Patents by Inventor H. Kurt Menke

H. Kurt Menke 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).

  • Storage apparatus for automobiles
    Patent number: 6959955
    Abstract: A storage enclosure includes a base including a top panel extending transversely from a front panel. The base is attachable to a load deck of an open deck vehicle such that an enclosed space is defined by the front and top panels and the load deck. The base includes mounts within the enclosed space that are attachable to a bracket for attaching the base to the load deck. The top panel includes side portions that extend from opposite ends of the front panel, and a removable cover panel is disposed between the side portions. A cage is mounted to the base that defines a cage compartment above the top panel. The cage includes legs that extend through the base and are engaged by locking elements to removably secure the cage to the base. The cage includes frame segments that are releasably connected to one another by release pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
  • Storage apparatus for automobiles
    Publication number: 20040036321
    Abstract: A storage enclosure includes a base including a top panel extending transversely from a front panel. The base is attachable to a load deck of an open deck vehicle such that an enclosed space is defined by the front and top panels and the load deck. The base includes mounts within the enclosed space that are attachable to a bracket for attaching the base to the load deck. The top panel includes side portions that extend from opposite ends of the front panel, and a removable cover panel is disposed between the side portions. A cage is mounted to the base that defines a cage compartment above the top panel. The cage includes legs that extend through the base and are engaged by locking elements to removably secure the cage to the base. The cage includes frame segments that are releasably connected to one another by release pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2003
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Applicant: Markets Direct, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. Carter, Vincent Alexander Baxter, W. Eric Garris, H. Kurt Menke, David S. DeVerter
  • Storage apparatus for automobiles
    Patent number: 6607228
    Abstract: A storage enclosure includes a base including a top panel extending transversely from a front panel. The base is attachable to a load deck of an open deck vehicle such that an enclosed space is defined by the front and top panels and the load deck. The base includes mounts within the enclosed space that are attachable to a bracket for attaching the base to the load deck. The top panel includes side portions that extend from opposite ends of the front panel, and a removable cover panel is disposed between the side portions. A cage is mounted to the base that defines a cage compartment above the top panel. The cage includes legs that extend through the base and are engaged by locking elements to removably secure the cage to the base. The cage includes frame segments that are releasably connected to one another by release pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Markets Direct, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. Carter, III, Vincent Alexander Baxter, W. Eric Garris, H. Kurt Menke, David S. DeVerter
  • STORAGE APPARATUS FOR AUTOMOBILES
    Publication number: 20030111858
    Abstract: A storage enclosure includes a base including a top panel extending transversely from a front panel. The base is attachable to a load deck of an open deck vehicle such that an enclosed space is defined by the front and top panels and the load deck. The base includes mounts within the enclosed space that are attachable to a bracket for attaching the base to the load deck. The top panel includes side portions that extend from opposite ends of the front panel, and a removable cover panel is disposed between the side portions. A cage is mounted to the base that defines a cage compartment above the top panel. The cage includes legs that extend through the base and are engaged by locking elements to removably secure the cage to the base. The cage includes frame segments that are releasably connected to one another by release pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: Robert B. Carter, Vincent Alexander Baxter, W. Eric Garris, H. Kurt Menke, David S. DeVerter
  • Docking station
    Patent number: D454880
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Mercury MD, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan J. Ying, William T. Lawson, David Scott DeVerter, H. Kurt Menke, Joseph Edward Jasinski, Kevin Owen Roughton, Sherry Sue Eckholm, Melanie Lyn Andres