Patents by Inventor Mark D. Dees

Mark D. Dees 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).

  • Articulated hitch coupler
    Patent number: 10576798
    Abstract: An articulated coupler permits vertical displacement of a towed vehicle relative to a towing vehicle while preventing lateral or horizontal displacement of the towed vehicle relative to the towing vehicle. Multiple linkage arms provide coupling for special configuration towed vehicles such as short wheel-mounted lifts that experience torsional forces due to the presence and absence of loads on the lift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: BRUNO INDEPENDENT LIVING AIDS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy G. Schwarz, Adam C. Hooper, Mark D. Dees
  • ARTICULATED HITCH COUPLER
    Publication number: 20180170131
    Abstract: An articulated coupler permits vertical displacement of a towed vehicle relative to a towing vehicle while preventing lateral or horizontal displacement of the towed vehicle relative to the towing vehicle. Multiple linkage arms provide coupling for special configuration towed vehicles such as short wheel-mounted lifts that experience torsional forces due to the presence and absence of loads on the lift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy G. Schwarz, Adam C. Hooper, Mark D. Dees
  • Articulated hitch coupler
    Patent number: 9844987
    Abstract: An articulated coupler permits vertical displacement of a towed vehicle relative to a towing vehicle while preventing lateral or horizontal displacement of the towed vehicle relative to the towing vehicle. Multiple linkage arms provide coupling for special configuration towed vehicles such as short wheel-mounted lifts that experience torsional forces due to the presence and absence of loads on the lift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy G. Schwarz, Adam C. Hooper, Mark D. Dees
  • ARTICULATED HITCH COUPLER
    Publication number: 20160046160
    Abstract: An articulated coupler permits vertical displacement of a towed vehicle relative to a towing vehicle while preventing lateral or horizontal displacement of the towed vehicle relative to the towing vehicle. Multiple linkage arms provide coupling for special configuration towed vehicles such as short wheel-mounted lifts that experience torsional forces due to the presence and absence of loads on the lift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Inventors: Timothy G. Schwarz, Adam C. Hooper, Mark D. Dees
  • Articulated hitch coupler
    Patent number: 9193233
    Abstract: An articulated coupler permits vertical displacement of a towed vehicle relative to a towing vehicle while preventing lateral or horizontal displacement of the towed vehicle relative to the towing vehicle. Multiple linkage arms provide coupling for special configuration towed vehicles such as short wheel-mounted lifts that experience torsional forces due to the presence and absence of loads on the lift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy G. Schwarz, Adam C. Hooper, Mark D. Dees
  • ARTICULATED HITCH COUPLER
    Publication number: 20140265251
    Abstract: An articulated coupler permits vertical displacement of a towed vehicle relative to a towing vehicle while preventing lateral or horizontal displacement of the towed vehicle relative to the towing vehicle. Multiple linkage arms provide coupling for special configuration towed vehicles such as short wheel-mounted lifts that experience torsional forces due to the presence and absence of loads on the lift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy G. Schwarz, Adam C. Hooper, Mark D. Dees