Patents by Inventor Ephrem Lachance

Ephrem Lachance 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: 8757654
    Abstract: The anti-theft device is for use with a trailer hitch regardless of whether the trailer hitch is attached or unattached to a towing vehicle ball. The device is selectively movable between an open position and a closed position. It includes two complementary and substantially coplanar base plates, two mutually-facing rim members defining an inner slotted space receiving the lateral flanged edge of the trailer hitch when the device is in the closed position on the trailer hitch, and two anchoring members. Each anchoring member is rigidly connected to and downwardly projecting from the corresponding plate. The device is very compact, effective, easy to use, and can be installed or removed in a few seconds. It provides a very convenient way of preventing the theft of a trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Cojega Inc.
    Inventor: Ephrem Lachance
  • Publication number: 20140028000
    Abstract: The anti-theft device is for use with a trailer hitch regardless of whether the trailer hitch is attached or unattached to a towing vehicle ball. The device is selectively movable between an open position and a closed position. It includes two complementary and substantially coplanar base plates, two mutually-facing rim members defining an inner slotted space receiving the lateral flanged edge of the trailer hitch when the device is in the closed position on the trailer hitch, and two anchoring members. Each anchoring member is rigidly connected to and downwardly projecting from the corresponding plate. The device is very compact, effective, easy to use, and can be installed or removed in a few seconds. It provides a very convenient way of preventing the theft of a trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Ephrem LACHANCE
  • Patent number: D693747
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Inventor: Ephrem Lachance