Patents by Inventor Owen Bassett

Owen Bassett 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).

  • Tonneau cover
    Patent number: 7165803
    Abstract: A vehicle tonneau cover design that adjustably accommodates changes in the size of the tarp of the tonneau cover due to weather or the like and provides stable attachment of the tarp to the vehicle. The tonneau cover includes a tarp, a frame coupled to the vehicle, and a latch assembly made up of a latch bar attached to the free end of a cover and a pair of latch mechanisms used to lock the latch bar to the frame at an attachment point. The latch mechanisms are releasable and adjustable to change the longitudinal position of the attachment point relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Lund International, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Samuel Malmberg, Owen Bassett
  • Tonneau cover
    Patent number: 7150490
    Abstract: A vehicle tonneau cover design that adjustably accommodates changes in the size of the tarp of the tonneau cover due to weather or the like and provides stable attachment of the tarp to the vehicle. The tonneau cover includes a tarp, a frame coupled to the vehicle, and a latch assembly made up of a latch bar attached to the free end of a cover and a pair of latch mechanisms used to lock the latch bar to the frame at an attachment point. The latch mechanisms are releasable and adjustable to change the longitudinal position of the attachment point relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Lund International, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Samuel Malmberg, Owen Bassett
  • TONNEAU COVER
    Publication number: 20060255615
    Abstract: A vehicle tonneau cover design that adjustably accommodates changes in the size of the tarp of the tonneau cover due to weather or the like and provides stable attachment of the tarp to the vehicle. The tonneau cover includes a tarp, a frame coupled to the vehicle, and a latch assembly made up of a latch bar attached to the free end of a cover and a pair of latch mechanisms used to lock the latch bar to the frame at an attachment point. The latch mechanisms are releasable and adjustable to change the longitudinal position of the attachment point relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Lund International, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Malmberg, Owen Bassett
  • Tonneau cover
    Publication number: 20060255616
    Abstract: A vehicle tonneau cover design that adjustably accommodates changes in the size of the tarp of the tonneau cover due to weather or the like and provides stable attachment of the tarp to the vehicle. The tonneau cover includes a tarp, a frame coupled to the vehicle, and a latch assembly made up of a latch bar attached to the free end of a cover and a pair of latch mechanisms used to lock the latch bar to the frame at an attachment point. The latch mechanisms are releasable and adjustable to change the longitudinal position of the attachment point relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Applicant: Lund International, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Malmberg, Owen Bassett