Patents by Inventor Dean West

Dean West 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).

  • Publication number: 20260227163
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a bullet assembly having a first housing portion, a second housing portion in physical contact with the first housing portion, and a connector coupled to the first and second housing portions. The connector maintains a connection between the first and second housing portions when the first and second housing portions separate subsequent to firing of the bullet assembly from a rifled barrel of a firearm. The bullet assembly also includes a core coupled to the connector. The core comprises a first portion about which the connector is wound in a first direction opposite to a second direction corresponding to rotation of the first and second housing portions subsequent to firing of the bullet assembly and the core allows the connector to unwind freely as the first and second housing portions subsequent to firing of the bullet assembly until the connector is unwound fully from the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Inventors: Christopher Brendan Cummings, Richard Robert Roper, Dean West
  • Publication number: 20260091627
    Abstract: A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member supports a front portion of a second truck. The beam member connects to a rear portion of the second truck using a cross-bar assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2025
    Publication date: April 2, 2026
    Inventor: Dean West
  • Patent number: 12508854
    Abstract: A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member supports a front portion of a second truck. The beam member connects to a rear portion of the second truck using a cross-bar assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Truckmovers.com, Inc.
    Inventor: Dean West
  • Publication number: 20250368119
    Abstract: A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member supports a front portion of a second truck. A beam member is engaged to the lower member. The beam member connects to a rear portion of the second truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2025
    Publication date: December 4, 2025
    Inventor: Dean West
  • Patent number: 12415578
    Abstract: A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member supports a front portion of a second truck. A beam member is engaged to the lower member. The beam member connects to a rear portion of the second truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2025
    Assignee: Truckmovers.com, Inc.
    Inventor: Dean West
  • Publication number: 20230226863
    Abstract: A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member supports a front portion of a second truck. The beam member connects to a rear portion of the second truck using a cross-bar assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventor: Dean West
  • Publication number: 20220242497
    Abstract: A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member supports a front portion of a second truck. A beam member is engaged to the lower member. The beam member connects to a rear portion of the second truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventor: Dean West
  • Patent number: 9937959
    Abstract: A mud flap system for a tractor is described. The mud flap system includes brackets that clamp or secure to a frame of the tractor. Lateral extensions engage to the brackets to support covers over a top surface of rear wheels of the tractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: TRUCKMOVERS.COM INC.
    Inventor: Dean West
  • Publication number: 20180022393
    Abstract: A mud flap system for a tractor is described. The mud flap system includes brackets that clamp or secure to a frame of the tractor. Lateral extensions engage to the brackets to support covers over a top surface of rear wheels of the tractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Dean West
  • Patent number: 9776672
    Abstract: A mud flap system for a tractor is described. The mud flap system includes brackets that clamp or secure to a frame of the tractor. Lateral extensions engage to the brackets to support covers over a top surface of rear wheels of the tractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: TRUCKMOVERS.COM INC.
    Inventor: Dean West
  • Publication number: 20170240213
    Abstract: A mud flap system for a tractor is described. The mud flap system includes brackets that clamp or secure to a frame of the tractor. Lateral extensions engage to the brackets to support covers over a top surface of rear wheels of the tractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Dean West
  • Patent number: 9643657
    Abstract: A mud flap system for a tractor is described. The mud flap system includes brackets that clamp or secure to a frame of the tractor. Lateral extensions engage to the brackets to support covers over a top surface of rear wheels of the tractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Truckmovers.Com, Inc.
    Inventor: Dean West
  • Patent number: 9636957
    Abstract: A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member supports a front portion of a second truck. A beam member is engaged to the lower member, and the beam member extends and retracts from an interior of the lower member. The beam member connects to a rear portion of the second truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: TRUCKMOVERS.COM, INC.
    Inventors: L. Thomas Duvall, Dean West, Jeff Brawley
  • Publication number: 20150097365
    Abstract: A mud flap system for a tractor is described. The mud flap system includes brackets that clamp or secure to a frame of the tractor. Lateral extensions engage to the brackets to support covers over a top surface of rear wheels of the tractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventor: Dean West
  • Publication number: 20150048594
    Abstract: A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member supports a front portion of a second truck. A beam member is engaged to the lower member, and the beam member extends and retracts from an interior of the lower member. The beam member connects to a rear portion of the second truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventors: L. Thomas Duvall, Dean West, Jeff Brawley
  • Patent number: 8876139
    Abstract: A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member supports a front portion of a second truck. A beam member is engaged to the lower member, and the beam member extends and retracts from an interior of the lower member. The beam member connects to a rear portion of the second truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Truckmovers.com, Inc.
    Inventors: L. Thomas Duvall, Dean West, Jeff Brawley
  • Publication number: 20130147155
    Abstract: A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member supports a front portion of a second truck. A beam member is engaged to the lower member, and the beam member extends and retracts from an interior of the lower member. The beam member connects to a rear portion of the second truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Truckmovers.Com
    Inventors: L. Thomas Duvall, Dean West, Jeff Brawley
  • Patent number: 8371599
    Abstract: A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to removably connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member supports a front portion of a second truck. A beam member is removably engaged to the lower member, and the beam member extends and retracts from an interior of the lower member. The beam member connects to a rear portion of the second truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Inventors: L. Thomas Duvall, Dean West, Jeff Brawley
  • Publication number: 20120146312
    Abstract: A truck towing system is described. The truck towing system provides for a first truck to tow a second truck in a back to front relationship, i.e., the front portion of the second truck (the towed truck) is connected or attached to a rear portion of the first truck (the towing truck). The truck towing system includes an upper member to removably connect with a first truck. A middle member joins the upper member and a lower member in a fixed engagement. The lower member supports a front portion of a second truck. A beam member is removably engaged to the lower member, and the beam member extends and retracts from an interior of the lower member. The beam member connects to a rear portion of the second truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Inventors: L. Thomas Duvall, Dean West, Jeff Brawley
  • Publication number: 20060085536
    Abstract: A system and method for sharing data polling and buffering for multiple requesters are provided. With the present invention, a user/computing device may register with a data polling system whose purpose is to periodically poll computer system resources for data. This data is stored in a common storage buffer with pointers to the data being stored in index data structures for a plurality of users. More than one user index data structure may have a pointer to the same data location in the common storage buffer. In addition, a mechanism for aligning data pollings among a plurality of users/computing devices is provided so as to increase the amount of sharing of data stored in the common storage buffer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Joel Meyer, William Parvin, Wenjian Qiao, Dean West