Patents by Inventor Cody J. Topil

Cody J. Topil 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).

  • Arms for translating a tarp roller across a trailer and a tarp stop for a tarp supported by the tarp roller
    Patent number: 9669752
    Abstract: A system can include a trailer, a tarp roller, a tarp, and an arm for translating the tarp roller across the trailer. An arm can be attached to a mount disposed on a door of the trailer. The arm can include a rigid arm segment to attach to the mount and a flexible cable and a universal connector to connect to an intermediate position on the tarp roller. An arm can include a longitudinally extending rigid arm segment having a first longitudinal axis, another longitudinally extending rigid arm segment having a second longitudinal axis, and a connector coupling the rigid arm segments together. The connector can include attach points where ends of the rigid arm segments attach to the connector. The connector can also have biasing mechanisms at the attach points to urge the rigid arm segments into an orientation. A stop can include a frame with a tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Timpte Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry J. Bielfelt, Timothy L. Bracha, Mark Wellman, Henry J. Topil, Cody J. Topil, TImothy A. Gesell
  • ARMS FOR TRANSLATING A TARP ROLLER ACROSS A TRAILER AND A TARP STOP FOR A TARP SUPPORTED BY THE TARP ROLLER
    Publication number: 20170113525
    Abstract: A system can include a trailer, a tarp roller, a tarp, and an arm for translating the tarp roller across the trailer. An arm can be attached to a mount disposed on a door of the trailer. The arm can include a rigid arm segment to attach to the mount and a flexible cable and a universal connecter to connect to an intermediate position on the tarp roller. An arm can include a longitudinally extending rigid arm segment having a first longitudinal axis, another longitudinally extending rigid arm segment having a second longitudinal axis, and a connector coupling the rigid arm segments together. The connector can include attach points where ends of the rigid arm segments attach to the connector. The connector can also have biasing mechanisms at the attach points to urge the rigid arm segments into an orientation. A stop can include a frame with a tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Terry J. Bielfelt, Timothy L. Bracha, Mark Wellman, Henry J. Topil, Cody J. Topil, Timothy A. Gesell