Patents by Inventor Thomas M. Ertl

Thomas M. Ertl 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: 9393855
    Abstract: A truck cap assembly for a cargo hold of a pickup truck. The truck cap assembly includes a truck cap pivotally engaged at one end with a region of the cargo hold, said truck cap being pivotable between an open position and a closed position; an aperture defined in the truck cap and extending between a top surface and a bottom surface thereof; said aperture being in communication with an interior of the cargo hold; and a door assembly provided on the truck cap and being movable between a closed position where access to the aperture is blocked and an open position where the aperture is accessible. The door assembly includes a door that is complementary in size and shape to the aperture and the door is movable, particularly pivotable, relative to a top surface of the truck cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: A.R.E. Accessories, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew N. Rohr, Thomas M. Ertl, Todd S. Dreher
  • Publication number: 20160039275
    Abstract: A truck cap assembly for a cargo hold of a pickup truck. The truck cap assembly includes a truck cap pivotally engaged at one end with a region of the cargo hold, said truck cap being pivotable between an open position and a closed position; an aperture defined in the truck cap and extending between a top surface and a bottom surface thereof; said aperture being in communication with an interior of the cargo hold; and a door assembly provided on the truck cap and being movable between a closed position where access to the aperture is blocked and an open position where the aperture is accessible. The door assembly includes a door that is complementary in size and shape to the aperture and the door is movable, particularly pivotable, relative to a top surface of the truck cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Andrew N. Rohr, Thomas M. Ertl, Todd S. Dreher
  • Patent number: D733033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: A.R.E. Accessories, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew N. Rohr, Thomas M. Ertl, Todd S. Dreher