Patents by Inventor Dennis E. Harris

Dennis E. Harris 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: 20080181755
    Abstract: A portable dolly for use in transporting a vehicle. The dolly includes a base structure that has at least one wheel for rolling the dolly. The dolly also includes at least one lifting arm that is designed to cup the wheel or tire of the vehicle. A lifting mechanism is provided on the dolly for lifting the lifting arm to raise the vehicle's wheel or tire off of the ground surface such that the wheel or tire rests on the lifting arm. The vehicle can then be rolled with the wheel or tire resting on the rolling dolly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventor: Dennis E. Harris
  • Patent number: 7017934
    Abstract: A portable dolly for use in towing a tractor including at least one wheel for moving the dolly, a king pin configured for placement in a mating engagement with a fifth wheel on the tractor, and a plurality of chains for connecting the dolly to the tractor, wherein the dolly is configured to assist a wrecker with towing the tractor from the tractor's front end without removing the front drive axle and drive shaft on the tractor. A lift mechanism is provided for lifting the tractor off the ground into a position that is suitable for towing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Inventor: Dennis E. Harris
  • Publication number: 20040023774
    Abstract: Apparatus forms folds in a continuously moving web by passing the web over skis. The folds may be arranged to form pleats. The skis are individually movable to facilitate adjustment. Adjustment of the skis can be done while the web is moving through the apparatus. Further, the portions of the web immediately to the sides of the skis are controlled by respective material guides to make certain the pleat folds are properly formed on the sides of the pleated section. The web is continuously and automatically guided to maintain a substantially constant position in a direction transverse to the web.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Applicant: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy J. Blenke, Dennis E. Harris