Patents by Inventor Ryan Withrow
Ryan Withrow 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).
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Patent number: 11148492Abstract: A locking adjustable trailer hitch system includes a vehicle trailer hitch receiver having a receiver opening, an adjustable hitch bar that is slidably and removably received by the trailer hitch receiver, and a cable lock that is attached through the trailer hitch receiver and the hitch bar, and locked in place to secure and lock the hitch bar to the trailer hitch receiver. The hitch system further includes an anti-wobble device to secure and stabilize the hitch bar within the hitch receiver. The hitch bar can extend along the length of the hitch bar such that the distal end of the hitch bar can be positioned at an adjustable distance from the receiver. In certain embodiments, the hitch bar may include an extended slotted depression alongside one of its walls. In those embodiments, the hitch bar can extend along the length of the slotted depression such that the distal end of the hitch bar can be positioned an adjustable distance from the receiver.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: 1UPUSA.COM, LLCInventor: Ryan Withrow
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Publication number: 20190176552Abstract: A locking adjustable trailer hitch system includes a vehicle trailer hitch receiver having a receiver opening, an adjustable hitch bar that is slidably and removably received by the trailer hitch receiver, and a cable lock that is attached through the trailer hitch receiver and the hitch bar, and locked in place to secure and lock the hitch bar to the trailer hitch receiver. The hitch system further includes an anti-wobble device to secure and stabilize the hitch bar within the hitch receiver. The hitch bar can extend along the length of the hitch bar such that the distal end of the hitch bar can be positioned at an adjustable distance from the receiver. In certain embodiments, the hitch bar may include an extended slotted depression alongside one of its walls. In those embodiments, the hitch bar can extend along the length of the slotted depression such that the distal end of the hitch bar can be positioned an adjustable distance from the receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2019Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: 1UPUSA.COM, LLCInventor: Ryan Withrow
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Patent number: 9944474Abstract: Adjustable lateral seals for loading dock barriers are disclosed. An example barrier includes a header structure coupled to the wall, where the header structure is horizontally elongate, extending above the doorway, and protrudes in the forward direction from the wall. A lateral seal is coupled to the wall. The lateral seal is vertically elongate and extends below the header structure. The lateral seal extends farther into a cargo passageway of a loading dock when the weather barrier is in a relaxed configuration than when the weather barrier is in an activated configuration. The lateral seal is to be engage by a vehicle when the vehicle is in a parked position. The lateral seal including an upper seal segment and a lower seal segment, the upper seal segment to move between a lowered position and a raised position relative to the lower seal segment. A flexible elongate member has an upper end coupled to the header structure and a lower end coupled to the upper seal segment.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding CorporationInventors: Frank Heim, Ryan Withrow
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Patent number: 9914603Abstract: Weather barriers for vehicle loading docks are disclosed. An example weather barrier includes a side support member being vertically elongate between an upper end and a lower end of the side support member. The side support member has a back end to be attached to a wall proximate a lateral doorway edge. The side support member is to extend in a forward direction to a front end of the side support member. A vertically elongate front sheet includes a pliable sheet having a proximal end and a distal end, where the proximal end is to attach to the front end of the side support member. The front sheet extends in a lateral direction from the proximal end to the distal end, where the lateral direction is horizontal and perpendicular to the forward direction. The front sheet is to extends in front of the doorway. A stay is to be coupled to the front sheet. The stay is resiliently flexible and horizontally elongate. The stay is to subject the front sheet to tension in a horizontal direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: RITE-HITE HOLDING CORPORATIONInventors: Frank Heim, Ryan Withrow
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Publication number: 20180050877Abstract: Adjustable lateral seals for loading dock barriers are disclosed. An example barrier includes a header structure coupled to the wall, where the header structure is horizontally elongate, extending above the doorway, and protrudes in the forward direction from the wall. A lateral seal is coupled to the wall. The lateral seal is vertically elongate and extends below the header structure. The lateral seal extends farther into a cargo passageway of a loading dock when the weather barrier is in a relaxed configuration than when the weather barrier is in an activated configuration. The lateral seal is to be engage by a vehicle when the vehicle is in a parked position. The lateral seal including an upper seal segment and a lower seal segment, the upper seal segment to move between a lowered position and a raised position relative to the lower seal segment. A flexible elongate member has an upper end coupled to the header structure and a lower end coupled to the upper seal segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Frank Heim, Ryan Withrow
