Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Podgorney

Thomas R. Podgorney 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: 7780222
    Abstract: The folding camping trailer includes a trailer body having partial height sidewalls and end walls, a vertically extendable roof section, an expandable enclosure connecting the sidewalls and end walls to the roof section, and a flush toilet disposed in the trailer body. The toilet includes a waste holding tank for storing sewage waste, a toilet bowl attached to the holding tank, a drain outlet situated on the holding tank for draining the sewage waste and a vent conduit extending from the holding tank to either the roof section or the expandable enclosure connecting the sidewalls and end walls to the roof section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: FTCA, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Podgorney, Dana K. Gehman
  • Patent number: 7226115
    Abstract: The folding camping trailer includes a trailer body having partial height sidewalls and end walls, a vertically extendable roof section, an expandable enclosure connecting the sidewalls and end walls to the roof section, and a flush toilet disposed in the trailer body. The toilet includes a waste holding tank for storing sewage waste, a toilet bowl attached to the holding tank, a drain outlet situated on the holding tank for draining the sewage waste, and a vent conduit extending from the holding tank to the roof section. The vent conduit includes a vent pipe connected to the holding tank and a vent hose connected between the vent pipe and a vent opening in the roof section. The vent hose is extendable from a first length when the roof section is in a retracted position to a second longer length when the roof section is in a raised position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Podgorney, Dana K. Gehman
  • Patent number: 7032956
    Abstract: A recreational vehicle, for example, a folding camping trailer, includes a chassis having wheels and a towing hitch, a trailer body attached to the chassis, and a storage container attached to the chassis. The storage container includes a seamless body defining an internal space for storing cargo and may define one or more access openings for a plurality of access doors. The seamless body is made of a substantially rigid material, such as plastic, and may be roto-molded to form the seamless body. The seamless body may further include an engagement panel configured for a mating connection with a corresponding receiving recess defined in the trailer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc.
    Inventors: Dana K. Gehman, Thomas R. Podgorney
  • Publication number: 20040201247
    Abstract: A recreational vehicle, for example, a folding camping trailer, includes a chassis having wheels and a towing hitch, a trailer body attached to the chassis, and a storage container attached to the chassis. The storage container includes a seamless body defining an internal space for storing cargo and may define one or more access openings for a plurality of access doors. The seamless body is made of a substantially rigid material, such as plastic, and may be roto-molded to form the seamless body. The seamless body may further include an engagement panel configured for a mating connection with a corresponding receiving recess defined in the trailer body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Dana K. Gehman, Thomas R. Podgorney
  • Patent number: 6203097
    Abstract: A folding camping trailer includes a trailer body having an end wall. An expandable bed is movable between a closed position retracted within the trailer body and an opened position extended outward from the end wall. The expandable bed includes a bed support mechanism attached to an underside of the expandable bed. The bed support mechanism is configured to connect to the end wall of the trailer body or to a towing frame of the folding trailer for supporting the expandable bed in a vertical direction when the expandable bed is in the opened position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Assignee: Fleetwood Folding Trailers, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas R. Podgorney