Patents by Inventor Darrell Burk

Darrell Burk 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).

  • Removable hitch attachment for earth-moving equipment
    Patent number: 6487799
    Abstract: A removable hitch attachment configured to couple a towable vehicle to the bucket of a piece of earth-moving equipment, the bucket having wall portions terminating in edges that define an opening of the bucket. The removable hitch attachment includes a hitch mount configured to permit mounting of a hitch onto the removable hitch attachment. The removable hitch attachment further includes an edge engaging structure configured to receive one of the edges of the bucket to secure the hitch mount to the bucket. The edge engaging structure is further configured to secure the removable hitch attachment to the bucket independent of engagement with the other edges of the bucket and free of any structural modification of the bucket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Inventor: Darrell Burk
  • Removable hitch attachment for earth-moving equipment
    Publication number: 20010046434
    Abstract: A removable hitch attachment configured to couple a towable vehicle to the bucket of a piece of earth-moving equipment, the bucket having wall portions terminating in edges that define an opening of the bucket. The removable hitch attachment includes a hitch mount configured to permit mounting of a hitch onto the removable hitch attachment. The removable hitch attachment further includes an edge engaging structure configured to receive one of the edges of the bucket to secure the hitch mount to the bucket. The edge engaging structure is further configured to secure the removable hitch attachment to the bucket independent of engagement with the other edges of the bucket and free of any structural modification of the bucket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: November 29, 2001
    Inventor: Darrell Burk