Patents by Inventor Bernard Van Wassenhove

Bernard Van Wassenhove 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).

  • Folding gooseneck assembly
    Patent number: 4296941
    Abstract: An improved folding gooseneck for a load carrying trailer is provided consisting of a forward gooseneck member and a linking assembly. The linking assembly, which pivotably attaches the forward gooseneck member to the frame of a trailer, consists of a combination of a sliding linkage and a non-sliding linkage in which such linkages are positioned so that they form a parallelogram configuration when the gooseneck is in a folded position and a non-parallelogram configuration when the gooseneck is in an unfolded position for use as a loading ramp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1981
    Assignee: CMI Corporation
    Inventor: Bernard Van Wassenhove