Patents by Inventor Robert Monroe Boyd

Robert Monroe Boyd 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).

  • EXTRAVEHICULAR APPARATUS FOR LOADING AND SECURING CARGO
    Publication number: 20030165376
    Abstract: A device for raising and securing a scooter to the outside of a vehicle includes a slide tube assembly, a platform assembly attached to the slide tube assembly, a logic tube assembly and a hold tight arm assembly. The device automatically detects whether cargo of a preselected minimum weight is present on the platform and, on that basis, controls pivoting of the platform between open and closed positions and controls movement of the hold tight arm between retracted and extended positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Applicant: C THOMAS SYLKE
    Inventors: MICHAEL ROMAN BRUNO, ROBERT MONROE BOYD, JOSEPH RUSSELL ROUTHIER
  • Vehicle lift assembly
    Patent number: 5810547
    Abstract: An improved vehicle lift assembly for loading and unloading objects into and from a vehicle includes a base configured for being mounted to the vehicle, a vertical post extending from the base, an extension boom extending outward from a centerline of the post, a swing arm rotatably coupled to the extension arm, extension boom, an engaging mechanism supported by the swing arm for releasably engaging the object, and an actuator for raising and lowering the engaging mechanism to raise and lower the engaged object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Michael Roman Bruno
    Inventors: Michael Roman Bruno, William Walter Belson, III, Robert Monroe Boyd