Patents by Inventor Ernest DeLanghe

Ernest DeLanghe 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: 20240190690
    Abstract: A foldable funnel includes a bowl having a continuous outer wall having a top edge defining an opening to an interior space. The continuous outer wall includes a plurality of spaced apart bowl living hinges and a first flange extending from the top edge, where the first flange having a width and a length. The foldable funnel includes a stem extending from the bowl, the stem having a through bore in fluid communication with the interior space wherein a cross-sectional area of the through bore is less than a cross-sectional area of the opening. The bowl is configured to be positioned into a first position wherein the bowl is configured to transfer a fluid from the bowl through the opening and the interior space and into the through bore in the stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: William D. BUTTERFIELD, Kasey L. PIPO, Ernest DELANGHE
  • Publication number: 20240174159
    Abstract: A clamp for securing a pair of snowmobile skis to a bed having an attached loop includes a main body comprising spaced apart plates configured to provide rigidity to the clamp and a hook. The clamp includes at least one moveable plate within the main body having a camming surface engaged with the hook, and an actuating mechanism proximate an end of the main body. The actuating mechanism is configured to position the clamp into an unclamped position wherein the hook is disengaged from the loop attached to the bed and a clamped position where the hook engages the loop and is configured to apply a downward force on the skis by moving the at least one actuator plate within the main body to raise the hook through engagement with the camming surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Ernest DeLanghe, Kasey Pipo, William Butterfield, George Runger, Steven Potter, Tyler Jacobson
  • Publication number: 20240174498
    Abstract: A monolithic, polymer ramp for elevating a tire of a vehicle from ground level to an elevated position includes a slanted portion having a slanted surface extending from a front end, the slanted surface configured to engage the tire and elevate the tire to the elevated position. The ramp includes a wheel supporting portion having a substantially flat surface extending from the slanted surface and a first chock molded therein proximate a back end, wherein the slanted surface and the substantially flat surface comprise a plurality of spaced apart rows of spaced apart columns wherein the spaced apart columns extend from apertures in the slanted surface and the substantially flat surface and terminate at a distal end that is proximately even with the front end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Inventors: Ernest DELANGHE, Steven W. POTTER, William D. BUTTERFIELD, Kasey L. PIPO, Jon LEIKVOLD, Nathaniel CHRISTIAN
  • Patent number: 7806639
    Abstract: An apparatus for assisting in loading and unloading a snowmobile having spaced apart skis with runners extending from bottom surfaces thereof or for providing traction for loading and unloading a vehicle with a plurality of tires onto a trailer surface includes a base for attaching to the surface of the trailer. Upper surfaces of the base and bars reduces friction between the skis and surface of the trailer. The base also includes a trailing edge for providing traction for the plurality of tires for loading and unloading the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Caliber, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest DeLanghe, Matthew Pfankuch
  • Publication number: 20070253789
    Abstract: An apparatus for assisting in loading and unloading a snowmobile having spaced apart skis with runners extending from bottom surfaces thereof or for providing traction for loading and unloading a vehicle with a plurality of tires onto a trailer surface includes a base for attaching to the surface of the trailer. Upper surfaces of the base and bars reduces friction between the skis and surface of the trailer. The base also includes a trailing edge for providing traction for the plurality of tires for loading and unloading the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Publication date: November 1, 2007
    Applicant: Caliber, Inc.
    Inventors: Ernest DeLanghe, Matthew Pfankuch