Patents by Inventor Paul C. Wiegand

Paul C. Wiegand 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: 4106516
    Abstract: A truck trailer interior washing system with a washing head mounted on an extendable and retractable boom horizontally mounted for automated washing cycle extension into and back out of the trailer interior. A truck body or trailer is backed into exact position, centered and aligned with the boom, with the use of guide rails and a centering plate structure automatically moving trailer wheels laterally in a centering action as required. When the system is activated, a pump is started to deliver hot detergent solution to the nozzled cleaning head from wash fluid back-up tanks and heaters as the extension boom is moved into the trailer at a predetermined rate (50' per minute, for example). A feeler bar and microswitch system senses when the inside nose of the trailer is reached and acts to stop the boom in the extended position for a short interval of time during which the pump and feed mechanism clears itself of detergent solution with microswitch activated clear hot water flush to the nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1978
    Inventor: Paul C. Wiegand