Patents by Inventor Dale Shank

Dale Shank 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: 20180221974
    Abstract: A depth restrained cutting device for preventing unintended contact with live wires includes a plate that is rigid. The plate is configured to couple to a cutting tool. A cutting edge is coupled to and extends radially from a circumference of the plate. A stop is coupled to a first face of the plate. The stop is dimensionally smaller than the plate. The stop is configured to contact a surface of a substrate that is to be cut, such as a polyvinyl chloride pipe, to prevent contact of the cutting edge with articles, such as wires, that are positioned in the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Dale Shanks, Michael Lopez, Sal Guzman, Rick Rabago
  • Publication number: 20160144768
    Abstract: Improvements in a cargo holder is disclosed. The cargo hold is configurable to accommodate a variety of different shapes and sizes to retain cargo or boxes in an essentially fixed secure position. Monkey Grabs cargo hold takes the standard four tied down areas in the bed of a vehicle and convert to 24 optional tied down areas. The cargo hold do not include any metal components. The cargo hold has multiple securing loops along lengths of the straps for a user to connect into the ends and along the length of the strap to create additional securing locations. This makes the cargo hold a far more useful cargo hold. The cargo hold is configured in a rectangular configuration to connect along the sides of the bed of a truck and also placed across the bed for more versatile uses of the monkey grip cargo hold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Dale Shanks, Michael Lopez
  • Patent number: 9333897
    Abstract: Improvements in a cargo holder are disclosed. The cargo hold is configurable to accommodate a variety of different shapes and sizes to retain cargo or boxes in an essentially fixed secure position. Monkey Grabs cargo hold takes the standard four tied down areas in the bed of a vehicle and convert to 24 optional tied down areas. The cargo hold does not include any metal components. The cargo hold has multiple securing loops along lengths of the straps for a user to connect into the ends and along the length of the strap to create additional securing locations. This makes the cargo hold a far more useful cargo hold. The cargo hold is configured in a rectangular configuration to connect along the sides of the bed of a truck and also placed across the bed for more versatile uses of the monkey grip cargo hold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Inventors: Dale Shanks, Michael Lopez
  • Patent number: 6036148
    Abstract: An improvement in a folding chair commonly called an aluminum lawn chair comprises independently operated mechanisms on each leg of the chair that allows the length of each leg to be adjusted independently of the other legs. This allows the lawn chair to be used on so that the chair can quickly be made suitable for sitting on unlevel ground. Each leg of the folding aluminum lawn chair has a tubular member firmly attached thereto, with the lower end of each tubular member being located adjacent to or near the bottom end of the respective leg of the chair. A telescoping member is positioned inside each tubular member so that the telescoping member extends downwardly from the lower end of the tubular member, and a mechanism is provided for securing the telescoping member in any desired position in its telescopic movement extending from the tubular member. Each telescoping member of the chair can thus be adjusted to a desired position so that the chair can be made suitable for sitting on unlevel ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Inventor: Dale Shank