Patents by Inventor Gregory W. Kapp

Gregory W. Kapp 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: 4881673
    Abstract: A retractible support-bar assembly for supporting various kinds of objects in a vehicle. A base member has an outwardly facing surface with a generally U-shaped, outwardly opening, recess therein. A generally U-shaped bar having a pair of spaced legs which lie in a common plane with a bight portion of the bar is provided. The U-shaped bar is conformed in size to be received in the U-shaped recess and conformed in thickness so as to provide a surface thereon which is flush with the outwardly facing surface of the base member when the bar is received in the U-shaped recess. A pivot for pivotally securing the bar to the base member is provided so that the bar is movable into and out of the recess. The pivot is provided adjacent the free ends of the legs of said U-shaped bar. The plane of the bar is, when the bar extends out of the recess, inclined to the outwardly facing surface at a defined angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1989
    Assignee: Innocorp Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory W. Kapp
  • Patent number: 4572568
    Abstract: A device for use in securing a liner in the bed of a truck having side walls with an inwardly extending upper flange and a lip extending downwardly therefrom. The device has a back portion with a clamp disposed near the upper edge thereof for engaging and gripping the lip, and a base portion extending outwardly from the back portion for engaging the truck wall and stabilizing the device. A screw is inserted through the liner and into the back portion of the device, thereby holding the liner in place while allowing relative expansion and/or contraction between the liner and the bed from temperature changes without causing distortion of or damage to the liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1986
    Assignee: LRV Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory W. Kapp, LeRoy Van Kirk
  • Patent number: D294302
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1988
    Assignee: Bivouac Partnership
    Inventors: Delbert O. Littrell, Gregory W. Kapp
  • Patent number: D308566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Assignee: Innocorp Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory W. Kapp, Gregory D. Hughes
  • Patent number: D313891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 22, 1991
    Assignee: Innocorp Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory W. Kapp
  • Patent number: D320587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: Innocorp Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory W. Kapp, Michael L. Ives
  • Patent number: D328730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 18, 1992
    Assignee: Innocorp Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory W. Kapp
  • Patent number: D337312
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1993
    Assignee: Innocorp Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventor: Gregory W. Kapp
  • Patent number: D349581
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1994
    Assignee: Innovative Designs
    Inventor: Gregory W. Kapp