Patents by Inventor Darrell W. Heald

Darrell W. Heald 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: 7438214
    Abstract: A mailbox bracket comprises a laminar plate that is generally coextensive with a lower surface of the mailbox and has a pair of flanges for securing the mailbox to the plate. A generally cylindrical sleeve is secured to the plate and extends downwardly therefrom. The sleeve is adapted to receive a generally cylindrical post and includes an aperture for use with a bolt or pin to secure the post within the sleeve. According to one embodiment of the invention, the bracket is formed of steel. According to another embodiment of the invention, the bracket is integrally formed of nylon polymer and includes a plurality of strengthening ribs extending radially outward from the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Caminoverde II, L.L.P.
    Inventors: Ronald D. Riker, Darrell W. Heald
  • Patent number: 7281651
    Abstract: A multiple mailbox mount has a vertical post adapted to be anchored in the ground. A body having two opposed, spaced-apart, vertical ends, a continuously-semicircular curved section extending between the vertical ends, and a midpoint, is attached to the vertical post at the midpoint. A horizontal bar extends between the vertical ends of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Caminoverde II, L.L.P.
    Inventors: Darrell W. Heald, Ronald D. Riker, Charles G. Champ