Patents by Inventor James E. Ferrell

James E. Ferrell 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: 4144558
    Abstract: A combined trim ring and support plate for a single or a pair or set of contiguous vehicle head, tail, or other lights comprises an ornamental plate having one or more cut-out areas defining apertures of sizes to expose therein one or more (sealed-beam) headlights or equivalent units. The margins of the plate overlap the margins of an aperture in a vehicle-body shell member (such as a fender or a truck front or rear panel) and is fastened to the shell member by self-tapping screws (or bolts) passing through aligned holes in the plate and the shell member. The plate margin preferably has a narrow rearwardly turned flange whose edge is embraced by a rubber-like cushioning and water-excluding channel ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1977
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1979
    Inventor: James E. Ferrell