Mat, Step, Or Step Plate (38) Patents (Class D12/203)
  • Stirrup aiding a person entering or exiting a vehicle
    Patent number: 7293788
    Abstract: A stirrup attached to the rear of a vehicle, making it safer and easier to enter into and/or exit from the vehicle. It comprises a bottom member that is preferably flat and rectangular, vertical side members extending upwards from opposite edges of the bottom member, and a top member from which the side members depend. Optional features include a tread pad on the upper surface of the bottom member, a shin guard, an illumination light, and/or a brake light. In a first preferred embodiment, it is retained on the vehicle using an attachment member extending from the top member that is inserted into a trailer hitch. In a second preferred embodiment, it is retained on the underside of the vehicle's rear bumper using attachment members such as bolts. In a third preferred embodiment, it is welded to the underside of the vehicle's rear bumper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Randall Bosley, Bradley James Morrison
  • Vehicle floor mat
    Patent number: D535930
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Packy Poda Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Lu
  • Footrest
    Patent number: D536290
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Inventor: Peter Yeh
  • Step for tubular bars on a truck or SUV
    Patent number: D536651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Inventor: John G. Polka
  • Vehicle floor mat
    Patent number: D537025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Inventor: Bradley A. Kraines
  • Auxiliary step for mobile home and recreational vehicle trailer steps.
    Patent number: D537399
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Inventor: Wayne I. Riddle
  • Shoe protector mat with no-skid backing
    Patent number: D538725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Inventor: Ezra D. Eskandry
  • Front face of a floor mat
    Patent number: D539717
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Rally Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Saied Hussaini, Marc Iacovelli
  • Automotive floor mat
    Patent number: D540729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Inventor: Susan Lynch
  • Vehicle floor mat
    Patent number: D542203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Kraco Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley A. Kraines
  • Vehicle floor mat
    Patent number: D542204
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Packy Poda Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Lu
  • Step pad for vehicular side step
    Patent number: D545747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Xtreme Metal Fab., Inc.
    Inventor: Ron Storer
  • Vehicle running board
    Patent number: D546259
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2007
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Craig Metros, Patrick J. Schiavone, Tyler Jon Blake, Jeffery Nowak
  • Step pad for vehicular side step
    Patent number: D546745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Xtreme Metal Fab., Inc.
    Inventor: Ron Storer
  • Front face of a floor mat
    Patent number: D548663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Inventor: Gregory A. Thomas
  • Interior vehicle door threshold
    Patent number: D548664
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: Paccar Inc
    Inventors: Phillip J. Hall, Laura C. Tripp, Louis D. Heilaneh
  • Vehicle cab step
    Patent number: D549145
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Daniel R. Kieffer, Wayne K. Simons, Gerald J. Angelo, Richard D. Wailes, Jr., Jake Tyler Ferderer, Robert Odell Culwell
  • Vehicle access step
    Patent number: D549146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel R. Kieffer, Wayne K. Simons, Gerald J. Angelo, Richard D. Wailes, Jr., Jake Tyler Ferderer, Robert Odell Culwell
  • Vehicle floor mat
    Patent number: D550137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Kraco Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley A. Kraines
  • Front face of a floor mat
    Patent number: D555562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Rally Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Iacovelli, Eddie Garrastacho
  • Floor mat
    Patent number: D555563
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Rally Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Marc Iacovelli, Eddie Garrastacho
  • Vehicle floor mat
    Patent number: D556112
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: Packy Poda Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Lu
  • Trailer hitch step
    Patent number: D559164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Inventor: Michael Spera
  • Step for an automobile
    Patent number: D559755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takafumi Ito, Shinya Fukuda
  • Truck step
    Patent number: D560151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Inventor: Jerry L. Jeffries
  • Diamond plate floor mat
    Patent number: D561080
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Inventor: Igor Soshkin
  • Vehicle floor mat
    Patent number: D562751
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Packy Poda Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Lu
  • Step rail for a vehicle
    Patent number: D567729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Berryman Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert T. Crandall
  • Running board
    Patent number: D568221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Cord Automotive International, Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Cord, Robert Crandall, Dany G. Smith
  • Vehicle side bar
    Patent number: D568222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Assignee: Xtreme Metal Fab., Inc.
    Inventor: Ron Storer
  • Vehicle floor mat
    Patent number: D569318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Kraco Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley A. Kraines
  • Anti-skid mat for accessories
    Patent number: D573075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Inventor: Ezra D. Eskandry
  • Floor mat
    Patent number: D573076
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Volker Müller
  • Tire step assembly
    Patent number: D573929
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2008
    Inventor: Daniel K. Black
  • Vehicle floor mat
    Patent number: D577647
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: American Auto Accessories, Inc.
    Inventor: Henry T. H. Hsu
  • Jack pad
    Patent number: D577648
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Inventor: Anne Shaw
  • Step for a truck
    Patent number: D582826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Volvo Group North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Chad Lee Burchett, Jeffrey Robert Cotner, Hugh Thomas Dickinson
  • Vehicle floor mat
    Patent number: D584671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: American Auto Accessories, Inc.
    Inventor: Henry T. H. Hsu
  • Floor mat
    Patent number: D585349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Inventor: Shirley Mason
  • Step for pickup truck tailgate
    Patent number: D585350
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Inventor: Donn K. Coletti
  • Vehicle running board
    Patent number: D588514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Conrad Michael Kudelko, Michael Henry Maj, Adrian Nicholas Alexander Elliott, James Krizman
  • Step for pickup truck tailgate
    Patent number: D593472
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Inventor: Donn K. Coletti
  • Trailer hitch step and seat adapted to engage a towing tether
    Patent number: D594799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2009
    Inventor: Michael Schnebele
  • Fender step for trailer
    Patent number: D595630
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: Load Rite Trailers, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary M. McPherson, Keith A. Field
  • Running board
    Patent number: D596097
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Inventor: Li-Yue Huang-Tsai
  • Running board
    Patent number: D596098
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Inventor: Li-Yue Huang-Tsai
  • Vehicular drain collecting mat
    Patent number: D598833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Inventor: Nicholas J. Welle
  • Trailer hitch step
    Patent number: D602416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: BabCor, L.L.C.
    Inventor: Bobby V. Corwin
  • Floor mat
    Patent number: D603777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Inventor: Frederick W. Masanek, Jr.
  • Vehicle floor mat
    Patent number: D604219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Packy Poda Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Lu