Patents by Inventor Jerry Connett

Jerry Connett 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).

  • Tubular hinge bar
    Publication number: 20060175104
    Abstract: A hinge bar for the hinge assembly of a large motor vehicle's hood has a body with opposite ends, arms, curved end sections connecting the arms to the body at each end and hinge bar brackets extending from the arms. At least one ring is located between the midsection of the body and one of the opposite ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Floyd Etzler, Jerry Connett
  • Rotating front bumper
    Publication number: 20060097526
    Abstract: A front bumper for a mobile vehicle that rotates to provide additional access to the vehicle engine. The rotating front bumper is provided in various embodiments, exemplifying possible modes of configuration and operation thereof. Specifically, methods of retaining the front bumper in a non-rotated position are presented, as are methods for preventing over-extension, and linkages that cause the front bumper to rotate when the hood is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2004
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Jerry Connett, Lawrence Hoffman, Gordon Johnson, Matthew Sullivan, Travis Dennison, Patrick Gotschall, Steven Kuhn
  • Hood of a truck
    Patent number: D655227
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Hanson, Gary C. Bryant, Paul X. Buescher, Marcey Collins, Susan M. LaBounty, Gregory C. Miller, Sandeep Premkumar, James R. Therrien, Erik C. Wilson, Joseph F. deNatale, Jerry Connett, Kim Hemme
  • Fender of a truck
    Patent number: D660207
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric J. Hanson, Paul X. Buescher, Marcey Collins, Gregory C. Miller, James R. Therrien, Erik C. Wilson, George McCowan, Sandeep Premkumar, Joseph F. Denatale, Eric A. DeView, Robert B. Riggs, Kurt A. Ringger, Jerry Connett, Marianne Connett, legal representative