Patents by Inventor James Kenneth Robert Luke

James Kenneth Robert Luke 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: 11884243
    Abstract: Assemblies for supporting a load relative to a roof of a vehicle, and vehicle roof tray assemblies are disclosed. Disclosed assemblies include an elongate member and an engaging mechanism. The elongate member defines a support surface for supporting the load, and has a pair of opposed, diverging retention surfaces extending away from the support surface. The engaging mechanism is configured to abut the retention surfaces to engage the elongate member. A slat for a vehicle roof tray is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ARB Corporation Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew Guy Menegazzo, James Kenneth Robert Luke, Gavin James Smith
  • Publication number: 20220379825
    Abstract: Assembly 18 for securing a bundle of electrical wiring 26 through a roof 12 of a vehicle and a roof rack 10 for supporting a load relative to the roof 12. The roof rack 10 includes an elongate member 14 configured to support the load, one or more mounting mechanisms 16 configured to mount the elongate member 14 to the roof 12, and the assembly 18. The assembly 18 includes a body 20 configured to be placed across a hole 22 defined in the roof 12, the body 20 defining a wiring aperture 24 extending through the body 20, electrical wiring 26 arranged through the wiring aperture 24 and fixed to the body 20, a securing mechanism 28 for releasably securing the body 20 to the roof 12, and a boot 30 configured to cover the body 20, connect to the elongate member 14, and carry the wiring 26 from the body 20 to the elongate member 14.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: ARB Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Guy MENEGAZZO, James Kenneth Robert LUKE, John Desmond CLARK, Andrew Harry BROWN
  • Publication number: 20220234512
    Abstract: Assemblies for supporting a load relative to a roof of a vehicle, and vehicle roof tray assemblies are disclosed. Disclosed assemblies include an elongate member and an engaging mechanism. The elongate member defines a support surface for supporting the load, and has a pair of opposed, diverging retention surfaces extending away from the support surface. The engaging mechanism is configured to abut the retention surfaces to engage the elongate member. A slat for a vehicle roof tray is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Guy Menegazzo, James Kenneth Robert Luke, Gavin James Smith
  • Patent number: 11330903
    Abstract: A receptacle runner assembly including a pair of opposed sub-assemblies configured to be arranged in a spaced relationship at opposed sides of the receptacle, each sub-assembly including a runner configured to be carried along a first track to be movable in a first direction, a first linkage being pivotally connectable to each of the receptacle and the runner, a bearing securable relative to the receptacle, and a bearing surface configured to be arranged, in use, to extend transverse to the first direction to allow carrying the bearing, wherein the bearings and bearing surfaces are configured to cooperate to displace the receptacle in a direction perpendicular to the first direction while the runners are moving in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: ARB Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Simon John William Stickney, James Kenneth Robert Luke, John Desmond Clark, Andrew Harry Brown
  • Patent number: 11279294
    Abstract: Assemblies for supporting a load relative to a roof of a vehicle, and vehicle roof tray assemblies are disclosed. Disclosed assemblies include an elongate member and an engaging mechanism. The elongate member defines a support surface for supporting the load, and has a pair of opposed, diverging retention surfaces extending away from the support surface. The engaging mechanism is configured to abut the retention surfaces to engage the elongate member. A slat for a vehicle roof tray is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ARB CORPORATION LTD
    Inventors: Andrew Guy Menegazzo, James Kenneth Robert Luke, Gavin James Smith
  • Publication number: 20210030150
    Abstract: A receptacle runner assembly including a pair of opposed sub-assemblies configured to be arranged in a spaced relationship at opposed sides of the receptacle, each sub-assembly including a runner configured to be carried along a first track to be movable in a first direction, a first linkage being pivotally connectable to each of the receptacle and the runner, a bearing securable relative to the receptacle, and a bearing surface configured to be arranged, in use, to extend transverse to the first direction to allow carrying the bearing, wherein the bearings and bearing surfaces are configured to cooperate to displace the receptacle in a direction perpendicular to the first direction while the runners are moving in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: ARB Corporation Limited
    Inventors: Simon John William STICKNEY, James Kenneth Robert LUKE, John Desmond CLARK, Andrew Harry BROWN
  • Publication number: 20200223371
    Abstract: Assemblies for supporting a load relative to a roof of a vehicle, and vehicle roof tray assemblies are disclosed. Disclosed assemblies include an elongate member and an engaging mechanism. The elongate member defines a support surface for supporting the load, and has a pair of opposed, diverging retention surfaces extending away from the support surface. The engaging mechanism is configured to abut the retention surfaces to engage the elongate member. A slat for a vehicle roof tray is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Guy Menegazzo, James Kenneth Robert Luke, Gavin James Smith
  • Patent number: D966995
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: ARB CORPORATION LTD.
    Inventors: Andrew Guy Menegazzo, James Kenneth Robert Luke
  • Patent number: D971813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: ARB CORPORATION LTD.
    Inventors: Andrew Guy Menegazzo, James Kenneth Robert Luke