Patents by Inventor Marc Iafrate

Marc Iafrate 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).

  • Vehicle cargo area extender
    Patent number: 6561560
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo area extender including a pair of sidewalls, a center wall extending between the pair of sidewalls and a lid removably disposed relative to the pair of sidewalls and the center wall. The sidewalls, the center wall and the lid cooperate to define an enclosure having an open end. The vehicle cargo area extender is moveably mounted between a stored position relative to a vehicle cargo area wherein the open end of the enclosure is adjacent to the rear wall of the vehicle cargo area and a deployed position so as to be supported by the rear wall of the vehicle cargo area when it is in its extended position such that the open end of the enclosure faces the vehicle cargo area thereby increasing the effective size of the vehicle cargo area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Plastech Engineered Products
    Inventors: Julie Brown, Marc Iafrate, Keith Godin, Troy Reed
  • Vehicle cargo area extender having sliding lid
    Patent number: 6557918
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo area extender including a pair of sidewalls, a center wall extending between the pair of sidewalls and a lid removeably disposed relative to the pair of sidewalls and the center wall. The sidewalls, the center wall and the lid cooperate to define an enclosure having an open end. At least one of the side and center walls defines a mating surface extending along at least a portion of the upper margin thereof. In addition, the lid defines a corresponding mating surface that is adapted to cooperate with the mating surface defined on at least one of the side and center walls to removeably retain the lid relative to side and center walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Plastech Engineered Products
    Inventors: Marc Iafrate, Robert Bastuba
  • Vehicle cargo area extender
    Publication number: 20030030295
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo area extender including a pair of sidewalls, a center wall extending between the pair of sidewalls and a lid removably disposed relative to the pair of sidewalls and the center wall. The sidewalls, the center wall and the lid cooperate to define an enclosure having an open end. The vehicle cargo area extender is moveably mounted between a stored position relative to a vehicle cargo area wherein the open end of the enclosure is adjacent to the rear wall of the vehicle cargo area and a deployed position so as to be supported by the rear wall of the vehicle cargo area when it is in its extended position such that the open end of the enclosure faces the vehicle cargo area thereby increasing the effective size of the vehicle cargo area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Inventors: Julie Brown, Marc Iafrate, Keith Godin, Troy Reed
  • Vehicle cargo area extender having sliding lid
    Publication number: 20020096901
    Abstract: A vehicle cargo area extender including a pair of sidewalls, a center wall extending between the pair of sidewalls and a lid removeably disposed relative to the pair of sidewalls and the center wall. The sidewalls, the center wall and the lid cooperate to define an enclosure having an open end. At least one of the side and center walls defines a mating surface extending along at least a portion of the upper margin thereof. In addition, the lid defines a corresponding mating surface that is adapted to cooperate with the mating surface defined on at least one of the side and center walls to removeably retain the lid relative to side and center walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2002
    Publication date: July 25, 2002
    Inventors: Marc Iafrate, Robert Bastuba