Patents by Inventor J. Edward Melin

J. Edward Melin 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).

  • Universal front and rear equipment mount for ATV
    Patent number: 7997015
    Abstract: A universal front and rear equipment mount for an ATV includes a telescoping central frame member with telescoping front and rear mounting arms extending therefrom for connection to independent axle structures of the ATV, front and rear angled hitch brackets, each with upturned tabs having aligned holes to receive a hitch pin, and front and rear angled pulley brackets having pulleys mounted thereon for routing a winch cable of a winch mounted either on the front or rear of the vehicle or on the front or rear pulley brackets. An implement can be hitched either to the front or rear hitch bracket, and the implement can be raised or lowered by use of the winch, which has its cable routed over selected pulleys and connected to a hitch tongue or other part of the implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Cole Taylor Bank
    Inventors: Luc Belzile, J. Edward Melin
  • UNIVERSAL FRONT AND REAR EQUIPMENT MOUNT FOR ATV
    Publication number: 20110047835
    Abstract: A universal front and rear equipment mount for an ATV includes a telescoping central frame member with telescoping front and rear mounting arms extending therefrom for connection to independent axle structures of the ATV, front and rear angled hitch brackets, each with upturned tabs having aligned holes to receive a hitch pin, and front and rear angled pulley brackets having pulleys mounted thereon for routing a winch cable of a winch mounted either on the front or rear of the vehicle or on the front or rear pulley brackets. An implement can be hitched either to the front or rear hitch bracket, and the implement can be raised or lowered by use of the winch, which has its cable routed over selected pulleys and connected to a hitch tongue or other part of the implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: SWISHER ACQUISITION, INC.
    Inventors: Luc Belzile, J. Edward Melin
  • Universal front and rear equipment mount for ATV
    Patent number: 7849614
    Abstract: A universal front and rear equipment mount for an ATV includes a telescoping central frame member with telescoping front and rear mounting arms extending therefrom for connection to independent axle structures of the ATV, front and rear angled hitch brackets, each with upturned tabs having aligned holes to receive a hitch pin, and front and rear angled pulley brackets having pulleys mounted thereon for routing a winch cable of a winch mounted either on the front or rear of the vehicle or on the front or rear pulley brackets. An implement can be hitched either to the front or rear hitch bracket, and the implement can be raised or lowered by use of the winch, which has its cable routed over selected pulleys and connected to a hitch tongue or other part of the implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Swisher Acquisition, Inc.
    Inventors: Luc Belzile, J. Edward Melin
  • UNIVERSAL FRONT AND REAR EQUIPMENT MOUNT FOR ATV
    Publication number: 20080222925
    Abstract: A universal front and rear equipment mount for an ATV includes a telescoping central frame member with telescoping front and rear mounting arms extending therefrom for connection to independent axle structures of the ATV, front and rear angled hitch brackets, each with upturned tabs having aligned holes to receive a hitch pin, and front and rear angled pulley brackets having pulleys mounted thereon for routing a winch cable of a winch mounted either on the front or rear of the vehicle or on the front or rear pulley brackets. An implement can be hitched either to the front or rear hitch bracket, and the implement can be raised or lowered by use of the winch, which has its cable routed over selected pulleys and connected to a hitch tongue or other part of the implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Luc Belzile, J. Edward Melin