Patents by Inventor Gerald R. McLelland

Gerald R. McLelland 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).

  • Patent number: 6641161
    Abstract: A leveling system for a load hauling trailer which will improve the stability of a payload having a high center of gravity, thereby allowing loads, which would otherwise not be transportable, to be moved over roadways. The leveling system includes a base member with a curved upper surface, a slide member with a curved lower surface, and a hydraulic cylinder for sliding the slide member relative to the base member. As the slide member moves from side-to-side across the base member, the angle between the axis of slide member varies with respect to the axis of the base member. When installed at each end of a double gooseneck trailer, the leveling system will reduce or eliminate torsional stresses in the trailer as the front running gear traverses a road surface having a cross grade different from the surface being traversed by the rear running gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Gerald R. McLelland