Patents by Inventor Clovis G. Bowman

Clovis G. Bowman 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).

  • Pickup truck tailgate lock
    Patent number: 4981320
    Abstract: An antitheft device preventing removal of a pickup truck tailgate from the pickup bed is formed by a pair of metallic members line drilled inwardly of their peripheral edges and disposed on opposing sides of and occulding a portion of the aperture in a pickup tailgate supporting link end portion supported by a stud on the respective pickup bed side wall.The riveted members overlapping a portion of the stud receiving slot in the tailgate supporting link prevents movement of the link in a direction to be manually removed from the pickup bed tailgate link supporting stud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Inventor: Clovis G. Bowman