Patents by Inventor Michael Carmenaty

Michael Carmenaty 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).

  • LIFTGATE WITH INTEGRATED REARVIEW VISIBILITY
    Publication number: 20240101045
    Abstract: A disclosed system includes a liftgate housing; a tab of the liftgate housing moveable to an acute angle relative to a first portion of the liftgate housing; a tab aperture disposed in the tab; a first wall and a second wall attached to the liftgate housing, where the first wall, the second wall, and the tab form a barrier to prevent debris from entering into the housing; a camera, where at least a portion of the camera is disposed through the tab aperture, and where movement of the tab relative to the first portion of the liftgate housing adjusts the field of view of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Carmenaty
  • Liftgate with integrated rearview visibility
    Patent number: 11878633
    Abstract: A disclosed system includes a liftgate housing; a tab of the liftgate housing moveable to an acute angle relative to a first portion of the liftgate housing; a tab aperture disposed in the tab; a first wall and a second wall attached to the liftgate housing, where the first wall, the second wall, and the tab form a barrier to prevent debris from entering into the housing; a camera, where at least a portion of the camera is disposed through the tab aperture, and where movement of the tab relative to the first portion of the liftgate housing adjusts the field of view of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: MAXON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Carmenaty
  • LIFTGATE WITH INTEGRATED REARVIEW VISIBILITY
    Publication number: 20220388459
    Abstract: A disclosed system includes a liftgate housing; a tab of the liftgate housing moveable to an acute angle relative to a first portion of the liftgate housing; a tab aperture disposed in the tab; a first wall and a second wall attached to the liftgate housing, where the first wall, the second wall, and the tab form a barrier to prevent debris from entering into the housing; a camera, where at least a portion of the camera is disposed through the tab aperture, and where movement of the tab relative to the first portion of the liftgate housing adjusts the field of view of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventor: Michael Carmenaty
  • Liftgate with integrated rearview visibility
    Patent number: 11447078
    Abstract: A disclosed system includes a liftgate housing; a tab of the liftgate housing moveable to an acute angle relative to a first portion of the liftgate housing; a tab aperture disposed in the tab; a first wall and a second wall attached to the liftgate housing, where the first wall, the second wall, and the tab form a barrier to prevent debris from entering into the housing; a camera, where at least a portion of the camera is disposed through the tab aperture, and where movement of the tab relative to the first portion of the liftgate housing adjusts the field of view of the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: MAXON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Carmenaty
  • LIFTGATE WITH INTEGRATED REARVIEW VISIBILITY
    Publication number: 20210170959
    Abstract: A disclosed system includes a liftgate housing; a tab of the liftgate housing moveable to an acute angle relative to a first portion of the liftgate housing; a tab aperture disposed in the tab; a first wall and a second wall attached to the liftgate housing, where the first wall, the second wall, and the tab form a barrier to prevent debris from entering into the housing; a camera, where at least a portion of the camera is disposed through the tab aperture, and where movement of the tab relative to the first portion of the liftgate housing adjusts the field of view of the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2018
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Carmenaty
  • Lift platform with lock and release system
    Patent number: 10710488
    Abstract: Embodiments of a lift gate include comprise a foldable lift platform including multiple sections that are rotatable relative to one another for folding and unfolding the lift platform, a lifting mechanism for supporting and moving the lift platform, and at least one lift platform locking mechanism coupled to two adjacent sections of the lift platform to lock and unlock two adjacent sections of the lift platform together. The locking mechanism has a locked position and an unlocked position, such that in the locked position the locking mechanism restricts rotation of the two adjacent sections relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: MAXON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Levon Hambardzumyan, Michael Carmenaty
  • Lift Platform With Lock and Release System
    Publication number: 20160272102
    Abstract: Embodiments of a lift gate comprise a foldable lift platform including multiple sections that are rotatable relative to one another for folding and unfolding the lift platform, and a lifting mechanism for supporting and moving the lift platform, and at least one lift platform locking mechanism coupled to two adjacent sections of the lift platform to lock and unlock said two adjacent sections together. The locking mechanism has a locked position and an unlocked position, such that in the locked position the locking mechanism restricts rotation of said two adjacent sections relative to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Levon Hambardzumyan, Michael Carmenaty