Patents by Inventor Gerald J. Trontel

Gerald J. Trontel 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).

  • Display package for steering wheel lock
    Patent number: 8939285
    Abstract: A display package for containing and displaying a steering wheel locking device having an elongate central tubular rod member and first and second pairs of spaced hooks connected to the tubular rod member includes a pair of generally equally sized, equally shaped front and rear panels that are superimposed and joined together to partially enclose a steering wheel locking device, the front and rear panels being configured to generally conform to the shape of the steering wheel locking device. Multiple packages can be stacked such that portions of adjacent steering wheel locks nest partially within one another and reduce otherwise wasted space between adjacent packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Inventors: Gerald J. Trontel, Alan P. Brandt
  • DISPLAY PACKAGE FOR STEERING WHEEL LOCK
    Publication number: 20130062240
    Abstract: A display package for containing and displaying a steering wheel locking device having an elongate central tubular rod member and first and second pairs of spaced hooks connected to the tubular rod member includes a pair of generally equally sized, equally shaped front and rear panels that are superimposed and joined together to partially enclose a steering wheel locking device, the front and rear panels being configured to generally conform to the shape of the steering wheel locking device. Multiple packages can be stacked such that portions of adjacent steering wheel locks nest partially within one another and reduce otherwise wasted space between adjacent packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Gerald J. Trontel, Alan P. Brandt
  • Display package having intermittent peripheral welds
    Patent number: D684852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Inventors: Gerald J. Trontel, Alan P. Brandt
  • Display package
    Patent number: D700508
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Inventors: Gerald J. Trontel, Alan P. Brandt