Patents by Inventor Richard E. Stepp
Richard E. Stepp 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).
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Patent number: 9226577Abstract: A modular storage system for an interior compartment of a safe and method for storing guns comprises standardized parts for easy construction and assembly, flexible arrangement and configurations, and use in a wide variety of safes. The interior compartment of the safe is configured to have a back wall and two side walls defining an interior width of the safe. The system comprises a plurality of shelves each having a standardized shelf width. The interior width of the safe is a whole number multiple of the standardized shelf width. A gun storage bay is provided with an exterior bay width equal to the standardized shelf width. The plurality of shelves and the gun storage bay are removably mounted on the back wall.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: Prosteel Security Products Inc.Inventors: Richard E. Stepp, Keith Sanders
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Publication number: 20140027394Abstract: A modular storage system for an interior compartment of a safe and method for storing guns comprises standardized parts for easy construction and assembly, flexible arrangement and configurations, and use in a wide variety of safes. The interior compartment of the safe is configured to have a back wall and two side walls defining an interior width of the safe. The system comprises a plurality of shelves each having a standardized shelf width. The interior width of the safe is a whole number multiple of the standardized shelf width. A gun storage bay is provided with an exterior bay width equal to the standardized shelf width. The plurality of shelves and the gun storage bay are removably mounted on the back wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2013Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: Richard E. Stepp, Keith Sanders
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Patent number: 8276527Abstract: A corner bolt locking system for a safe or vault is disclosed for use with cam and link locking mechanisms and a generally rectangular door panel frame, having a corner hole through its corner. A reinforcement channel is disposed at the corner and aligned with the corner hole. A corner bolt link arm is pivotably attached to a rotatable pin cam plate, and a corner bolt is pivotably attached to the corner bolt link arm and positioned through the reinforcement channel and the corner hole.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2010Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: Prosteel Security Products, Inc.Inventor: Richard E. Stepp
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Publication number: 20110083591Abstract: A corner bolt locking system for a safe or vault is disclosed for use with cam and link locking mechanisms and a generally rectangular door panel frame, having a corner hole through its corner. A reinforcement channel is disposed at the corner and aligned with the corner hole. A corner bolt link arm is pivotably attached to a rotatable pin cam plate, and a corner bolt is pivotably attached to the corner bolt link arm and positioned through the reinforcement channel and the corner hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: April 14, 2011Applicant: PROVO STEEL AND SUPPLY CO.Inventor: Richard E. Stepp
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Patent number: 7877920Abstract: A door-mounted rifle rack for use with a gun safe. The rifle rack has a stock support having one or more butt recesses located on a lower portion of an interior surface of the safe door. The butt recesses may be postioned at an angle to the interior surface of the safe door. A barrel support having one or more barrel holes is located on an upper portion of the interior surface of the safe door above the stock support. The barrel support, alternatively, may have one or more barrel recesses provided with barrel restraints instead of barrel holes.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2004Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Provo Steel & Supply Co.Inventors: Dale M. Szuminski, Richard E. Stepp, Lyle K. Evans
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Patent number: 7409790Abstract: A gun safe door storage system is permanently affixed to an interior surface of a gun safe door. The door storage system comprises a plurality of integrated pouches or pockets and a rack arranged such that the pouches or pockets are accessible even when the rack is holding rifles or rifle parts, such as barrels. Substantially all of the available space on the interior surface of the door is filled with pockets or pouches. The pouches or pockets are affixed to a backing material having strength and weight sufficient to prevent sagging. The backing material is permanently affixed to the interior surface of the gun safe door. The rack comprises a barrel support and a stock support mounted permanently on the interior surface of the gun safe door over the pouches or pockets.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2007Date of Patent: August 12, 2008Assignee: Provo Steel & Supply Co.Inventor: Richard E. Stepp
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Publication number: 20030140665Abstract: A security door having improved security features. The door has a retractable, multiple pin deadbolt bar that can be operated by an inner or outer door handle. The inner door handle has shaft with an external screw thread that allows the handle assembly to be attached to and supported by a stabilizer mounted on the door. The door is attached to a door frame with internally mounted hinges that provide 180° rotation in only one direction such that the door may be opened to rest against the wall to which it is attached but may not be pushed in. A security bar is attached to door side panel where the hinges are located to prevent the door from being pulled out if the hinges broken. The door's lock may be controlled by a remote keypad or wireless device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2003Publication date: July 31, 2003Inventors: Dale M. Szuminski, Richard E. Stepp
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Patent number: RE44568Abstract: A gun safe door storage system is permanently affixed to an interior surface of a gun safe door. The door storage system comprises a plurality of integrated pouches or pockets and a rack arranged such that the pouches or pockets are accessible even when the rack is holding rifles or rifle parts, such as barrels. Substantially all of the available space on the interior surface of the door is filled with pockets or pouches. The pouches or pockets are affixed to a backing material having strength and weight sufficient to prevent sagging. The backing material is permanently affixed to the interior surface of the gun safe door. The rack comprises a barrel support and a stock support mounted permanently on the interior surface of the gun safe door over the pouches or pockets.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Prosteel Security Products, Inc.Inventor: Richard E. Stepp
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Patent number: D952984Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: PROSTEEL SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Richard E. Stepp, Keith G. Sanders
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Patent number: D957785Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2019Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: PROSTEEL SECURITY PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Richard E. Stepp, Keith G. Sanders