Patents by Inventor Johann Willem STRYDOM

Johann Willem STRYDOM 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: 11577561
    Abstract: A towbar with a hitch ball system is shown and described. The towbar with a hitch ball system may include a first bushing member, a second bushing member telescopingly engaged with the first bushing member, the second bushing member including at least one aperture, and a pivoting arm telescopingly engaged with the second bushing member. The towbar with a hitch ball system may also include an engagement device operatively coupled with the second bushing member, the engagement device including a pin member and an electrically-operating device, where the electrically-operating device generally aligns the pin member with the at least one aperture of the second bushing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventors: Jacob Belinky, Johann Willem Strydom, Marthinus Samuel Labuschagne, Francois Engelbrecht
  • Publication number: 20200324596
    Abstract: A towbar with a hitch ball system is shown and described. The towbar with a hitch ball system may include a first bushing member, a second bushing member telescopingly engaged with the first bushing member, the second bushing member including at least one aperture, and a pivoting arm telescopingly engaged with the second bushing member. The towbar with a hitch ball system may also include an engagement device operatively coupled with the second bushing member, the engagement device including a pin member and an electrically-operating device, where the electrically-operating device generally aligns the pin member with the at least one aperture of the second bushing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Jacob BELINKY, Johann Willem STRYDOM, Marthinus Samuel LABUSCHAGNE, Francois ENGELBRECHT