Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Renk, Jr.

Thomas E. Renk, 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).

  • Patent number: 5216211
    Abstract: An audio-visual furniture stand is disclosed which includes three horizontal shelves. An upper shelf for supporting a television, VCR, or other audio-visual equipment is provided. The furniture stand also includes a second and third shelf disposed below the upper shelf and designed to receive in the openings defined by the shelves and the legs of the stand, two speaker enclosures. The speaker enclosures are eight-sided and each includes two hexagonal walls designed to enable various orientations or positions of the speakers as they rest upon supporting surfaces. The speaker enclosures also include a protective grill cover which may include color coordinated cloth or foam material which matches the interior decor of a particular room or home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1993
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Patent number: D316260
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 16, 1991
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Patent number: D317304
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 4, 1991
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Patent number: D322433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1991
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Renk, Jr., William R. Abraham
  • Patent number: D331760
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Patent number: D338667
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1993
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Patent number: D348456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Thompson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Patent number: D396232
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Renk, Jr., Mark A. Smith
  • Patent number: D399199
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Patent number: D399203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas E. Renk, Jr.
  • Patent number: D425502
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2000
    Assignee: Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Renk, Jr., Mark A. Smith