Patents by Inventor Gil W. Reece

Gil W. Reece 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).

  • Seismic rack with extension subassembly
    Patent number: 6179133
    Abstract: A rack assembly for mounting telecommunications equipment and adapted for withstanding seismic forces includes a main frame subassembly including an upper horizontal support member, a lower horizontal support member, a first vertical support member, and a second vertical support member spaced in parallel relation to the first vertical support member. The first and second vertical support members each have a double-bend profile, defined by an inside base portion, a first medial leg and a second medial leg each extending substantially orthogonally from the inside base portion, a first distal leg extending substantially orthogonally from the first medial leg in a direction towards the second medial leg, and a second distal leg extending substantially orthogonally from the second medial leg in a direction towards the first medial leg. An extension frame subassembly is securely attached to the upper horizontal support member of the main frame subassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Newton Instrument Company, Inc.
    Inventor: Gil W. Reece