Patents by Inventor Daniel Kinard

Daniel Kinard 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: 10433450
    Abstract: A mounting mechanism for securing a panel to an equipment rail includes a bezel assembly and a mounting plate assembly, where the bezel assembly includes a bezel frame, a bezel internal metal plate and a pair of latch handles connected to the bezel frame by latch handle fasteners at a set of pivot points and where the mounting plate assembly includes a mounting plate, a set of spring sheets that are secured to the mounting plate by a plurality of screws and a plurality of custom quarter-turn fasteners adapted to secure the mounting plate assembly to a pair of equipment rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Gables Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Kinard, Craig Kirsch
  • Publication number: 20180020567
    Abstract: A mounting mechanism for securing a panel to an equipment rail includes a bezel assembly and a mounting plate assembly, where the bezel assembly includes a bezel frame, a bezel internal metal plate and a pair of latch handles connected to the bezel frame by latch handle fasteners at a set of pivot points and where the mounting plate assembly includes a mounting plate, a set of spring sheets that are secured to the mounting plate by a plurality of screws and a plurality of custom quarter-turn fasteners adapted to secure the mounting plate assembly to a pair of equipment rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel Kinard, Craig Kirsch
  • Patent number: 8925179
    Abstract: A mounting mechanism includes: a support member; a rail attached to the support member; and a fastener affixed to the second side of the rail. The rail includes: a plurality of rail holes for stud engagement; a first side facing a device to be engaged to the mounting mechanism; and a second side. The fastener includes: a clamping arm; a clamp lever pivotally associated with the clamping arm; and a moveable locking latch securing the clamp lever in one of two positions: open and closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Gables Engineering, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Kirsch, Daniel Kinard
  • Publication number: 20130043359
    Abstract: A mounting mechanism includes: a support member; a rail attached to the support member; and a fastener affixed to the second side of the rail. The rail includes: a plurality of rail holes for stud engagement; a first side facing a device to be engaged to the mounting mechanism; and a second side. The fastener includes: a clamping arm; a clamp lever pivotally associated with the clamping arm; and a moveable locking latch securing the clamp lever in one of two positions: open and closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: GABLES ENGINEERING, INC.
    Inventors: Craig Kirsch, Daniel Kinard