Patents by Inventor Virginia Elizabeth Thompson

Virginia Elizabeth Thompson 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).

  • Attachment for Loading Elongated Articles Atop Vehicles
    Publication number: 20110024472
    Abstract: An attachment for a vehicle effective in facilitating the loading of an elongated article onto the roof of such vehicle, generally consisting of a support means mountable on an end of the vehicle; a bracket mounted on the support means; a roller mounted on the bracket, having a rotation axis disposed transversely relative to a longitudinal centerline of the vehicle, onto which an end of an article may be rested to accommodate the lifting of an opposite end thereof and rolling the article onto the roof of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Dee D. Thompson, Virginia Elizabeth Thompson