Patents by Inventor Patrick Renfro

Patrick Renfro 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: 11760420
    Abstract: A universal mount for installing a canopy onto work vehicle ROPS (roll bars) that have left and right downward extensions and a bridging element between the left and right downward extensions. A clamp secures the universal mount onto a ROPS, and a crossbar attached to the clamp extends parallel to the bridging element. The crossbar has plates on each opposed end. Each crossbar plate has at least one slot adapted to receive a fastener. Offset plates can be mounted to a peripheral frame of a canopy. The universal mount can be clamped to a ROPS. The canopy fastens to the crossbar by aligning holes on the offset plates affixed to the canopy with the slots in the crossbar plates, passing fasteners through the aligned hole and slot, adjusting the canopy attitude to a desired orientation by positioning fasteners at a selected position in the slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Accuform Polymers, Inc.
    Inventors: George Aubrey Hawes, IV, Patrick Renfro
  • Patent number: 10053158
    Abstract: A universal mount for installing a canopy onto tractor and mower ROPS (roll bars). The ROPS may have left and right downward extensions and a bridging element between the left and right downward extensions. The universal mount includes a clamp to secure the universal mount onto a ROPS, a crossbar attached to the clamp extending parallel to the bridging element, and plates on each opposed end of the crossbar. Each plate has at least one slot adapted to receive a fastener. The universal mount can be clamped to a ROPS with the canopy fastened by aligning holes on the canopy with the slots and passing fasteners through. The canopy attitude can be adjusted to a desired orientation by positioning fasteners at a selected position in the slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: Accu-Form Polymers, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Renfro, John R. Renfro