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Publication number: 20170283193Abstract: Weather barriers for vehicle loading docks are disclosed. An example weather barrier includes a side support member being vertically elongate between an upper end and a lower end of the side support member. The side support member has a back end to be attached to a wall proximate a lateral doorway edge. The side support member is to extend in a forward direction to a front end of the side support member. A vertically elongate front sheet includes a pliable sheet having a proximal end and a distal end, where the proximal end is to attach to the front end of the side support member. The front sheet extends in a lateral direction from the proximal end to the distal end, where the lateral direction is horizontal and perpendicular to the forward direction. The front sheet is to extends in front of the doorway. A stay is to be coupled to the front sheet. The stay is resiliently flexible and horizontally elongate. The stay is to subject the front sheet to tension in a horizontal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Frank Heim, Ryan Withrow
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Patent number: 9624049Abstract: Puncture resistant seals for loading docks are disclosed. An example weather barrier disclosed herein includes a canopy having a back end and a front end, where the back end is mountable to a wall above a doorway and the front end is to protrude forward from the wall when the canopy is mounted to the wall. A front bar is at the front end of the canopy and the front bar is horizontally elongate. A back curtain hangs from the front bar. The back curtain has an upper curtain edge attached to the front bar. The back curtain has a lower curtain edge that is at a lower elevation than an elevation of the upper doorway edge when the canopy is mounted to the wall. The back curtain has a curtain width. A front panel hangs in front of the back curtain. The front panel is less flexible than the back curtain. The front panel has a panel width that is approximately 50 to 80 percent of the curtain width. A space is interposed between and defined by the front panel and the back curtain.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding CorporationInventors: Frank Heim, Gary Borgerding, Ryan Withrow
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Patent number: 9592972Abstract: Example lateral sealing members for use with weather barriers are disclosed. An example lateral sealing member includes a lateral sealing member being vertically elongate. The lateral sealing member has a J-shaped cross-section extending between an attached end and a tip of the lateral sealing member. The lateral sealing member has a groove along the tip. The lateral sealing member is movable between an activated configuration and a relaxed configuration. The tip to extend farther into a vehicle pathway when the lateral sealing member is in the relaxed configuration than when the lateral sealing member is in the activated configuration. A tip seal is provided along the tip of the lateral sealing member. The tip seal is to protrude in the groove.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding CorporationInventors: Charles Digmann, Charles J. Ashelin, Frank Heim, Gary Borgerding, Ryan Withrow
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Publication number: 20170057764Abstract: Example lateral sealing members for use with weather barriers are disclosed. An example lateral sealing member includes a lateral sealing member being vertically elongate. The lateral sealing member has a J-shaped cross-section extending between an attached end and a tip of the lateral sealing member. The lateral sealing member has a groove along the tip. The lateral sealing member is movable between an activated configuration and a relaxed configuration. The tip to extend farther into a vehicle pathway when the lateral sealing member is in the relaxed configuration than when the lateral sealing member is in the activated configuration. A tip seal is provided along the tip of the lateral sealing member. The tip seal is to protrude in the groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2015Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Charles Digmann, Charles J. Ashelin, Frank Heim, Gary Borgerding, Ryan Withrow
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Patent number: 9551181Abstract: Example room dividers are disclosed herein. An example room divider includes a first panel and a second panel. A first seal between the first panel and the second panel is to provide a first line of contact with at least one of the first panel or the second panel. A second seal between the first panel and the second panel is to provide a second line of contact with at least one of the first panel or the second panel. A touch-and-hold fastener connects the first panel and the second panel. The touch-and-hold fastener is positioned between the first line of contact and the second line of contact.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Rite-Hite Holding CorporationInventor: Ryan Withrow
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Publication number: 20160348422Abstract: Example room dividers are disclosed herein. An example room divider includes a first panel and a second panel. A first seal between the first panel and the second panel is to provide a first line of contact with at least one of the first panel or the second panel. A second seal between the first panel and the second panel is to provide a second line of contact with at least one of the first panel or the second panel. A touch-and-hold fastener connects the first panel and the second panel. The touch-and-hold fastener is positioned between the first line of contact and the second line of contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2015Publication date: December 1, 2016Inventor: Ryan Withrow
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Publication number: 20160258154Abstract: Connector apparatus for wall panels are disclosed herein. An example room divider includes a first curtain, a second curtain spaced from the first curtain, and a connector to couple the first curtain and the second curtain. The connector includes a first flange, a second flange and a web, the web lying between the first flange and the second flange such that the first flange, the second flange and the web overlap each other. A first pocket is defined by the first flange and the web, where the first curtain extends into the first pocket between the first flange and the web. A second pocket is defined by the second flange and the web, where the second curtain extends into the second pocket between the second flange and the web. A fastener coupled to the connector, where the fastener penetrates the first curtain, the second curtain, the web, the first flange and the second flange.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2015Publication date: September 8, 2016Inventors: Jeff Logic, Ryan Withrow