Patents by Inventor George H. Austin

George H. Austin 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).

  • Hitch alignment apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5503422
    Abstract: A hitch alignment apparatus comprising a mount having a base for engaging an underside of a drawbar of a ball hitch and a latch pins for engaging the ball hitch above the base thereby holding the base to the drawbar, and a ramp member, having a pair of sidewalls, rigidly secured to a front end of the mount at an elevation above the latch pins, the pair of sidewalls converging as they approach the front end of the mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Inventor: George H. Austin
  • Calibrating blow pin
    Patent number: 4954071
    Abstract: A blow mold for use with the blow pin assembly having article body, neck, and finish defining portions including an anvil portion to permit severing of a flash portion of the parison from the article. A shearing ring portion cooperates with the anvil portion to sever the flash portion of the parison from the article and both portions are inclined with respect to a plane normal to the axis of reciprocation of the blow pin to form an inclined finish on the article. A tip portion has an outer surface cooperating with the finish defining portion to calibrate the thickness of the article between the neck and anvil portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 4, 1990
    Assignee: Sewell Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: George H. Austin