Patents by Inventor Frank Bearden

Frank Bearden 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).

  • Patent number: 7210888
    Abstract: A trailer for hauling cylindrical bales includes a carrier for the bales, wheels on the carrier, an elevation adjustment mechanism for raising and lowering the carrier, and a hitch for coupling to a towing vehicle. The carrier has two inwardly extending bottom flanges that are spaced apart and define an opening between them, and an open end through which the bales pass during loading and unloading. When moving the carrier into engagement with one of the bales resting on the ground, the bale stays generally still due to friction from the bale contacting the ground through the opening and the bottom flanges slide under the bale to load the bale onto the carrier. Additional aspects include an adapter for use with a towing vehicle having a three-point pintle hitch, insert containers that fit into the trailer, and a method of loading and unloading the bales.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Inventor: Frank Bearden
  • Publication number: 20060182522
    Abstract: A trailer for hauling cylindrical bales includes a carrier for the bales, wheels on the carrier, an elevation adjustment mechanism for raising and lowering the carrier, and a hitch for coupling to a towing vehicle. The carrier has two inwardly extending bottom flanges that are spaced apart and define an opening between them, and an open end through which the bales pass during loading and unloading. When moving the carrier into engagement with one of the bales resting on the ground, the bale stays generally still due to friction from the bale contacting the ground through the opening and the bottom flanges slide under the bale to load the bale onto the carrier. Additional aspects include an adapter for use with a towing vehicle having a three-point pintle hitch, insert containers that fit into the trailer, and a method of loading and unloading the bales.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventor: Frank Bearden