Patents by Inventor Jimmy W. Barnes

Jimmy W. Barnes 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).

  • Radiating Sprag Traction-Enhancing Attachment and Method for Flatbed Tow Vehicles
    Publication number: 20140212259
    Abstract: An attachment apparatus and related method for enhancing traction during winching for a flatbed tow vehicle, comprising: a top planar surface; a bottom planar surface integrally-connected to the top planar surface at a fixed mating angle therebetween, wherein the fixed mating angle is substantially equal to a rear extremity angle between top and bottom surfaces of a rear extremity of a flatbed of the tow vehicle with which the apparatus is to be used; and a plurality of sprags permanently affixed to an underside of the bottom planar surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Jimmy W. Barnes