Patents by Inventor Michael Ray Fix

Michael Ray Fix 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).

  • Trailer towing system
    Patent number: 9321503
    Abstract: A trailer mounting system includes a left arm, a right arm, a left side mounting device, a right side mounting device, and a trailer mounting device. The left side mounting device mounts to the left arm and to a left seat stay that mounts between a left side of a axle of a back wheel of a vehicle and a seat tube of the vehicle. The right side mounting device mounts to the right arm and to a right seat stay that mounts between a right side of the axle and the seat tube. The trailer mounting device mounts between the left arm and the right arm and is configured to mount to a trailer. The left side mounting device, the right side mounting device, and the trailer mounting device are mounted to rotate parallel to a direction of rotation of the axle of the back wheel of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
    Inventors: Michael Ray Fix, Katrina Lauren Ruedinger
  • TRAILER TOWING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150321727
    Abstract: A trailer mounting system includes a left arm, a right arm, a left side mounting device, a right side mounting device, and a trailer mounting device. The left side mounting device mounts to the left arm and to a left seat stay that mounts between a left side of a axle of a back wheel of a vehicle and a seat tube of the vehicle. The right side mounting device mounts to the right arm and to a right seat stay that mounts between a right side of the axle and the seat tube. The trailer mounting device mounts between the left arm and the right arm and is configured to mount to a trailer. The left side mounting device, the right side mounting device, and the trailer mounting device are mounted to rotate parallel to a direction of rotation of the axle of the back wheel of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Michael Ray Fix, Katrina Lauren Ruedinger