Patents by Inventor Donald J. Brannon

Donald J. Brannon 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: 6457764
    Abstract: A vehicle whose cargo compartment can be opened or enclosed. The cargo compartment has a retractable top cover which can engage an extended tail gate door. Raised sides of the cargo compartment are fitted with outside side doors leading to storage compartments, shelves and trays for small items. Within the main cargo compartment cleats are mounted to the side walls. These cleats may be used to tie down objects within the compartment or to engage side hooks on partitions to form multiple storage layers. The number and spacing of the cleats along the walls may vary as desired to form different configurations of partitions. The rear tail gate has an extended portion which fits telescopingly into the lower portion of the tail gate. When this extended portion is fully raised to engage the closed top cover, the main cargo compartment is fully enclosed. The top cover may slide on side rails and may be manually or powered to retract or extend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Inventor: Donald J. Brannon