Patents by Inventor Merlyn R. Long

Merlyn R. Long 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).

  • Universal trailer hitch guide apparatus
    Patent number: 8091914
    Abstract: A trailer hitch guide including a guide having first and second halves interconnected through a cooperatively formed hinge having a releasable hinge pin, first and second neck surrounds cooperatively defining geometry for surrounding a tow-ball, a base including first and second arms, and a clamp cooperatively carried on the first and second arms for urging the first and second arms together around a hitch, wherein the first and second halves are connected to the first and second neck surrounds, respectively, and the first and second neck surrounds are pivotally connected to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Inventor: Merlyn R. Long