Patents by Inventor James A. Wehrs

James A. Wehrs 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).

  • Towing Vehicle Guidance for Trailer Hitch Connection
    Publication number: 20150069736
    Abstract: Apparatus and a method for its use to assist an operator of a towing vehicle in backing the towing vehicle accurately into a position in which parts of a hitch can be mated to connect the towing vehicle with a trailer. A camera in a towing vehicle module provides the towing vehicle operator a video image of the trailer and a target mounted on it. A beam of light from the towing vehicle module and falling on the target is visible in the video image to show when the towing vehicle approaches and reaches a position in which the hitch can be mated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Applicant: Target Hitch LLC
    Inventors: James S. Trevino, James E. Karner, James A. Wehrs
  • Towing vehicle guidance for trailer hitch connection
    Patent number: 8888121
    Abstract: Apparatus and a method for its use to assist an operator of a towing vehicle in backing the towing vehicle accurately into a position in which parts of a hitch can be mated to connect the towing vehicle with a trailer. A camera in a towing vehicle module provides the towing vehicle operator a video image of the trailer and a target mounted on it. A beam of light from the towing vehicle module and falling on the target is visible in the video image to show when the towing vehicle approaches and reaches a position in which the hitch can be mated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Target Hitch LLC
    Inventors: James S. Trevino, James Edward Karner, James A. Wehrs
  • TOWING VEHICLE GUIDANCE FOR TRAILER HITCH CONNECTION
    Publication number: 20110216199
    Abstract: Apparatus and a method for its use to assist an operator of a towing vehicle in backing the towing vehicle accurately into a position in which parts of a hitch can be mated to connect the towing vehicle with a trailer. A camera in a towing vehicle module provides the towing vehicle operator a video image of the trailer and a target mounted on it. A beam of light from the towing vehicle module and falling on the target is visible in the video image to show when the towing vehicle approaches and reaches a position in which the hitch can be mated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: Target Hitach LLC
    Inventors: James S. Trevino, James Edward Karner, James A. Wehrs
  • Keychain knife
    Patent number: D410189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1999
    Assignee: Fiskars Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Wehrs, David G. Looper