Patents by Inventor Thomas L. Auth

Thomas L. Auth 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).

  • Truck body with modular construction
    Patent number: 4126349
    Abstract: A truck body for a light truck including a frame structure attachable to the truck chassis including invertible joists with offset cantilever ends; truck body side walls each including a plurality of integral one piece molded plastic cabinet modules in tandem fore and aft arrangement with confronting end walls flush against each other and defining socket recesses to receive the offset cantilever ends of the joists; one of the modules on each side having a wheel well asymmetrically located and interchangeable from side to side to accommodate trucks of different cab-to-axle spacings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1978
    Assignees: Chas. Olson & Sons, Wheel Service Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Eldrid W. Nelson, Thomas L. Auth