Patents by Inventor Kaleb VANORT

Kaleb VANORT 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: 11485183
    Abstract: An axle hanger includes a web, a first flange extending in a first direction perpendicular to the web, and a second flange extending in the first direction perpendicular to the web, spaced from and parallel to the first flange. A first return extends from the first flange toward the second flange parallel to the web, and a second return extends from the second flange toward the first flange parallel to the web. The axle hanger is easier to install and access in the event a hanger spring needs replacement, and the hanger can be more stably secured to the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.
    Inventors: Kaleb VanOrt, Andrew Hughes, Jonathan Frick, Mohammed Taqiuddin, Bruce Bailey, Phillip Heiner
  • Publication number: 20210283964
    Abstract: An axle hanger includes a web, a first flange extending in a first direction perpendicular to the web, and a second flange extending in the first direction perpendicular to the web, spaced from and parallel to the first flange. A first return extends from the first flange toward the second flange parallel to the web, and a second return extends from the second flange toward the first flange parallel to the web. The axle hanger is easier to install and access in the event a hanger spring needs replacement, and the hanger can be more stably secured to the axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Kaleb VanOrt, Andrew Hughes, Jonathan Frick, Mohammed Taqiuddin, Bruce Bailey, Phillip Heiner
  • Patent number: 11034203
    Abstract: An axle hanger includes a web, a first flange extending in a first direction perpendicular to the web, and a second flange extending in the first direction perpendicular to the web, spaced from and parallel to the first flange. A first return extends from the first flange toward the second flange parallel to the web, and a second return extends from the second flange toward the first flange parallel to the web. The axle hanger is easier to install and access in the event a hanger spring needs replacement, and the hanger can be more stably secured to the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Lippert Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaleb VanOrt, Andrew Hughes, Jonathan Frick, Mohammed Taqiuddin
  • Patent number: 11034279
    Abstract: A ramp frame guides a vehicle slide-out room to enable the slide-out room floor to be flush with the vehicle floor when the slide-out room is in its extended position. The ramp frame includes a landing portion including a top wall that is configured to receive the slide-out room in the extended position, and a lifting portion including an inclined section extending from the top wall of the landing portion and a horizontal section extending from a distal end of the inclined section. The horizontal section extends outside of a boundary defined by the top wall of the landing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Lippert Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaleb VanOrt, Trenton Miller, Marc Grimes
  • Patent number: 11034199
    Abstract: A trailer frame includes a drawbar and a coupler connected to the drawbar through a pair of flexible and resilient connections operably disposed between the drawbar and the coupler and configured to absorb shock and vibration imparted to the drawbar and the coupler while the trailer is towed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Lippert Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Trenton Miller, Kaleb VanOrt, Timothy D. Schultz, Andrew Hughes
  • Publication number: 20190381846
    Abstract: An axle hanger includes a web, a first flange extending in a first direction perpendicular to the web, and a second flange extending in the first direction perpendicular to the web, spaced from and parallel to the first flange. A first return extends from the first flange toward the second flange parallel to the web, and a second return extends from the second flange toward the first flange parallel to the web. The axle hanger is easier to install and access in the event a hanger spring needs replacement, and the hanger can be more stably secured to the axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Kaleb VanOrt, Andrew Hughes, Jonathan Frick, Mohammed Taqiuddin
  • Publication number: 20190308548
    Abstract: A ramp frame guides a vehicle slide-out room to enable the slide-out room floor to be flush with the vehicle floor when the slide-out room is in its extended position. The ramp frame includes a landing portion including a top wall that is configured to receive the slide-out room in the extended position, and a lifting portion including an inclined section extending from the top wall of the landing portion and a horizontal section extending from a distal end of the inclined section. The horizontal section extends outside of a boundary defined by the top wall of the landing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Kaleb VanOrt, Trenton Miller, Marc Grimes
  • Publication number: 20190299728
    Abstract: A trailer frame includes a drawbar and a coupler connected to the drawbar through a pair of flexible and resilient connections operably disposed between the drawbar and the coupler and configured to absorb shock and vibration imparted to the drawbar and the coupler while the trailer is towed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Inventors: Trenton Miller, Kaleb VanOrt, Timothy D. Schultz, Andrew Hughes
  • Publication number: 20180354322
    Abstract: A system for connecting a tongue jack to a trailer coupler includes a coupler, a jack plate, and a lower plate. The coupler defines a slot configured to receive an outer tube of a tongue jack. The lower plate defines an aperture configured to receive and laterally restrain the outer tube of the tongue jack. The jack plate defines an aperture configured to receive and laterally restrain the outer tube of the tongue jack and a hanger configured to be received by the slot of the coupler and supported by the coupler adjacent the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Kaleb VanOrt, Trenton Miller, Marc Grimes
  • Publication number: 20180086383
    Abstract: An outrigger includes a web, an upper flange extending transversely from an upper edge of the web, a lower flange extending transversely from a lower edge of the web, and a mounting flange extending transversely from a first end of the web, a first end of the upper flange, and a first end of the lower flange. The web includes first, second, and third portions, neither of which is co-planar with any other of which.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Trenton MILLER, Kaleb VANORT