Patents by Inventor Tom Gernetzke

Tom Gernetzke 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: 8844064
    Abstract: A protective sports glove including a hand-receiving portion adapted to receive and enclose a hand of a user, a cuff attached to the hand-receiving portion, and a segmented cuff roll disposed on the outside of the cuff. The cuff roll is divided into two segments connected to each other via an elastic band. The segmented cuff roll is further attached to the hand-receiving portion and the cuff via an elastic band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Reebok International Limited
    Inventors: Stephen J. Robaire, Tom Gernetzke, Michael Tinstman, Billy Vespa
  • Publication number: 20120054937
    Abstract: A protective sports glove including a hand-receiving portion adapted to receive and enclose a hand of a user, a cuff attached to the hand-receiving portion, and a segmented cuff roll disposed on the outside of the cuff. The cuff roll is divided into two segments connected to each other via an elastic band. The segmented cuff roll is further attached to the hand-receiving portion and the cuff via an elastic band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: Reebok International Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen J. ROBAIRE, Tom Gernetzke, Michael Tinstman, Billy Vespa
  • Publication number: 20090007614
    Abstract: A mountable lock includes a lock body and a retaining member. The lock body is configured to be secured to an external structure by at least one fastening member. The lock body includes a lock interface movable from a locking condition to an unlocking condition in response to proper user manipulation of the lock interface. The retaining member includes a first end receivable in a first opening of the lock body and lockingly engageable with the lock body when the lock interface is in the locking condition, the first end being disengageable from the first opening when the lock interface is in the unlocking condition. The at least one fastening member is accessible through a passageway in the lock body that is blocked when the retaining member is in locking engagement with the lock body, thereby preventing disassembly of the lock body from the external structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Armstrong, Joe ELLIOTT, Tom Gernetzke, D. Scott KALOUS, Michael TINSTMAN