Patents by Inventor Theodoros N. Dialinakis

Theodoros N. Dialinakis 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).

  • Optical trailer hitch locator
    Patent number: 7151443
    Abstract: A vision sensor mounted above a hitch ball attached to a vehicle detects a colored magnet mounted on a trailer hitch and transmits the visual signal to a processor mounted within the vehicle operated by a power source such as the vehicle's 12 volt D.C. battery. The processor assimilates the sensor's signal and indicates the location of the trailer hitch on a display screen mounted on the dashboard of the vehicle. As the vehicle driver backs his vehicle to place the trailer hitch signal on the ball signal, the actual ball on the vehicle ends up under the trailer hitch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Inventor: Theodoros N. Dialinakis