Patents by Inventor Garfield Gibbs

Garfield Gibbs 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: 8348314
    Abstract: There is disclosed a bumper guard device for a vehicle having a hitch mount, the device includes—a bumper guard bar, —a support member having a first and second ends, the first end is fixedly attached to the bumper guard bar, —a housing including a rear movable wall and a front wall attached to the hitch mount, —a plurality of bolts attached to the front wall, and—a plurality of springs. Each spring has an immovable end, put on the corresponding bolt, and a movable end, attached to the rear wall, while the rear wall is fixedly attached to the second end of the support member. The rear wall can preferably move within 1 inch. The plurality of bolts and springs preferably constitutes four elements. The bumper guard device efficiently cushions the external impacts caused by other vehicles or obstacles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Inventor: Garfield Gibbs
  • Publication number: 20120187704
    Abstract: There is disclosed a bumper guard device for a vehicle having a hitch mount, the device includes-a bumper guard bar,-a support member having a first and second ends, the first end is fixedly attached to the bumper guard bar,-a housing including a rear movable wall and a front wall attached to the hitch mount,-a plurality of bolts attached to the front wall, and-a plurality of springs. Each spring has an immovable end, put on the corresponding bolt, and a movable end, attached to the rear wall, while the rear wall is fixedly attached to the second end of the support member. The rear wall can preferably move within 1 inch. The plurality of bolts and springs preferably constitutes four elements. The bumper guard device efficiently cushions the external impacts caused by other vehicles or obstacles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Inventor: Garfield Gibbs