Patents by Inventor Sonny S. Galea

Sonny S. Galea 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).

  • Shovel with base
    Patent number: 10617052
    Abstract: A shovel includes a continuously curved blade comprising a curved central portion that extends from a first cutting edge to a second cutting edge and a first curved wing and a second curved wing disposed along a curved central portion. The shovel also includes a base operably coupled to the continuously curved blade and comprising a first side wall coupled to a concave surface of the first curved wing, a second side wall spaced from the first side wall and coupled to a concave surface of the second curved wing, and a third side wall coupled to the curved central portion, wherein the third side wall extends from the first side wall and the second side wall toward the first cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Inventor: Sonny S. Galea
  • Method for installing a stowage cabinet in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 7013546
    Abstract: A stowage cabinet installs within a motor vehicle frame using cabinet and roof cleats. The cabinet cleat mounts to the stowage cabinet before installing the cabinet within the motor vehicle. The cabinet cleat engages a roof cleat that is fastened to the roof. The stowage cabinet is held in place by the cabinet cleat nested within the roof cleat while the stowage cabinet is fastened at other locations to the vehicle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC
    Inventors: Mark H. Dykema, Sonny S. Galea
  • Method and apparatus for installing a stowage cabinet in a motor vehicle
    Publication number: 20040183324
    Abstract: A stowage cabinet installs within a motor vehicle frame using cabinet and roof cleats. The cabinet cleat mounts to the stowage cabinet before installing the cabinet within the motor vehicle. The cabinet cleat engages a roof cleat that is fastened to the roof. The stowage cabinet is held in place by the cabinet cleat nested within the roof cleat while the stowage cabinet is fastened at other locations to the vehicle frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Mark H. Dykema, Sonny S. Galea
  • Method and apparatus for installing a stowage cabinet in a motor vehicle
    Patent number: 6733061
    Abstract: A stowage cabinet installs within a motor vehicle frame using cabinet and roof cleats. The cabinet cleat mounts to the stowage cabinet before installing the cabinet within the motor vehicle. The cabinet cleat engages a roof cleat that is fastened to the roof. The stowage cabinet is held in place by the cabinet cleat nested within the roof cleat while the stowage cabinet is fastened at other locations to the vehicle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: International Truck and Engine Corporation Canada
    Inventors: Mark H. Dykema, Sonny S. Galea