Patents by Inventor Gary C. Farris

Gary C. Farris 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: 5971494
    Abstract: The hopper bottom trailer has a main frame supported by wheels, a hopper with hopper walls that extend downwardly to a discharge opening and a discharge door, and two side walls. An upper side frame member is attached to each side wall. A front upper frame member and a rear upper frame member are secured to the upper side frame members. A forward inclined floor panel is pivotally attached to the front upper frame member and a rear inclined floor panel is pivotally attached to the rear upper frame member. The forward and rear inclined floor panels are pivoted from an inclined position in which grain can slide down their surfaces to the hopper to a raised position which opens the inside of the trailer to receive elongated cargo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Inventor: Gary C. Farris
  • Patent number: 4770577
    Abstract: A transport trailer 10 for moving a combine harvester header including a frame 12, support wheels 14 rotatably journalled on the frame 12, and hitch member 26 on the front end of the frame 12 for attaching the trailer 10 to a draft vehicle. One or more generally vertical guides 28 are attached to the frame 12. A generally horizontal guide 30 is attached to the frame 12 and extends outwardly from each generally vertical guide. A header support structure 32 is supported by a generally vertical guide 28 and a generally horizontal guide 30. Attaching devices 66 are provided for attaching a header to the support structure 32. A hydraulic cylinder 60 is attached to the frame 12 and the header support structure 32 to move the support structure 32 along a vertical guide 28 and simultaneously along a generally horizontal guide 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1988
    Inventor: Gary C. Farris