Patents by Inventor Rick LEES

Rick LEES 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: 10442280
    Abstract: A trailer has a container with top doors having a frame and weatherproof thermoplastic inserts. Sealing flaps are provided at edges of the top doors to make sealing contact with sidewall top rails or top edges of end walls and tailgate. The top doors have angled extensions with grooves for ball gaskets to overlap in hand-in-hand fashion to form a reliable seal where the top doors come together. The system provides a weatherproof means to enclose the container to prevent or deter entry of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: TITAN TRAILERS INC.
    Inventors: Rick Lees, Andrew Joseph Maertens, Michael Kloepfer
  • Publication number: 20190100089
    Abstract: A trailer has a container with top doors having a frame and weatherproof thermoplastic inserts. Sealing flaps are provided at edges of the top doors to make sealing contact with sidewall top rails or top edges of end walls and tailgate. The top doors have angled extensions with grooves for ball gaskets to overlap in hand-in-hand fashion to form a reliable seal where the top doors come together. The system provides a weatherproof means to enclose the container to prevent or deter entry of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Rick LEES, Andrew Joseph MAERTENS, Michael KLOEPFER
  • Patent number: 10239395
    Abstract: A trailer has a container with top doors having a frame and weatherproof thermoplastic inserts. Sealing flaps are provided at edges of the top doors to make sealing contact with sidewall top rails or top edges of end walls and tailgate. The top doors have angled extensions with grooves for ball gaskets to overlap in hand-in-hand fashion to form a reliable seal where the top doors come together. The system provides a weatherproof means to enclose the container to prevent or deter entry of water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Titan Trailers Inc.
    Inventors: Rick Lees, Andrew Joseph Maertens, Michael Kloepfer
  • Patent number: 10183610
    Abstract: A protective rail for a trailer is formed of an extension or ridge projecting outwardly from a wall of the trailer and extending along at least a part of a length of the wall. The protective rail is provided with tie-down anchors for coupling with tie-downs having couplers such as rings, eyes, or loops. The anchors may tongues formed in the protective rail when the protective rail is cut-out at selected locations along the protective rail. The anchors may be sized and shaped such that the surrounding portion of the protective rail prevents or tends to prevent other trailers or objects contacting the protective rail from damaging or becoming caught on the anchors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Titan Trailers Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Kloepfer, Rick Lees
  • Publication number: 20180244138
    Abstract: A trailer has a container with top doors having a frame and weatherproof thermoplastic inserts. Sealing flaps are provided at edges of the top doors to make sealing contact with sidewall top rails or top edges of end walls and tailgate. The top doors have angled extensions with grooves for ball gaskets to overlap in hand-in-hand fashion to form a reliable seal where the top doors come together. The system provides a weatherproof means to enclose the container to prevent or deter entry of water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Rick LEES, Andrew Joseph MAERTENS, Michael KLOEPFER
  • Publication number: 20170320526
    Abstract: A protective rail for a trailer is formed of an extension or ridge projecting outwardly from a wall of the trailer and extending along at least a part of a length of the wall. The protective rail is provided with tie-down anchors for coupling with tie-downs having couplers such as rings, eyes, or loops. The anchors may tongues formed in the protective rail when the protective rail is cut-out at selected locations along the protective rail. The anchors may be sized and shaped such that the surrounding portion of the protective rail prevents or tends to prevent other trailers or objects contacting the protective rail from damaging or becoming caught on the anchors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Michael KLOEPFER, Rick LEES
  • Patent number: 9745003
    Abstract: A protective rail for a trailer is formed of an extension or ridge projecting outwardly from a wall of the trailer and extending along at least a part of a length of the wall. The protective rail is provided with tie-down anchors for coupling with tie-downs having couplers such as rings, eyes, or loops. The anchors may tongues formed in the protective rail when the protective rail is cut-out at selected locations along the protective rail. The anchors may be sized and shaped such that the surrounding portion of the protective rail prevents or tends to prevent other trailers or objects contacting the protective rail from damaging or becoming caught on the anchors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Kloepfer, Rick Lees
  • Publication number: 20160339968
    Abstract: A protective rail for a trailer is formed of an extension or ridge projecting outwardly from a wall of the trailer and extending along at least a part of a length of the wall. The protective rail is provided with tie-down anchors for coupling with tie-downs having couplers such as rings, eyes, or loops. The anchors may tongues formed in the protective rail when the protective rail is cut-out at selected locations along the protective rail. The anchors may be sized and shaped such that the surrounding portion of the protective rail prevents or tends to prevent other trailers or objects contacting the protective rail from damaging or becoming caught on the anchors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Michael KLOEPFER, Rick LEES