Patents by Inventor John Clyde Hill

John Clyde Hill 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).

  • Apparatus for towing a disabled truck tractor
    Patent number: 5845920
    Abstract: A towing apparatus removably attachable to the fifth wheel of a towing vehicle includes a forward lifting beam having a distal extremity and a proximal extremity having a flat mounting face angularly disposed to the long axis of the beam and adapted to engage the fifth wheel. A rear lifting beam has a first extremity pivotably joined to the distal extremity of the forward lifting beam, and a second extremity attachable to the fifth wheel of a disabled tractor. A hydraulically activated piston, located in the forward lifting beam causes movement of the rear lifting in a vertical plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1998
    Inventor: John Clyde Hill