Patents by Inventor David Ihde

David Ihde 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).

  • Patent number: 9167889
    Abstract: A scraper comprising an elongated handle, a blade head at a first end of the elongated handle, and a set of brush bristles at a second end of the elongated handle is provided. The blade head includes first and second scraping edges spaced from each other and extending parallel to the brush bristles. The elongated handle may be held in a right handed orientation in which the first scraping edge may engage a surface to be scraped or a left handed orientation in which the second scraping edge may engage the surface to be scraped for comfortably removing ice, snow, or debris from the surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: David Ihde, Daniel Joseph Weibel, Greg Yotz, Gary Kaminski
  • Patent number: 9145112
    Abstract: A pivoting snowbrush for removing snow, ice, or debris from a surface, the pivoting snowbrush including an elongated handle, a brush, and a brush mount fixed to the handle and pivotally connected to the brush. The brush may be shiftable about the brush mount between a first orientation in which the brush extends generally parallel to the handle and a second orientation in which the brush extends generally perpendicular to the handle. The brush may include a brush body and a debris removal component attached to the brush body. The brush body may have a primary portion, a pivot extending from the primary portion, and an actuatable detent device integrally molded to the primary portion. The brush mount may rotatably connect to the pivot and may have features for selectively engaging with the detent device, thus selectively fixing the brush in the first orientation and/or the second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventor: David Ihde
  • Patent number: 8215656
    Abstract: A trailer hitch apparatus for mechanically and electrically coupling a towing vehicle to a towed vehicle includes: a receiver and a trailer mount. The receiver has a receiver tube with an open end; a first electrical connector having a plurality of electrical contacts for attaching to the towing vehicle electrical system; and a second electrical connector having a plurality of electrical contacts electrically connected to the plurality of electrical contacts of the first electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: Gary Kaminski, David Ihde
  • Patent number: 7850191
    Abstract: A trailer hitch apparatus for mechanically and electrically coupling a towing vehicle to a towed vehicle includes: a receiver and a trailer mount. The receiver has a receiver tube with an open end; a first electrical connector having a plurality of electrical contacts for attaching to the towing vehicle electrical system; and a second electrical connector having a plurality of electrical contacts electrically connected to the plurality of electrical contacts of the first electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corp.
    Inventors: Gary Kaminski, David Ihde
  • Publication number: 20050037632
    Abstract: A lighted wiring adapter (10) for connecting a towed vehicle (12) to a towing vehicle (14) and displaying a status of the vehicles' wiring. The adapter (10) allows circuits on the towed vehicle (12) to be powered or otherwise operated through circuits on the towing vehicle (14). The adapter (10) broadly comprises a housing (16) operable to physically connect the towed vehicle's (12) wiring to the towing vehicle's (14) wiring, a plurality of conductors (18) internal to the housing (16) each operable to electrically individually connect one of the towed vehicle's (12) circuits to one of the towing vehicle's (14) circuits, and at least one light (20) to display the status of one of the circuits. The light (20) may be colored or positioned to indicate which circuit powers the light (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventor: David Ihde
  • Patent number: D517988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: David Ihde, Jimmie Barnes
  • Patent number: D542035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jimmie Barnes, Jr., David Ihde
  • Patent number: D542490
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jimmie Barnes, Jr., David Ihde
  • Patent number: D587653
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jimmie Barnes, Jr., David Ihde
  • Patent number: D588540
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jimmie Barnes, Jr., David Ihde
  • Patent number: D597487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jimmie Barnes, Jr., David Ihde
  • Patent number: D611001
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: David Ihde, Daniel L. Scheller
  • Patent number: D614573
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: David Ihde, Jimmie Barnes, Jr.
  • Patent number: D625521
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: Jimmie Barnes, Jr., David Ihde
  • Patent number: D704449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation
    Inventors: David Ihde, Jimmie Barnes, Jr.