Patents by Inventor DAVID GERMANO

DAVID GERMANO 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: 20210070156
    Abstract: A bed cap assembly for a cargo area of a vehicle, the cargo area includes a first bed wall and a second bed wall that is arranged at an angle relative to the first bed wall. The bed cap assembly includes a first bed cap configured for attachment to the first bed wall and a second bed cap configured for attachment to the second bed wall. The first bed cap includes a first channel, and the second bed cap includes a second channel. The first channel and the second channel are connected together. One or both of the first channel and the second channel may include a drain for evacuating fluid and/or debris from the first channel, the second channel, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Jerome Facchinello, Daniel J. Delaney, Robert L. Mosingo, Robert Gaarder, Chad Carter, David Germano
  • Patent number: 10875391
    Abstract: A bed cap assembly configured for use with a tonneau cover and a cargo area of a vehicle. The bed cap assembly further configured to be located on a bed wall defining the cargo area. The bed cap assembly including a channel configured to collect at least one of fluid and debris. The channel comprising a first opening for draining the at least one of fluid and debris from the channel into a cavity defined at least in part by the bed wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Tectum Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerome Facchinello, Daniel J. Delaney, Robert L. Mosingo, Robert Gaarder, Chad Carter, David Germano
  • Publication number: 20200369136
    Abstract: A tonneau cover comprising: (a) a plurality of panels; (b) one or more hinges between each panel of the plurality of panels so that the plurality of panels are rotatably connected together, wherein some or all of the one or more hinges include: (i) a plurality of expansion links that are movably interconnected together, some of the plurality of expansion links including: (1) one or more expansion projections; (2) one or more pockets that receive all or a portion of the one or more expansion projections from an adjacent one of the plurality of expansion links; and (3) one or more expansion stops that restricts movement of the one or more expansion projections from the adjacent one of plurality of the expansion links that extend within the one or more pockets; wherein the one or more hinges rotate so that the one or more hinges form of angle of about 90 degrees or more and about 225 degrees or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: David Germano, Jovanni Esquivel
  • Publication number: 20200369131
    Abstract: A tonneau cover comprising: (a) a plurality of panels; (b) one or more hinges between each panel of the plurality of panels so that the plurality of panels are rotatably connected together, wherein some or all of the one or more hinges include: (i) a plurality of expansion links that are movably interconnected together, some of the plurality of expansion links including: (1) one or more expansion projections; (2) one or more pockets that receive all or a portion of the one or more expansion projections from an adjacent one of the plurality of expansion links; and (3) one or more expansion stops that restricts movement of the one or more expansion projections from the adjacent one of plurality of the expansion links that extend within the one or more pockets; wherein the one or more hinges rotate so that the one or more hinges form of angle of about 90 degrees or more and about 225 degrees or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Jerome Facchinello, David Germano
  • Publication number: 20200369134
    Abstract: A tonneau cover comprising: (a) a plurality of panels; (b) one or more hinges between each panel of the plurality of panels so that the plurality of panels are rotatably connected together, wherein some or all of the one or more hinges include: (i) a plurality of expansion links that are movably interconnected together, some of the plurality of expansion links including: (1) one or more expansion projections; (2) one or more pockets that receive all or a portion of the one or more expansion projections from an adjacent one of the plurality of expansion links; and (3) one or more expansion stops that restricts movement of the one or more expansion projections from the adjacent one of plurality of the expansion links that extend within the one or more pockets; wherein the one or more hinges rotate so that the one or more hinges form of angle of about 90 degrees or more and about 225 degrees or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Jerome Facchinello, Chad Carter, David Germano, Robbie Mosingo
  • Publication number: 20200369329
    Abstract: A tonneau cover comprising: (a) a plurality of panels; (b) one or more hinges between each panel of the plurality of panels so that the plurality of panels are rotatably connected together, wherein some or all of the one or more hinges include: (i) a plurality of expansion links that are movably interconnected together, some of the plurality of expansion links including: (1) one or more expansion projections; (2) one or more pockets that receive all or a portion of the one or more expansion projections from an adjacent one of the plurality of expansion links; and (3) one or more expansion stops that restricts movement of the one or more expansion projections from the adjacent one of plurality of the expansion links that extend within the one or more pockets; wherein the one or more hinges rotate so that the one or more hinges form of angle of about 90 degrees or more and about 225 degrees or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Jerome Facchinello, David Germano, Robbie Mosingo, Chad Carter
  • Publication number: 20200369135
    Abstract: A tonneau cover comprising: (a) a plurality of panels; (b) one or more hinges between each panel of the plurality of panels so that the plurality of panels are rotatably connected together, wherein some or all of the one or more hinges include: (i) a plurality of expansion links that are movably interconnected together, some of the plurality of expansion links including: (1) one or more expansion projections; (2) one or more pockets that receive all or a portion of the one or more expansion projections from an adjacent one of the plurality of expansion links; and (3) one or more expansion stops that restricts movement of the one or more expansion projections from the adjacent one of plurality of the expansion links that extend within the one or more pockets; wherein the one or more hinges rotate so that the one or more hinges form of angle of about 90 degrees or more and about 225 degrees or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Jerome Facchinello, David Germano
  • Publication number: 20190275869
    Abstract: A bed cap assembly configured for use with a tonneau cover and a cargo area of a vehicle. The bed cap assembly further configured to be located on a bed wall defining the cargo area. The bed cap assembly including a channel configured to collect at least one of fluid and debris. The channel comprising a first opening for draining the at least one of fluid and debris from the channel into a cavity defined at least in part by the bed wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Jerome Facchinello, Daniel J. Delaney, Robert L. Mosingo, Robert Gaarder, Chad Carter, David Germano
  • Publication number: 20160176448
    Abstract: A tonneau cover for a cargo box having a plurality of panel sections foldable between a deployed arrangement, wherein the panel sections are generally coplanar for covering the cargo box, and a folded arrangement, wherein the panel sections are folded in a compact configuration. The panel sections each includes a rigid panel member having an outer face, an inner face, and a panel edge therebetween, and an edge strip defining a channel receiving the panel edge. The edge strip includes an inner side overlying the inner face of the panel section and an outer side overlying the outer face of the panel section. At least one of the inner side and the outer side includes a protrusion engaging an adjacent margin of the inner face and/or outer face to retain the edge strip to the rigid panel member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: DAVID GERMANO, James HOWELL