Patents by Inventor Stephen J. Richey

Stephen J. Richey 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).

  • Vehicular attachment system for a snowplow or the like
    Patent number: 4873775
    Abstract: An apparatus for engagement with a vehicle is provided which allows a rotatable support wheel of the vehicle to propel the apparatus ahead of the vehicle in the direction the travel thereof. The preferred apparatus includes a snowplow blade or the like, a pair of spaced-apart mounting structures extending rearwardly from the blade, and a pair of horizontally disposed, transverse rollers rotatably coupled with respective mounting structures for engaging a forward peripheral of the front wheel of the vehicle, and elastomeric straps for holding the rollers engaged with the vehicle wheels. In use, forward motion of the vehicle wheels cause the forward peripheral portion of the wheels to engage the respective rollers and propel the apparatus forward for plowing snow or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1989
    Inventor: Stephen J. Richey