Patents by Inventor Ivan D. Lopez
Ivan D. Lopez 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).
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Publication number: 20240360723Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods pertaining to an anchor device are provided herein. The anchor device can be used to anchor a ladder to a support object such as a roof and stabilizes the ladder during use of the ladder. The anchor device includes a main body having a base with a first end and a second end, a fixed clamping bracket at one end of the base and an elongated opening or track extending along the base. A moving clamping assembly includes a moving clamping bracket and a cam lever or actuator, and the moving clamping assembly is configured to slide along the track to adjust a position of the moving clamping bracket relative to the fixed clamping bracket. Pivoting the lever tightens the moving clamping bracket against the object and locks the moving clamping assembly in position for a firm clamping hold. The anchor device may also include a tether assembly for being tethered to a ladder.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2023Publication date: October 31, 2024Inventors: Milbert La Valle, Ivan D. Lopez
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Publication number: 20240352794Abstract: A ladder coupling assembly includes a pole brace strap formed of flexible webbing and including a rope guide ring structured to guide a rope lifeline, and a buckle structured to selectively attach to a corresponding buckle attached to the rope lifeline, the rope guide ring and buckle disposed proximate a central portion of the pole brace strap, and a rung buckle strap coupled to a central portion of the pole brace strap and formed of flexible webbing and structured to wrap around a first rung or a rail of a ladder proximate an upper portion of the ladder and including rung buckles structured to selectively attach to each other to secure the rung buckle strap in a position wrapped around the first rung or rail of the ladder.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2024Publication date: October 24, 2024Applicant: WERNER CO.Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez
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Publication number: 20230167683Abstract: A gate assembly may include a gate which includes a first end and a second end, one or more hinges coupled to the first end of the gate, wherein at least one of the one or more hinges includes an offset spring assisted hinge including a hinge rivet, a spring, a plunger, a hinge bolt, and a support tube, a stop coupled to the second end of the gate and configured to contact a stop mounting bracket, and a mounting bracket attached to the one or more hinges, wherein the gate is rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket via the one or more hinges.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2023Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez
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Publication number: 20220176173Abstract: A housing for a self-retracting lifeline includes an outer area disposed on a portion of a first side of the housing, the outer area being planar, a label area stepped down from the outer area, an outer perimeter of the label area corresponding to an inner perimeter of the outer area, and a number of protruding members disposed at least on a portion of the first side of the housing and being stepped up from the outer area.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2020Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: WERNER CO.Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez
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Publication number: 20220112768Abstract: An accessory for a ladder rail with a rung having a housing to be removably and fixedly attached to the rail. The accessory having an elongate member attached to the housing and extending beyond the housing. The accessory having a first locking assembly attached to the housing having a lock state which locks the housing to the rail, and an unlocked state which unlocks the housing from the rail so the housing is able to be removed from the rail. A method for attaching an accessory to a ladder rail with a rung. A ladder having an accessory for leaning against an edge, such as a roof.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Applicant: Werner Co.Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez
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Patent number: 10718125Abstract: A roof anchor including a mounting portion including a plurality of holes formed therein and an anchor portion having an opening formed therein. The mounting portion and the anchor portion are planar members arranged substantially perpendicular with each other. The anchor portion is disposed along one side of the mounting portion with a bend portion formed at an intersection of the mounting portion and the anchor portion. The mounting portion and the anchor portion form a monolithic piece. The opening includes a lower edge and an upper edge, wherein the lower edge is closer to the mounting portion than the upper edge, and wherein a length of the lower edge is greater than a length of the upper edge.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: WERNER CO.Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez
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Patent number: 10159858Abstract: A leg pad assembly for a safety harness, the leg pad assembly including a pair of leg pad portions structured to receive leg straps of the safety harness, a central pad portion connecting the pair of leg pad portions and structured to receive a seat strap of the safety harness, a pair of handles, wherein each handle is attached to one of the pair of leg pad portions, and elastic cording attached to each of the pair of handles and being structured to bias the pair of handles toward each other and against the pair of leg pad portions.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: WERNER CO.Inventors: Ivan D. Lopez, Eric Miller
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Publication number: 20180126195Abstract: A leg pad assembly for a safety harness, the leg pad assembly including a pair of leg pad portions structured to receive leg straps of the safety harness, a central pad portion connecting the pair of leg pad portions and structured to receive a seat strap of the safety harness, a pair of handles, wherein each handle is attached to one of the pair of leg pad portions, and elastic cording attached to each of the pair of handles and being structured to bias the pair of handles toward each other and against the pair of leg pad portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2016Publication date: May 10, 2018Applicant: WERNER CO.Inventors: IVAN D. LOPEZ, ERIC MILLER
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Publication number: 20170268243Abstract: A roof anchor including a mounting portion including a plurality of holes formed therein and an anchor portion having an opening formed therein. The mounting portion and the anchor portion are planar members arranged substantially perpendicular with each other. The anchor portion is disposed along one side of the mounting portion with a bend portion formed at an intersection of the mounting portion and the anchor portion. The mounting portion and the anchor portion form a monolithic piece. The opening includes a lower edge and an upper edge, wherein the lower edge is closer to the mounting portion than the upper edge, and wherein a length of the lower edge is greater than a length of the upper edge.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: WERNER CO.Inventor: IVAN D. LOPEZ
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Patent number: D788950Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: WERNER CO.Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez
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Patent number: D788951Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: WERNER CO.Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez
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Patent number: D789563Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: WERNER CO.Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez
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Patent number: D789564Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: WERNER CO.Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez
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Patent number: D789565Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: WERNER CO.Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez
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Patent number: D805254Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: WERNER CO.Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez
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Patent number: D849327Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2018Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: WERNER CO.Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez
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Patent number: D1024449Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: WERNER CO.Inventor: Ivan D. Lopez