Patents by Inventor Gordon Henry Hess

Gordon Henry Hess 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).

  • Floating guide-on post assemblies for pontoon boat trailers
    Patent number: 10315554
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to boat trailers and, more particularly, to an improved, automatic, self-leveling floating guide-on post assembly mounted to a pontoon boat trailer. A pair of floating guide-on post assemblies are mounted on the rear member of a trader frame in the cavity between the pontoons of a pontoon boat. The floating guide-on post assemblies each include an upwardly extending cylindrical shaped exterior support tube, and a buoyant interior cylinder tube and wheel assembly adapted to contact and guide a pontoon during loading on and unloading off a boat trailer. The floating guide-on post assemblies include a mounting system comprised of U-shaped bolts and clamps that allow the guide-on post to be mounted to a pontoon boat trailer frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Inventor: Gordon Henry Hess
  • FLOATING GUIDE-ON POST ASSEMBLIES FOR PONTOON BOAT TRAILERS
    Publication number: 20170341561
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to boat trailers and, more particularly, to an improved, automatic, self-leveling floating guide-on post assembly mounted to a pontoon boat trailer. A pair of floating guide-on post assemblies are mounted on the rear member of a trader frame in the cavity between the pontoons of a pontoon boat. The floating guide-on post assemblies each include an upwardly extending cylindrical shaped exterior support tube, and a buoyant interior cylinder tube and wheel assembly adapted to contact and guide a pontoon during loading on and unloading off a boat trailer. The floating guide-on post assemblies include a mounting system comprised of U-shaped bolts and clamps that allow the guide-on post to be mounted to a pontoon boat trailer frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventor: Gordon Henry Hess