Patents by Inventor Joseph G. Wiegand

Joseph G. Wiegand 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).

  • Wire tray and tent frame incorporating same
    Patent number: 8191565
    Abstract: A wire tray and tent frame structural members are provided. The structural members include a utility channel or C-shaped channels to which wire trays can be mounted. More particularly, mounting structures of the wire tray insert into or otherwise engage the utility channel or engage the C-shaped channels and secure the wire tray to the structural members. The utility channel or C-shaped channels can include at least one undercut to prevent removal or disengagement of the mounting structure of the wire tray from the structural member. Similarly, methods of using the wire tray including resiliently biasing mounting structure of the wire tray to attach it to the structural member are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Johnson Outdoors Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Reyen, Matthew H. Hamilton-Jones, Joseph G. Wiegand
  • Wire Tray and Tent Frame Incorporating Same
    Publication number: 20110240079
    Abstract: A wire tray and tent frame structural members are provided. The structural members include a utility channel or C-shaped channels to which wire trays can be mounted. More particularly, mounting structures of the wire tray insert into or otherwise engage the utility channel or engage the C-shaped channels and secure the wire tray to the structural members. The utility channel or C-shaped channels can include at least one undercut to prevent removal or disengagement of the mounting structure of the wire tray from the structural member. Similarly, methods of using the wire tray including resiliently biasing mounting structure of the wire tray to attach it to the structural member are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.
    Inventors: James G. Reyen, Matthew H. Hamilton-Jones, Joseph G. Wiegand
  • Wire tray and tent frame incorporating same
    Patent number: 7971597
    Abstract: A wire tray and tent frame structural members are provided. The structural members include a utility channel or C-shaped channels to which wire trays can be mounted. More particularly, mounting structures of the wire tray insert into or otherwise engage the utility channel or engage the C-shaped channels and secure the wire tray to the structural members. The utility channel or C-shaped channels can include at least one undercut to prevent removal or disengagement of the mounting structure of the wire tray from the structural member. Similarly, methods of using the wire tray including resiliently biasing mounting structure of the wire tray to attach it to the structural member are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Johnson Outdoors Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Reyen, Matthew H. Hamilton-Jones, Joseph G. Wiegand
  • Catapult air beam with permanently affixed laceloops
    Patent number: 7716876
    Abstract: An inflatable air beam having a laceloop assembly affixed thereto, a structure utilizing same and a method of constructing a structure is provided. In the structure, the fabric is laced to a structural support, typically, an air beam to position and properly tension the fabric thereon. The laceloop assembly includes spaced apart adjacent laceloops that are interconnected to secure the fabric panel to the structural support. In practicing the method, the laceloops are passed through fabric panels and through adjacent laceloops to interconnect the adjacent laceloops and secure the fabric panels to the structural support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Johnson Outdoors Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph G. Wiegand, James G. Reyen
  • Wire Tray and Tent Frame Incorporating Same
    Publication number: 20090230257
    Abstract: A wire tray and tent frame structural members are provided. The structural members include a utility channel or C-shaped channels to which wire trays can be mounted. More particularly, mounting structures of the wire tray insert into or otherwise engage the utility channel or engage the C-shaped channels and secure the wire tray to the structural members. The utility channel or C-shaped channels can include at least one undercut to prevent removal or disengagement of the mounting structure of the wire tray from the structural member. Similarly, methods of using the wire tray including resiliently biasing mounting structure of the wire tray to attach it to the structural member are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Applicant: Johnson Outdoors Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Reyen, Matthew H. Hamilton-Jones, Joseph G. Wiegand
  • Catapult Air Beam With Permanently Affixed Laceloops
    Publication number: 20070271854
    Abstract: An inflatable air beam having a laceloop assembly affixed thereto, a structure utilizing same and a method of constructing a structure is provided. In the structure, the fabric is laced to a structural support, typically, an air beam to position and properly tension the fabric thereon. The laceloop assembly includes spaced apart adjacent laceloops that are interconnected to secure the fabric panel to the structural support. In practicing the method, the laceloops are passed through fabric panels and through adjacent laceloops to interconnect the adjacent laceloops and secure the fabric panels to the structural support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Applicant: Johnson Outdoors Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph G. Wiegand, James G. Reyen