Patents by Inventor Jerry Dixon

Jerry Dixon 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: 7946457
    Abstract: A truck rack (10) for a bed (14) of a pickup truck (12) in which a pair of opposing front supports (18) and a pair of opposing rear supports (20) attach at respective lower ends to the bed of the pickup truck, with the rear supports (18) each having a leading edge and a trailing edge defined by opposing surfaces that taper from a transverse spacing to the respective leading and trailing edges and the front supports (20) each have a trailing edge defined by opposing surfaces that taper from a transverse spacing to the trailing edge of the front support, with a pair of opposing side rails (22) that attach to respective front and rear supports, and interconnect by forward, intermediate, and rear transverse members (28) extending between and attached to the opposing side rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Inventor: Jerry Dixon Kramer
  • Patent number: 6045244
    Abstract: A lighting device for vehicle wheels for illuminating the inner portion of a wheel. The lighting device includes a generally translucent annular tube that is filled with neon gas for producing light when an electrical charge is introduced. The tube and extends around an outer perimeter of a brake drum such that the light emitted from the tube is visible through the spokes of the rim of a wheel. A plurality of brackets are coupled to the brake drum towards the outer perimeter of the brake drum. Each of the brackets has first and second flange ends. Each of the brackets is bent to form a generally annular eye between the flange ends of the brackets, through which the tube extends. A power source is electrically connected to the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2000
    Inventors: Jerry Dixon, Carroll Gibson
  • Patent number: D529858
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Inventor: Jerry Dixon Kramer
  • Patent number: D542731
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Inventor: Jerry Dixon Kramer
  • Patent number: D594813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Inventor: Jerry Dixon Kramer
  • Patent number: D603321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Inventor: Jerry Dixon Kramer