Patents by Inventor Robert Dwayne Pilcher

Robert Dwayne Pilcher 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: 4017094
    Abstract: The total apparatus for transporting long loads includes a tractor, a first steering converter trailer truck, and a second load-bearing trailer truck. Forward and aft bolsters are mounted on the tractor and the second truck for rotation about vertical axes to support the load and be tied to it. The first truck has a steering converter coupler with a terminal at its forward end engaged with a pivotal connector on the tractor located well aft of the bolster pivot. The second truck has a follower coupler with its forward end pivotally connected to the first truck, which does not contact the load and is free to move to either side. Lateral movement of the pivotal connector when the tractor turns directs the first truck to the outside of the curve away from the centerline of the load and the second truck follows it. The outboard position of the first truck counteracts any tipping tendency on a fast turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1977
    Inventor: Robert Dwayne Pilcher