Patents by Inventor George Funk

George Funk 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: 20060267372
    Abstract: A portable sunlight shelter for protecting a motorized vehicle from direct sunlight is disclosed. The sunlight shelter consists of lightweight, elongated structural supports which are attached to the front and rear of a motorized vehicle. Ropes are threaded through the structural support ends above the vehicle to support a flexible material which provides shade. The structural supports, attaching means, and flexible material are easy to put into place and remove. The removable part of the apparatus is easily compacted and stored in the motorized vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventor: George Funk
  • Patent number: 6186557
    Abstract: The invention is directed to a coupling assembly having a male member (1) with a spigot (5) to be received in an opening (21) in a female member (2), and a radially deformable retaining element (3) which is arranged in a recess (22) in the female member (2) and is radially elastically deformable and adapted to be urged into the recess (22) during the coupling operation by a support element (12) disposed on the spigot (5). In the locked position, the spigot (5) is locked against being pulled out of the opening due to the cooperation between the support element (12) and the retaining element (3). To uncouple the coupling assembly, an unlocking element (15) is provided. The support element (15) is releasably connected with the spigot (5) in order to enable assembly of the unlocking element (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Johannes Schafer Vorm. Stettiner Schrauben Werke GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Hans Georg Funk