Patents by Inventor Richard James Waitneight

Richard James Waitneight 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).

  • Publication number: 20190070996
    Abstract: A cargo hold extender can include a plurality of folding walls. The plurality of folding walls can be folded into a stowed position contained entirely within a cargo hold of a hatched vehicle. The plurality of walls can also be moved to an extended position in which the plurality of folding walls extend outwardly through an aperture of a hatch of the hatched vehicle supported by a mounting mechanism mounted within the cargo hold. The plurality of folding walls can be deployed and connected with the hatch of the vehicle, thus forming an extended cargo hold for a hatched vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Richard James Waitneight, Larry A. Quick
  • Publication number: 20180237080
    Abstract: A truck bed extension apparatus can include a hinge assembly having a hinge plate configured to be coupled to a primary tailgate of a pickup. An auxiliary tailgate includes a lower edge pivotally coupled to a front edge of the hinge plate, the auxiliary tailgate being pivotally movable between a stowed configuration co-planar with and adjacent to the hinge plate and a deployed configuration extending upwardly from the hinge plate. A pair of side panels is pivotally coupled to opposed side edges of the auxiliary tailgate and selectively movable between retracted and extended configurations. The hinge assembly can include a limiter configured to limit movement of the hinge assembly to prevent sagging of the auxiliary tailgate when in a stowed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Larry A. Quick, Richard James Waitneight
  • Patent number: 9834260
    Abstract: A truck bed extension apparatus can include a hinge assembly having a hinge plate configured to be coupled to a primary tailgate of a pickup. An auxiliary tailgate includes a lower edge pivotally coupled to a front edge of the hinge plate, the auxiliary tailgate being pivotally movable between a stowed configuration co-planar with and adjacent to the hinge plate and a deployed configuration extending upwardly from the hinge plate. A pair of side panels is pivotally coupled to opposed side edges of the auxiliary tailgate and selectively movable between retracted and extended configurations. The hinge assembly can include a limiter configured to limit movement of the hinge assembly to prevent sagging of the auxiliary tailgate when in a stowed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Quick Extend-A-Bed, LLC
    Inventors: Larry A. Quick, Richard James Waitneight
  • Publication number: 20170203799
    Abstract: A truck bed extension apparatus can include a hinge assembly having a hinge plate configured to be coupled to a primary tailgate of a pickup. An auxiliary tailgate includes a lower edge pivotally coupled to a front edge of the hinge plate, the auxiliary tailgate being pivotally movable between a stowed configuration co-planar with and adjacent to the hinge plate and a deployed configuration extending upwardly from the hinge plate. A pair of side panels is pivotally coupled to opposed side edges of the auxiliary tailgate and selectively movable between retracted and extended configurations. The hinge assembly can include a limiter configured to limit movement of the hinge assembly to prevent sagging of the auxiliary tailgate when in a stowed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: Larry A. Quick, Richard James Waitneight