Patents
US 11235647 B2: Truck load bed with side opening gull wing doors
- Granted
- 2022-02-01
- Filed
- 2020-05-22 application 16881723
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An enclosure for protecting a load comprises a truck bed to hold items, a front wall affixed to a proximal end of a width of the truck bed, and a rear wall affixed to a distal end of the width. A main header member runs along the length of the truck bed connecting the rear and front walls to form a central mounting point along a length of the truck bed that is disposed at a maximum height of the rear wall and the front wall. A passenger side gull wing door and a driver side gull wing door are mounted to the main header member by a plurality of hinges affixed to the main header member and which provide a movable joint for the gull wing doors. One or more hydraulic lift cylinders are operative to raise and lower a respective gull wing door.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220201.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEDWELL AND SON ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 patents | US company or organization | Texarkana, TX | LEDWELL & SON ENTERPRISES, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Hardy Ledwell | Texarkana, TX | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Gary G. Gathright | Texarkana, TX | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Leroy Thomas | New Boston, TX | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60J | Windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices for vehicles; removable external protective coverings specially adapted for vehicles | B60J5/0498 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E05D | Hinges or suspension devices for doors, windows or wings | E05D7/009 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E05F | Devices for moving wings into open or closed position; checks for wings; wing fittings not otherwise provided for, concerned with the functioning of the wing | E05F1/1091 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E05Y | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses e05d and e05f, relating to construction elements, electric control, power supply, power signal or transmission, user interfaces, mounting or coupling, details, accessories, auxiliary operations not otherwise provided for, application thereof | E05Y2900/516 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | GATHRIGHT, GARY GENE signed 2020-05-22 LEDWELL, STEPHEN HARDY signed 2020-05-22 THOMAS, MICHAEL LEROY signed 2020-05-22 | LEDWELL AND SON ENTERPRISES, INC. TEXARKANA, TX | 52735/701 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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