Patents by Inventor James Olan Slaton

James Olan Slaton 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).

  • Self-aligning trailer hitch
    Patent number: 5975552
    Abstract: A trailer hitch which is attached to a vehicle which is towed, such as a trailer, and is used to connect the towed vehicle to a conventional towing ball of a towing vehicle. The trailer hitch of this invention is extendible by the user so as to enable a towed vehicle to be connected to a towing vehicle when the two are approximately aligned, but they need not be precisely aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Inventor: James Olan Slaton