Patents by Inventor Eric Colborn

Eric Colborn 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: 20140261098
    Abstract: System and method of operating can include, or be used in conjunction with, a vehicle's storage compartment with a floor and a door for access to the storage compartment. The apparatus can include a mounting frame. Other components of the apparatus can include a pair of sliding rails and a lift assembly capable of moving between a raised position and a lowered position. In the raised position the top surface of the work surface is at approximately the same level as the floor of the storage compartment, and in the lowered position the top surface of the work surface is capable of sliding under the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Adam Giemza, Fred Jevaney, Eric Colborn, Thomas Wisniewski
  • Publication number: 20130185875
    Abstract: A lift assist for a loading ramp includes two biasing mechanisms that cooperate to bias the loading ramp from a stored position under a truck to a working position that engages the truck bed. One biasing mechanism is a mechanical bias, such as a coiled spring. The other biasing mechanism is a hydraulic bias, such as a gas spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Fred Jevaney, Eric Colborn, Chris Sulocha