Marcos Rodriguez

US Patent:

20200307464, Oct 1, 2020

Filed:

Mar 30, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/834959

Inventors:

- Lake Oswego OR, US
Marcos Henry Rodriguez - Portland OR, US
Jason Attfield Sagen - Portland OR, US
John Mark Elliott - Beaverton OR, US
Fangyuan Tian - Nanjing, CN

Assignee:

Yakima Products, Inc. - Lake Oswego OR

International Classification:

B60R 9/08
A01K 97/08
A01K 97/10
B60R 11/00

Abstract:

A fishing rod carrier includes a plurality of horizontal elongate tubes each sized to receive a fishing rod, the elongate tubes being stacked on plural levels, each elongate tube is capped at the distal end. A reel box is attached to the proximal ends of the plurality of elongate tubes and defines an interior space that is continuous with an interior of each of the plurality of elongate tubes, and is configured to enclose a plurality of reels while they are attached to a corresponding plurality of fishing rods disposed within the plurality of elongate tubes. A clamping mechanism is configured to secure the fishing rod carrier to a rooftop rack of an auto.

US Patent:

20180345744, Dec 6, 2018

Filed:

May 31, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/994944

Inventors:

- Lake Oswego OR, US
Marcos Henry Rodriguez - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Yakima Products, Inc. - Lake Oswego OR

International Classification:

B60D 1/167
B60D 1/40

Abstract:

System, including apparatus and methods, for transporting cargo using a swing-away hitch adapter that mounts to a hitch of a vehicle and provides a movable hitch receiver for a cargo carrier, such as a rack for carrying bicycles. In some embodiments, the hitch adapter may comprise a fixed beam and a movable beam. The movable beam may be pivotally connected to the fixed beam at a first end and associated with a movable hitch receiver at a second end. A latch mechanism of the adapter may be configured to automatically lock the movable beam in an open position orthogonal to the fixed beam, to provide access to a rear of the vehicle, when the movable beam is pivoted about a pivot axis to the open position from a closed position parallel to the fixed beam.

US Patent:

20170349112, Dec 7, 2017

Filed:

Jun 5, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/614515

Inventors:

- Lake Oswego OR, US
Marcos Henry Rodriguez - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Yakima Products, Inc. - Lake Oswego OR

International Classification:

B60R 9/10
B60R 9/045
B60R 9/048
B60R 9/06

Abstract:

An upright bicycle carrier may include an elongate base having a pair of parallel rails and a hoop-style wheel capture device. A rear wheel receiver may be adjustably coupled in sliding engagement with a first slot in each of the rails, and a rear crossbar clamp may be adjustably coupled in a second slot in each of the rails, such that the receiver and the clamp are capable of overlapping adjustment ranges. The wheel capture device may include a pair of hoop structures pivotable on a same axis of rotation and securable by a rotatable locking knob.