Patents by Inventor Kenneth D. Mauerman

Kenneth D. Mauerman 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).

  • Rotating retainer clip for weight distribution hitch spring arm retaining pin
    Patent number: 9579940
    Abstract: A trailer hitch system for equalizing trailer loads and reducing trailer sway. The trailer hitch system may include spring bars that may extend from a hitch head. The spring bars may be attached to the trailer using rigid brackets that reduce swinging of the spring bars. The rigid brackets may include an upward extending portion for attaching to the trailer tongue, and a lateral extending portion for receiving the spring bars thereupon. Pins may be utilized to secure the spring bars on the lateral extending portion of the brackets. The pins may each include a spring loaded clip that is rotatably between an unlocked position and a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Progress Mfg. Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Mauerman, Jed K. Anderson
  • ROTATING RETAINER CLIP FOR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION HITCH SPRING ARM RETAINING PIN
    Publication number: 20160082794
    Abstract: A trailer hitch system for equalizing trailer loads and reducing trailer sway. The trailer hitch system may include spring bars that may extend from a hitch head. The spring bars may be attached to the trailer using rigid brackets that reduce swinging of the spring bars. The rigid brackets may include an upward extending portion for attaching to the trailer tongue, and a lateral extending portion for receiving the spring bars thereupon. Pins may be utilized to secure the spring bars on the lateral extending portion of the brackets. The pins may each include a spring loaded clip that is rotatably between an unlocked position and a locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth D. Mauerman, Jed K. Anderson