Patents by Inventor Gene M. Chronister

Gene M. Chronister 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).

  • Trailer hitch alignment system
    Patent number: 6764091
    Abstract: This patent teaches and alignment device to align a vehicle's trailer hitch ball neck assembly with a trailer hitch socket assembly or tongue assembly. The present invention includes two units, each having uprights with engaging press on members. The ball neck upright member has a “C”-shaped bottom portion for frictionally engaging the neck of the trailer hitch ball neck, and the hitch engaging upright member has a “U”-shaped bottom portion for frictionally engaging the outer housing of the hitch socket member around its lower end periphery. When used in conjunction with each other, the two poles visually assist the vehicle operator in aligning the vehicles so that they may be easily coupled together for towing. The uprights are constructed of subunits that can be easily dissembled after use for compact storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Inventors: Victor Lou Grasso, Gene M. Chronister
  • Device to align hitch
    Patent number: 6517098
    Abstract: An alignment device to align a vehicle's trailer hitch ball neck assembly with a trailer hitch socket assembly or tongue assembly. The present invention includes two units, each having uprights with engaging press on members. The ball neck upright member has a “C”-shaped bottom portion for frictionally engaging the neck of the trailer hitch ball neck, and the hitch engaging upright member has a “U”-shaped bottom portion for frictionally engaging the outer housing of the hitch socket member around its lower end periphery. When used in conjunction with each other, the two poles visually assist the vehicle operator in aligning the vehicles so that they may be easily coupled together for towing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Inventors: Victor L. Grasso, Gene M. Chronister
  • Device to align hitch
    Publication number: 20020056971
    Abstract: An alignment device to align a vehicle's trailer hitch ball neck assembly with a trailer hitch socket assembly or tongue assembly. The present invention includes two units, each having uprights with engaging press on members. The ball neck upright member has a “C”-shaped bottom portion for frictionally engaging the neck of the trailer hitch ball neck, and the hitch engaging upright member has a “U”-shaped bottom portion for frictionally engaging the outer housing of the hitch socket member around its lower end periphery. When used in conjunction with each other, the two poles visually assist the vehicle operator in aligning the vehicles so that they may be easily coupled together for towing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2001
    Publication date: May 16, 2002
    Inventors: Victor L. Grasso, Gene M. Chronister