Patents by Inventor Mark Ortscheid

Mark Ortscheid 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 ACCESSORY RETAINING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140305980
    Abstract: A vehicle accessory retaining system including a lug extending upwardly from a floor mat positioned on a floor of a vehicle, the lug being integral with the floor mat and having an opening. The vehicle accessory retaining system may further include a post extending from an accessory and adapted to be received in the opening of the lug to releasably secure the accessory. A socket may define a channel in a sidewall of the accessory for receipt of the lug, the post extending into the channel to engage the lug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Joseph Every, Michael Conrad, Richard Gerberding, Gregory Parsons, Jared Woodruff, Mark Ortscheid, William C. Trimborn, IV