Patents by Inventor Richard Joseph Ehrhardt

Richard Joseph Ehrhardt 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: 11744364
    Abstract: A wall hanging system for hanging an article from a support surface such as a wall. The article may have a first mounting channel that is elongated along a first channel axis. The system includes a surface mounting element that is configured to be coupled to the support surface with a portion of the surface mounting element protruding from the support surface. Furthermore, there is a cam lock slidably coupled to the article along the first mounting channel. The cam lock has a longitudinal axis and a receiving cavity that is configured to receive a distal portion of the portion of the surface mounting element. The cam lock is configured to be locked to the surface mounting element by rotating the cam lock about the longitudinal axis while the distal portion of the portion of the surface mounting element is located within the receiving cavity of the cam lock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: MCS Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey William Bastian, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Matthew Scott Kressin, Michael Lee Pyle, Steven Patrick McGowan, Richard Joseph Ehrhardt
  • Publication number: 20230234428
    Abstract: A support apparatus for maintaining a golf cart windshield in a partially open state, a golf cart which includes the support apparatus, and related methods. The support apparatus may include an arm assembly that is length adjustable. First and second suction cup assemblies may be pivotably coupled to opposite ends of the arm assembly. In use, the first suction cup assembly may be adhered to a lower portion of the windshield while the second suction cup assembly is adhered to an upper portion of the windshield to maintain the windshield in one of a plurality of different partially open positions. The particular open state/position of the windshield may be dictated by the length of the arm assembly, the angle of the first and second suction cup assemblies relative to the arm assembly, and the position of the first suction cup assembly along the lower portion of the windshield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Joshua Ryan MacNeel, Robert Terry Coyle, JR., Richard Joseph Ehrhardt
  • Patent number: 11219321
    Abstract: A hanging system and a method of hanging a support structure from a support surface. The hanging system may include a support structure and a hanging bracket for hanging the support structure from a support surface such as a wall. The support structure may include a mounting groove that accepts a portion of the hanging bracket to facilitate the coupling therebetween. The support structure may be able to slide side-to-side along the support surface while remaining coupled to the hanging bracket. The hanging system may alternatively, or additionally, include a reinforcement bracket. The reinforcement bracket may serve the dual purpose of holding the various mitered components of the support structure together and facilitating the hanging of the support structure from the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Richard Joseph Ehrhardt
  • Patent number: 11096491
    Abstract: A system and a method for hanging an article from a support surface. The article may be a cabinet, such as a medicine cabinet or the like, although the system described herein may be used for hanging any type of article from a support surface such as a wall. The system uses a surface mounting element that is coupled to the support surface and a cam lock that is slidably coupled to the article to hang the article from the support surface by coupling the surface mounting element to the cam lock. Because the cam lock is slidably coupled to the article, the article can move horizontally along the support surface without separating the article from the support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Lee Pyle, Steven Patrick McGowan, Matthew Scott Kressin, Richard Joseph Ehrhardt, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210235867
    Abstract: A wall hanging system for hanging an article from a support surface such as a wall. The article may have a first mounting channel that is elongated along a first channel axis. The system includes a surface mounting element that is configured to be coupled to the support surface with a portion of the surface mounting element protruding from the support surface. Furthermore, there is a cam lock slidably coupled to the article along the first mounting channel. The cam lock has a longitudinal axis and a receiving cavity that is configured to receive a distal portion of the portion of the surface mounting element. The cam lock is configured to be locked to the surface mounting element by rotating the cam lock about the longitudinal axis while the distal portion of the portion of the surface mounting element is located within the receiving cavity of the cam lock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Geoffrey William BASTIAN, Robert Terry COYLE, JR., Matthew Scott KRESSIN, Michael Lee PYLE, Steven Patrick MCGOWAN, Richard Joseph EHRHARDT
  • Publication number: 20190320825
    Abstract: A hanging system and a method of hanging a support structure from a support surface. The hanging system may include a support structure and a hanging bracket for hanging the support structure from a support surface such as a wall. The support structure may include a mounting groove that accepts a portion of the hanging bracket to facilitate the coupling therebetween. The support structure may be able to slide side-to-side along the support surface while remaining coupled to the hanging bracket. The hanging system may alternatively, or additionally, include a reinforcement bracket. The reinforcement bracket may serve the dual purpose of holding the various mitered components of the support structure together and facilitating the hanging of the support structure from the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Terry Coyle, JR., Richard Joseph Ehrhardt
  • Publication number: 20190239661
    Abstract: A hanging system and a method of hanging a support structure from a support surface. The hanging system may include a support structure and a hanging bracket for hanging the support structure from a support surface such as a wall. The support structure may include a mounting groove that accepts a portion of the hanging bracket to facilitate the coupling therebetween. The support structure may be able to slide side-to-side along the support surface while remaining coupled to the hanging bracket. The hanging system may alternatively, or additionally, include a reinforcement bracket. The reinforcement bracket may serve the dual purpose of holding the various mitered components of the support structure together and facilitating the hanging of the support structure from the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Inventors: Steven Patrick McGowan, Robert Terry Coyle, JR., Richard Joseph Ehrhardt
  • Publication number: 20180235366
    Abstract: A system and method for hanging an article from a support surface. The article may be a cabinet, such as a medicine cabinet or the like, although the system described herein may be used for hanging any type of article from a support surface such as a wall. The system uses surface mounting element that is coupled to the support surface and a cam lock that is slidably coupled to the article to hang the article from the support surface by coupling the surface mounting element to the cam lock. Because the cam lock is slidably coupled to the article, the article can move horizontally along the support surface without separating the article from the support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Lee Pyle, Steven Patrick McGowan, Matthew Scott Kressin, Richard Joseph Ehrhardt, Robert Terry Coyle, JR.
  • Patent number: D911813
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: MCS INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Lee Pyle, Steven Patrick McGowan, Matthew Scott Kressin, Richard Joseph Ehrhardt, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr.
  • Patent number: D964844
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Steven Patrick McGowan, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Richard Joseph Ehrhardt
  • Patent number: D1000935
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventors: Steven Patrick McGowan, Robert Terry Coyle, Jr., Richard Joseph Ehrhardt