Patents by Inventor Mark Dunkel

Mark Dunkel 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: 5118245
    Abstract: A trailer suitable for hauling farm implements along highways is expandable from a contracted, empty position to an expanded loaded position. In expanded position, the rear support wheels are outside normal highway width limits. The trailer frame has a forward section, supported at its rear with centrally located ground wheels, and a pair of rear sections each supported by an outside wheel. Each rear section has a pair of transverse telescopic beams. One set of vertical hydraulic or pneumatic cylinders lifts the forward central wheels and the rear sections off the ground. A set of transverse cylinders moves the outside wheels to expanded position. Each outer rear beam section has a loading ramp hinged thereto about a transverse axle and a wheel support hinged thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1992
    Inventor: Mark Dunkel