Patents by Inventor Michael Brinkley

Michael Brinkley 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: 12710129
    Abstract: The disclosed vehicle stands have a base, a top plate, and a mechanical stop on the top plate that hold a vehicle in a secure, suspended position above a surface, such as the ground or a floor. The top plate can be removable from the base. The base has two legs that extend away from the top plate. The top plate can be flat or contoured to compliment a shape of a vehicle resting upon it. The top plate can include additional securing elements, such as a friction that on a surface that contacts a suspended vehicle and a locking mechanism that attaches to the suspended vehicle. Multiple vehicle stands can be used together. Two of the multiple stands can be connected by a cross-bar that extends under the vehicle as it is suspended above the surface by the two respective top plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Pick-N-Pull Auto Dismantlers
    Inventors: Michael Brinkley, Peter Joseph Weiss
  • Publication number: 20240117922
    Abstract: The disclosed vehicle stands have a base, a top plate, and a mechanical stop on the top plate that hold a vehicle in a secure, suspended position above a surface, such as the ground or a floor. The top plate can be removable from the base. The base has two legs that extend away from the top plate. The top plate can be flat or contoured to compliment a shape of a vehicle resting upon it. The top plate can include additional securing elements, such as a friction that on a surface that contacts a suspended vehicle and a locking mechanism that attaches to the suspended vehicle. Multiple vehicle stands can be used together. Two of the multiple stands can be connected by a cross-bar that extends under the vehicle as it is suspended above the surface by the two respective top plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Michael Brinkley, Peter Joseph Weiss