Patents by Inventor Robert V. Neuhoff, JR.

Robert V. Neuhoff, JR. 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: 20240023493
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. There is a substantially rectangular frame having a plurality of corners with a light panel that is secured to the frame. Brackets a first opening are secured to each corner. Mounting members are secured to the brackets. The mounting members have: a first body; a second and third aligned openings formed in the first body; a fourth opening formed in the first body; and a plurality of second bodies, where each second body extends from the bottom face of the first body. Also, each second body includes a front and a rear, wherein the front of each second body is at least partially set back from the front face of the first body, and wherein the rear of each second body is substantially aligned with the rear face of the first body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Robert V. Neuhoff, JR.
  • Patent number: 11771014
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. There is a substantially rectangular frame having a plurality of corners with a light panel that is secured to the frame. Brackets a first opening are secured to each corner. Mounting members are secured to the brackets. The mounting members have: a first body; a second and third aligned openings formed in the first body; a fourth opening formed in the first body; and a plurality of second bodies, where each second body extends from the bottom face of the first body. Also, each second body includes a front and a rear, wherein the front of each second body is at least partially set back from the front face of the first body, and wherein the rear of each second body is substantially aligned with the rear face of the first body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Robert V. Neuhoff, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220304245
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. There is a substantially rectangular frame having a plurality of corners with a light panel that is secured to the frame. Brackets a first opening are secured to each corner. Mounting members are secured to the brackets. The mounting members have: a first body; a second and third aligned openings formed in the first body; a fourth opening formed in the first body; and a plurality of second bodies, where each second body extends from the bottom face of the first body. Also, each second body includes a front and a rear, wherein the front of each second body is at least partially set back from the front face of the first body, and wherein the rear of each second body is substantially aligned with the rear face of the first body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventor: Robert V. Neuhoff, JR.
  • Patent number: 11363761
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided. There is a substantially rectangular frame having a plurality of corners with a light panel that is secured to the frame. Brackets a first opening are secured to each corner. Mounting members are secured to the brackets. The mounting members have: a first body; a second and third aligned openings formed in the first body; a fourth opening formed in the first body; and a plurality of second bodies, where each second body extends from the bottom face of the first body. Also, each second body includes a front and a rear, wherein the front of each second body is at least partially set back from the front face of the first body, and wherein the rear of each second body is substantially aligned with the rear face of the first body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventor: Robert V. Neuhoff, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10485193
    Abstract: A method is provided. In this method, a first tray positioned at a first end of a trough assembly at a selected tier is engaged. The first tray is then lifted and removed. A second tray is then engaged and moved vertically to the selected tiers. It is placed in the trough assembly at a second end. Other trays—which are positioned within the trough assembly between the first and second ends of the selected tier—are moved toward the first end of the trough assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Inventors: Robert V. Neuhoff, Jr., Joseph H. Murdler
  • Publication number: 20170055461
    Abstract: A method is provided. In this method, a first tray positioned at a first end of a trough assembly at a selected tier is engaged. The first tray is then lifted and removed. A second tray is then engaged and moved vertically to the selected tiers. It is placed in the trough assembly at a second end. Other trays—which are positioned within the trough assembly between the first and second ends of the selected tier—are moved toward the first end of the trough assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Inventors: Robert V. Neuhoff, JR., Joseph H. Murdler