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Country	kind	publication No.	Filing Date	Type	Sub-Type

• 15 United States
• 10 France
• 8 Japan
• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

• W FORGE HOLDINGS, INC.

International Classification(s)

• 0804:SCREWDRIVERS AND OTHER SIMILAR TOOLS AND IMPLEMENT....

• 2006 Application Filing Year
• 0804 Class
• 27 Applications Filed
• 27 Patents Issued To-Date
• 100 % Issued To-Date

Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Clampitt, Jr Jess Vernon	Colorado Springs, CO	5	49
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 49
Orr, Benjamin E	Colorado Springs, CO	5	49
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 49
Stewart, Jackie D	Colorado Springs, CO	5	49
# of filed Patents : 5 Total Citations : 49

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Patent Citation Ranking

• 26 Citation Count
• 0804 Class

• 0 % this patent is cited more than
• 17 Age

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Maintenance Fees

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee	due date

Fee	Large entity fee	small entity fee	micro entity fee
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unavoidable	$700.00	$350.00	$175.00
Surcharge after expiration - Late payment is unintentional	$1,640.00	$820.00	$410.00

Full Text

US Patent No: 5988534

Spreader mount assembly

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Abstract

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An improved spreader assembly adapted to be mounted on a the rear end of a cargo bed of a vehicle. The spreader assembly includes a spreader gate, a gate connector adapted to pivotably move the spreader gate about a substantially vertical axis enabling the gate to be swung away from said cargo bed, to expose an opening between the sidewalls of the cargo bed, and a spreader mount connected to the gate and extending rearwardly therefrom. The spreader gate includes a two gate sections positionable with respect to one another to provide a variable longitudinal length of the gate.

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Legal Events

 

• STCH2017
• FP2017
• LAPS2017
• REMI2016
• I2013
• P2010
• AS2010
• F2008
• PD2007

Date	Code	Event	Description
Feb 06, 2017	STCH	INFORMATION ON STATUS: PATENT DISCONTINUATION	free format text: PATENT EXPIRED DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF MAINTENANCE FEES UNDER 37 CFR 1.362
Jan 08, 2017	FP	LAPSED DUE TO FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEE	Effective Date: Jan 08, 2017
Jan 08, 2017	LAPS	LAPSE FOR FAILURE TO PAY MAINTENANCE FEES
Aug 19, 2016	REMI	MAINTENANCE FEE REMINDER MAILED
Jan 08, 2013	I	Issuance
Dec 02, 2010	P	Published
May 14, 2010	AS	ASSIGNMENT	free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:KITCHENER, RENATO;ROGOLL, GUNTHER;KESSLER, MICHAEL;SIGNING DATES FROM 20100204 TO 20100215;REEL/FRAME:024392/0131 Owner name: PEPPERL + FUCHS GMBH, GERMANY
May 09, 2008	F	Filing
May 11, 2007	PD	Priority Date