Patents by Inventor Donald Suggs

Donald Suggs 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: 9888771
    Abstract: Storage panels for safes, such as gun safes. Some embodiments may comprise an interior storage panel configured so as to be positioned at least partially outside of a safe in an open position, and may be configured so as to extend along and be positioned at least substantially parallel to the safe door in a closed position with the safe door closed. In some embodiments, the interior storage panel may be configured to be repositioned between the open position and the closed position by rotating the interior storage panel about a pivot axis opposite from a pivot axis of the safe door. In some embodiments, the interior storage panel may be configured to extend away from a side of the safe when opened opposite from a side of the safe from which the safe door extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: RHINO METALS, INC.
    Inventor: Donald Suggs
  • Publication number: 20160333628
    Abstract: Safes and related locking enclosures. In some embodiments, the locking enclosures may comprise a clutch mechanism configured to have an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration. In the engaged configuration, the clutch mechanism may be configured to allow for transfer of torque to an element, such as a crank plate. In the disengaged configuration, the clutch mechanism may be configured to prevent or at least reduce such transfer of torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Donald Suggs, Scott Moore, Jayson Nelson
  • Patent number: 9410355
    Abstract: Safes and related locking enclosures. In some embodiments, the locking enclosures may comprise a crank shaft that may be coupled with a handle. A crank plate may also be coupled with the crank shaft. A clutch mechanism may be coupled with the crank plate and configured to have an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration. In the engaged configuration, the clutch mechanism may be configured to transfer torque from the crank shaft to the crank plate. In the disengaged configuration, the clutch mechanism may be configured to allow the crank shaft to rotate with respect to the crank plate such that no (or at least reduced) torque from the crank shaft is not transferred to the crank plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: RHINO METALS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald Suggs, Scott Moore, Jayson Nelson
  • Publication number: 20150366344
    Abstract: Storage panels for safes, such as gun safes. Some embodiments may comprise an interior storage panel configured so as to be positioned at least partially outside of a safe in an open position, and may be configured so as to extend along and be positioned at least substantially parallel to the safe door in a closed position with the safe door closed. In some embodiments, the interior storage panel may be configured to be repositioned between the open position and the closed position by rotating the interior storage panel about a pivot axis opposite from a pivot axis of the safe door. In some embodiments, the interior storage panel may be configured to extend away from a side of the safe when opened opposite from a side of the safe from which the safe door extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventor: Donald Suggs
  • Patent number: 9140049
    Abstract: Safes and related storage panels for safes, such as gun safes. Some embodiments may comprise a safe door and an interior storage panel configured to be positioned between a closed position and an open position by rotating the interior storage panel. The interior storage panel may be configured so as to be positioned within the safe in the closed position such that the safe door can be closed in the closed position, and so as to be positioned at least partially outside of the safe in the open position when the safe door is open. In some embodiments, the interior storage panel may be configured so as to extend along and be positioned at least substantially parallel to the safe door in the closed position with the safe door closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Rhino Metals, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald Suggs
  • Publication number: 20150101516
    Abstract: Safes and related storage panels for safes, such as gun safes. Some embodiments may comprise a safe door and an interior storage panel configured to be positioned between a closed position and an open position by rotating the interior storage panel. The interior storage panel may be configured so as to be positioned within the safe in the closed position such that the safe door can be closed in the closed position, and so as to be positioned at least partially outside of the safe in the open position when the safe door is open. In some embodiments, the interior storage panel may be configured so as to extend along and be positioned at least substantially parallel to the safe door in the closed position with the safe door closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Donald Suggs
  • Publication number: 20150090163
    Abstract: Overlays for the interior of safe doors, such as doors of metal gun safes. In some embodiments, the safe may comprise a door frame comprising an interior surface. A door backing may be coupled to the interior surface of the door frame. A sheet of material may be coupled to the door backing, and an overlay may be positioned to extend along one or more edges of the interior surface of the door frame such that at least a portion of the sheet of material is positioned between the overlay and the door backing. Such configurations may allow for utilization of the interior of the safe door for storage of various items, such as firearm ammunition and other accessories, and further may simplify the process of manufacturing such accessories and/or improve the appearance of the interior of the door.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventor: Donald Suggs
  • Publication number: 20140182489
    Abstract: In some embodiments, the locking enclosures may comprise a crank shaft that may be coupled with a handle. A crank plate may also be coupled with the crank shaft. A clutch mechanism may be coupled with the crank plate and configured to have an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration. In the engaged configuration, the clutch mechanism may be configured to transfer torque from the crank shaft to the crank plate. In the disengaged configuration, the clutch mechanism may be configured to allow the crank shaft to rotate with respect to the crank plate such that no (or at least reduced) torque from the crank shaft is not transferred to the crank plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Rhino Metals, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Suggs, Scott Moore, Jayson Nelson
  • Patent number: D728189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Rhino Metals, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Suggs, Scott Moore
  • Patent number: D742639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Rhino Metals, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Suggs, Scott Moore
  • Patent number: D744715
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Rhino Metals, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Suggs, Scott Moore
  • Patent number: D774272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: RHINO METALS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald Suggs, Scott Moore