Patents by Inventor Michael Fiwek

Michael Fiwek 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).

  • Awning header with integral marker lights and/or camera
    Patent number: 11001188
    Abstract: An awning system includes a housing connectable to a rear of a vehicle and an awning canopy extendable from and retractable into the housing. In an embodiment, a plurality of marker lights is integrated with the housing and oriented to project light in a rearward direction when the housing is attached to the rear of the vehicle. In another embodiment, a rear-facing camera is integrated with the housing and oriented to have a field of view covering an area rearward of the vehicle and below the canopy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Scott C. McKinnon, Josh Black, Michael Fiwek, Byron Brown, Brian Worthman
  • AWNING HEADER WITH INTEGRAL MARKER LIGHTS AND/OR CAMERA
    Publication number: 20180361905
    Abstract: An awning system includes a housing connectable to a rear of a vehicle and an awning canopy extendable from and retractable into the housing. In an embodiment, a plurality of marker lights is integrated with the housing and oriented to project light in a rearward direction when the housing is attached to the rear of the vehicle. In another embodiment, a rear-facing camera is integrated with the housing and oriented to have a field of view covering an area rearward of the vehicle and below the canopy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Scott C. MCKINNON, Josh Black, Michael Fiwek, Byron Brown, Brian Worthman