Patents by Inventor Mitchell Gray Heinzmann

Mitchell Gray Heinzmann 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).

  • HITCH ASSEMBLY FOR A MACHINE
    Publication number: 20170240388
    Abstract: A hitch assembly to hoist a machine having at least one wheel rim includes a mounting flange configured to be disposed on an outer face of the wheel rim; and a hitch protruding from the mounting flange and extending longitudinally away from the outer face of the wheel rim. The hitch assembly further includes an elongated receiver component selectively coupled to the hitch, the receiver component having a first end adapted to releasably engage with the hitch; and a hook element rotatably coupled to a second end of the receiver component, the hook element being configured to rotate about the receiver component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Gray Heinzmann, Gerald Michael Fuerst, Andrew R. Fowkes, Bradley Robert Lancaster, Troy Lee Evans