent shade outer frame having an inner flange, a vent shade inner frame having an inner flange, and a pair of side walls disposed between the inner flange of each of the outer and inner frame to form a slot. A movable pleated shade element disposed within the slot is operable between a closed position and a plurality of positions there between. A first and a second shade string is disposed at least partially alongside and parallel to a first and second of the pair of side walls, respectively, and proximate a first and a second side edge of the movable pleated shade element, respectively. A portion of the inner flange of the vent shade outer frame supports the first and second side edge of the movable pleated shade element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Publication number: 20200240183
    Abstract: A latch assembly comprises an exterior housing, a door latch, a plunger, a resilient member, and an external lever pivotally mounted on an outer face of the exterior housing. The external lever comprises a first leg, a second leg disposed at an angle relative to the first leg, and a pivot mount disposed between the first leg and the second leg. The plunger is maintained in the latched position when the external lever is in a latched position by the resilient member, whereby an entry door cannot be unintentionally shifted from the closed position. The plunger is displaced from the latched position to the unlatched position when the external lever is rotated from the latched position to the unlatched position by the second leg bearing against the plunger, whereby the entry door is free to be shifted from the closed position to the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Applicant: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon
  • Patent number: 10596883
    Abstract: A vent shade assembly for a recreational vehicle ceiling vent comprises a vent shade outer frame having an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter defining a first opening coincident with the recreational vehicle ceiling vent. A pair of shade strings are disposed on opposing sides of the vent shade outer frame and proximate the inner perimeter of the vent shade outer frame. A movable pleated shade element having a deployed shape substantially conforming to the inner perimeter of the vent shade outer frame is operable between a closed position substantially occluding the first opening of the vent shade outer frame and an open position, and the one of the pair of shade strings supports one of a pair of opposing side edges of the movable pleated shade element as the movable pleated shade element is operated between the closed position and the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: BAUER PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce C. Bacon