Patents Assigned to Progress Mfg. LLC
  • Patent number: 12326355
    Abstract: A hydraulic jack having a piston, configured to lift at least a portion of a vehicle or trailer, and a housing, where the housing includes a high pressure fluid chamber configured to receive at least a portion of the piston, and where increasing fluid pressure within the high pressure chamber moves the piston further out of the housing. The hydraulic jack also includes a weight gauge attached to the housing and in fluid communication with the high pressure fluid chamber, wherein the weight gauge is configured and calibrated to measure and display the weight of the vehicle or trailer being lifted by the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2025
    Assignee: Progress Mfg. LLC
    Inventors: Jed K. Anderson, David F. Lundgreen, Jason R. Harper
  • Patent number: 12227041
    Abstract: A system for powered trailer weight distribution having a hitch mount with a spring bar, and a trailer with a spring bar mount disposed on the trailer and having an initial position relative to the trailer, wherein the spring bar mount is configured to receive and engage the spring bar, and a weight distribution actuator configured and arranged to adjust a position of the spring bar mount relative to the spring bar while engaged with the spring bar, wherein the weight distribution actuator is connected to a power source that provides power to the weight distribution actuator, facilitating the adjustment of the position of the spring bar mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Progress Mfg. LLC
    Inventors: Jed K. Anderson, David F. Lundgreen, Jason R. Harper
  • Patent number: 11821781
    Abstract: A weight distribution measurement system includes a portable measuring device configured to measure a linear distance and store a plurality of measurements. The portable measuring device is also configured to measure a first distance between a first location on a vehicle supported by an axle of the vehicle and a second location, wherein the first distance is measured prior to loading the vehicle. The portable measuring device is also configured to measure a second distance between the first location and the second location, wherein the second distance is measured after loading a vehicle. And the portable measuring device can measure a third distance between the first location and the second location, wherein the third distance is measured after loading a vehicle and after a weight distribution mechanism has been engaged, and then calculate the percent weight distribution over the axles of the vehicle using the portable measuring device and display the percent weight distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Progress Mfg. LLC
    Inventors: Jed K. Anderson, David F. Lundgreen, Jason R. Harper
  • Patent number: 11813904
    Abstract: A trailer hitch system may include a scale ball mount for supporting a hitch ball as part of a trailer hitch system, and for measuring the tongue weight of a trailer. The scale ball mount may comprise a trailer hitch ball mount. In an embodiment, the scale ball mount may include a biasing component disposed below a hitch ball and a gauge for displaying downward force applied at the hitch ball. The biasing component may be a urethane spring. An indicator may be disposed between the biasing component and the hitch ball, and the indicator may be viewable through an opening in the gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Progress Mfg. LLC
    Inventors: Jed K. Anderson, Jason Harper, Matthew Barnes