Patents by Inventor Mark A. Noble

Mark A. Noble 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: 4136539
    Abstract: A lock is provided which is adaptable to heavy equipment, such as truck tractors or earth-moving vehicles, for equipment security. The equipment lock includes an elongated shackle with a split ferrule bondingly associated at one end. The split ferrule is received by a casing in which the split ferrule is lockingly engaged by a slidable yoke member actuated both for locking and release by key operation through means of a cam assembly. An enlarged member is at the shackle second end. The heavy equipment lock may be made to be water-tight when locked. In one embodiment, the shackle is flexible and formed into an adjustable bight to secure vehicle wheels. In a second embodiment the shackle is a rigid, "L" shaped bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1979
    Inventors: Phillip C. Nobles, Mark A. Noble