Patents by Inventor Nolan Lock

Nolan Lock 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).

  • Automatic four bar linkage tailgate anchor point
    Patent number: 11453324
    Abstract: A mechanically fastened outrigger arrangement provides an anchor point for an automatic four bar linkage tailgate. The mechanically fastened outrigger arrangement includes an outrigger arrangement support frame and an outrigger extending outward from the outrigger arrangement support frame to a distal end configured to support a tailgate actuation link. Outrigger braces also extend from the outrigger arrangement support frame to the distal end of the outrigger. A lower clamp is configured to secure the outrigger arrangement support frame to a lateral support of a truck, and a truck frame clamp is configured to secure the outrigger arrangement support frame to a truck frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: PHILIPPI-HAGENBUCH, INC.
    Inventors: Nolan Lock, Mark Beyer, LeRoy George Hagenbuch
  • AUTOMATIC FOUR BAR LINKAGE TAILGATE ANCHOR POINT
    Publication number: 20210188146
    Abstract: A mechanically fastened outrigger arrangement provides an anchor point for an automatic four bar linkage tailgate. The mechanically fastened outrigger arrangement includes an outrigger arrangement support frame and an outrigger extending outward from the outrigger arrangement support frame to a distal end configured to support a tailgate actuation link. Outrigger braces also extend from the outrigger arrangement support frame to the distal end of the outrigger. A lower clamp is configured to secure the outrigger arrangement support frame to a lateral support of a truck, and a truck frame clamp is configured to secure the outrigger arrangement support frame to a truck frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Nolan Lock, Mark Beyer, LeRoy George Hagenbuch