Patents by Inventor James Harvey Schaffner

James Harvey Schaffner 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).

  • Trailer with multi-position panels
    Patent number: 8590962
    Abstract: In one example, a trailer is provided that includes a bed frame, a first panel at least indirectly connected to the bed frame, and a second panel at least indirectly connected to the bed frame. At least one of the first panel and the second panel is configured to be releasably secured in two different positions so as to at least partially define first and second configurations of the trailer, the first configuration being different from the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Lifetime Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Nye, Jacob Kearl, Lynn D. VanDyke, James Harvey Schaffner
  • TRAILER WITH MULTI-POSITION PANELS
    Publication number: 20120193942
    Abstract: In one example, a trailer is provided that includes a bed frame, a first panel at least indirectly connected to the bed frame, and a second panel at least indirectly connected to the bed frame. At least one of the first panel and the second panel is configured to be releasably secured in two different positions so as to at least partially define first and second configurations of the trailer, the first configuration being different from the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicant: LIFETIME PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Stephen F. Nye, Jacob Kearl, Lynn D. VanDyke, James Harvey Schaffner