Patents by Inventor Erica Dombro

Erica Dombro 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).

  • Half-pyramid shelter with improved stability, access and room
    Patent number: 11105113
    Abstract: A half-pyramid backpacking type fabric shelter with sufficient stability to omit a front guyline and remain standing when the front entrance is open, and with improved head-room and useable floor space. The peak of the shelter canopy at the front entrance is supported by a vertical pole, and includes short forward and rear canopy ridgelines whose ends are located below the peak to receive the tips of a horizontal cross-strut crossing the vertical pole below the peak. The rear corners of the shelter canopy are preferably raised and structured by a triangular strut structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Tarptent, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Shires, Erica Dombro
  • HALF-PYRAMID SHELTER WITH IMPROVED STABILITY, ACCESS AND ROOM
    Publication number: 20200165835
    Abstract: A half-pyramid backpacking type fabric shelter with sufficient stability to omit a front guyline and remain standing when the front entrance is open, and with improved head-room and useable floor space. The peak of the shelter canopy at the front entrance is supported by a vertical pole, and includes short forward and rear canopy ridgelines whose ends are located below the peak to receive the tips of a horizontal cross-strut crossing the vertical pole below the peak. The rear corners of the shelter canopy are preferably raised and structured by a triangular strut structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Inventors: Henry Shires, Erica Dombro