Patents by Inventor John W. Bierlein

John W. Bierlein 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: 4185935
    Abstract: Apparatus for detachably coupling two objects together including a pair of coupling blocks relatively movable between remote, inoperative positions, and adjacent, coupling positions. A locking tongue projects outwardly from one of the blocks and is received in a recess provided in the other of the blocks. A locking pin, mounted on the other of the blocks, is provided for movement thereon between a position in which the blocks may be moved toward and away from each other, and another position in which a portion of the locking pin bears against the tongue to urge the blocks toward each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1980
    Inventor: John W. Bierlein