Patents by Inventor Charles Patrick Hillen

Charles Patrick Hillen 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).

  • Trailer hitch alignment system and method
    Patent number: 11951786
    Abstract: A hitch alignment system includes a hitch alignment tool with a flexible plastic body. The tool body includes a pair of side panels interconnected by a base. A pair of tapered rods extend inwardly from the side panels. A hitch alignment method of the present invention utilizes the tool for aligning the hitch pin holes in a hitch receiver tube with the hole of a connecting shaft. With the receiver tube and connecting shaft holes properly aligned, a hitch pin can be inserted through the aligned holes for securely retaining the connecting shaft of the ball mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Inventor: Charles Patrick Hillen
  • TRAILER HITCH ALIGNMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20230347695
    Abstract: A hitch alignment system includes a hitch alignment tool with a flexible plastic body. The tool body includes a pair of side panels interconnected by a base. A pair of tapered rods extend inwardly from the side panels. A hitch alignment method of the present invention utilizes the tool for aligning the hitch pin holes in a hitch receiver tube with the hole of a connecting shaft. With the receiver tube and connecting shaft holes properly aligned, a hitch pin can be inserted through the aligned holes for securely retaining the connecting shaft of the ball mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Charles Patrick Hillen