Patents by Inventor Eric Mercado

Eric Mercado 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).

  • Vehicle and trailer weight balance and force indication system and method of use
    Patent number: 9870653
    Abstract: A system includes a vehicle having a rear bumper and a trailer hitch assembly having a hitch trailer ball; a trailer having a tongue adapted to engage with the hitch trailer ball and a platform configured to carry a load; and a monitoring system having a computer, a sensor operably associated with the computer and configured to measure a weight of the load carried by the trailer, and an alarm operably associated with the computer and configured to notify a user as a predetermined weight threshold is reached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Inventors: Larron Fritz, Eric Mercado