Patents by Inventor Gerard F. Dugas

Gerard F. Dugas 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: 6240660
    Abstract: An attachment for use with snow handling equipment such as a snowplow blade or a wheel loader bucket or similar implement, the attachment comprising a plate pivotally mounted at each end of the implement and movable between a forwardly projecting horizontal deployed position and a retracted position wherein the plate extends upwardly and does not interfere with normal operation of the implement. In the deployed position the plate is freely pivotal upwards and has a rounded front lower corner so that it can readily ride over curb stones and similar obstacles without damaging the mechanism. The attachments have the effect of greatly increasing the snow handling capacity of the implement without significantly detracting from its normal utilization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Inventor: Gerard F. Dugas