Patents by Inventor Bruce Skipper

Bruce Skipper 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).

  • Publication number: 20120306236
    Abstract: A truck body includes two opposing side wall panels, a roof panel, and a floor panel, at least two joints of which are connected by hinges. A first hinge connects one of the side panels to the roof panel. A second hinge connects a second one of the side panels to the floor panel. Thus, the two sides, roof and floor may form an open-ended rectangular box when assembled, but they may lie flat when disassembled. The hinges may include one or more rotating hinges, slip hinges or other types of hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: Reading Truck Body, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Skipper, John Karl Howley, Christopher E. Braungard, Mark W. Robinson
  • Publication number: 20090008964
    Abstract: A modular truck body. The modular truck body includes a floor assembly, a first storage assembly removably connected to the floor assembly, a second storage assembly removably connected to the floor assembly, and a bulkhead removably connected to the first and second storage assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: READING TRUCK BODY, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce Skipper
  • Patent number: 7350273
    Abstract: A hinge, such as a truck body door hinge, includes a first mounting member, a second mounting member, a first connecting member that is pivotably connected to the first and second mounting members, and a second connecting member that is also pivotably connected to the first and second mounting members. The first and second connecting members are pivotally connected to each other at an axial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Reading Truck Body, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Skipper
  • Publication number: 20020134023
    Abstract: A door seal according to an embodiment of the invention includes a rubber seal and a mechanical seal. The rubber seal is a compressible, hollow body having a D-shaped longitudinal cross-section, affixed to the inner surface of a door which is adapted for contacting an outer surface of an associated door frame when in a closed position. The seal extends for substantially the entire perimeter of the door. A mechanical stop, extending from the door frame, engages said door, when in a closed position, to form a channel for directing water away from an opening formed by the door frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Applicant: Reading Body Works, Inc.
    Inventors: James DeTemple, Bruce Skipper, Daniel Perlman
  • Patent number: D516103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Reading Truck Body, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. DeTemple, Bruce Skipper, Michael Gehris