Patents by Inventor Floyd E. Dean

Floyd E. Dean 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).

  • Axle alignment machine
    Patent number: 4055899
    Abstract: An axle alignment machine on which a trailer can be driven and fastened, simulating the fastening of a trailer to a fifth wheel of a tractor. The machine having a pit located therein which contains carriages that move on tracks. The carriages support the wheels of a trailer so that with plumb bobs and markings in the pit a static alignment of the axles of the trailer may be obtained and with the use of motors to turn wheel rollers on the carriages a dynamic alignment of the axles of the trailer may be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1977
    Inventor: Floyd E. Dean