Patents by Inventor Terrance Weller

Terrance Weller 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).

  • Pop up storage system for marine vessels
    Patent number: 10717500
    Abstract: A pop up storage system for a boat having an opening formed in a deck includes a cabinet beneath the opening in the deck. A drawer is mounted for vertical sliding movement into and out of the cabinet and defines a storage compartment movable between an open position and a closed position. A motion assistance arrangement extends between the cabinet and the drawer, and is configured for assisting in movement of the drawer relative to the cabinet between a raised position and a lowered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Paul D. Zarn, Kenneth D. Skillings, Terrance Weller
  • Pop up storage system for marine vessels
    Patent number: 10124864
    Abstract: A pop up storage system for a boat having an opening formed in a deck includes a cabinet beneath the opening in the deck. A drawer is mounted for vertical sliding movement into and out of the cabinet and defines a storage compartment movable between an open position and a closed position. A motion assistance arrangement extends between the cabinet and the drawer, and is configured for assisting in movement of the drawer relative to the cabinet between a raised position and a lowered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Paul D. Zarn, Kenneth D. Skillings, Terrance Weller
  • Advanced water control storage frame system for marine vessels
    Patent number: 9884667
    Abstract: A water control storage frame system for at least one storage compartment is formed in a boat having a deck. The system includes a frame structure rising above the deck of the boat and defining an upper peripheral opening of the at least one storage compartment. The frame structure is provided with an external structure facing away from the at least one storage compartment and configured for preventing water collecting on the deck from entering the at least one storage compartment and directing water from the deck into a drainage area. An internal structure is integrally formed with the external structure, and is configured as a peripheral track structure for receiving and retaining storage items at various locations along the peripheral track structure within the at least one storage compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Paul D. Zarn, Kenneth D. Skillings, Terrance Weller, Rory C. D. Wiebe, Kyle D. Kaldor
  • Pop up storage system for marine vessels
    Patent number: 9796456
    Abstract: A pop up storage system for a boat having an opening formed in a deck includes a cabinet beneath the opening in the deck. A drawer is mounted for vertical sliding movement into and out of the cabinet and defines a storage compartment movable between an open position and a closed position. A motion assistance arrangement extends between the cabinet and the drawer, and is configured for assisting in movement of the drawer relative to the cabinet between a raised position and a lowered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Paul D. Zarn, Kenneth D. Skillings, Terrance Weller