Patents by Inventor Newly Mach
Newly Mach 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).
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Patent number: 12012162Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch is shown and described. The fifth wheel hitch may include a base frame configured to be secured to a load bed of a towing vehicle, a trolley operatively engaged with the base frame, the trolley adapted to move along the base frame between first and second positions, and a cam member attached with the base frame, the cam member having a cam path. The fifth wheel hitch may also include a cam follower coupled with the trolley, the cam follower operatively engaged with the cam path, and a fifth wheel head pivotally coupled with the trolley, where the trolley is moved between the first and second positions in response to pivoting of the fifth wheel head.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.Inventors: Michael R. Curl, Newly Mach, Richard McCoy, Eric Stanifer
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Publication number: 20210300486Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch is shown and described. The fifth wheel hitch may include a base frame configured to be secured to a load bed of a towing vehicle, a trolley operatively engaged with the base frame, the trolley adapted to move along the base frame between first and second positions, and a cam member attached with the base frame, the cam member having a cam path. The fifth wheel hitch may also include a cam follower coupled with the trolley, the cam follower operatively engaged with the cam path, and a fifth wheel head pivotally coupled with the trolley, where the trolley is moved between the first and second positions in response to pivoting of the fifth wheel head.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Michael R. Curl, Newly Mach, Richard McCoy, Eric Stanifer
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Patent number: 11034398Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch is shown and described. The fifth wheel hitch may include a base frame configured to be secured to a load bed of a towing vehicle, a trolley operatively engaged with the base frame, the trolley adapted to move along the base frame between first and second positions, and a cam member attached with the base frame, the cam member having a cam path. The fifth wheel hitch may also include a cam follower coupled with the trolley, the cam follower operatively engaged with the cam path, and a fifth wheel head pivotally coupled with the trolley, where the trolley is moved between the first and second positions in response to pivoting of the fifth wheel head.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.Inventors: Michael R. Curl, Newly Mach, Richard McCoy, Eric Stanifer
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Publication number: 20200079442Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch is shown and described. The fifth wheel hitch may include a base frame configured to be secured to a load bed of a towing vehicle, a trolley operatively engaged with the base frame, the trolley adapted to move along the base frame between first and second positions, and a cam member attached with the base frame, the cam member having a cam path. The fifth wheel hitch may also include a cam follower coupled with the trolley, the cam follower operatively engaged with the cam path, and a fifth wheel head pivotally coupled with the trolley, where the trolley is moved between the first and second positions in response to pivoting of the fifth wheel head.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Inventors: Michael R. Curl, Newly Mach, Richard McCoy, Eric Stanifer
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Patent number: 10479425Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch is shown and described. The fifth wheel hitch may include a base frame configured to be secured to a load bed of a towing vehicle, a trolley operatively engaged with the base frame, the trolley adapted to move along the base frame between first and second positions, and a cam member attached with the base frame, the cam member having a cam path. The fifth wheel hitch may also include a cam follower coupled with the trolley, the cam follower operatively engaged with the cam path, and a fifth wheel head pivotally coupled with the trolley, where the trolley is moved between the first and second positions in response to pivoting of the fifth wheel head.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.Inventors: Michael R. Curl, Newly Mach, Richard McCoy, Eric Stanifer
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Patent number: 9815509Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch may include a skid plate, and a retention system that is supported by the skid plate. The retention system is also operable to receive a coupling member of a towed vehicle to retain the coupling member within the retention system, where engagement of the coupling member with the retention system selectively positions the retention system in a locked and closed position.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: HORIZON GLOBAL AMERICAS INC.Inventors: Richard W. McCoy, Eric J. Stanifer, Newly Mach
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Publication number: 20170080988Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch is shown and described. The fifth wheel hitch may include a base frame configured to be secured to a load bed of a towing vehicle, a trolley operatively engaged with the base frame, the trolley adapted to move along the base frame between first and second positions, and a cam member attached with the base frame, the cam member having a cam path. The fifth wheel hitch may also include a cam follower coupled with the trolley, the cam follower operatively engaged with the cam path, and a fifth wheel head pivotally coupled with the trolley, where the trolley is moved between the first and second positions in response to pivoting of the fifth wheel head.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Inventors: Michael R. Curl, Newly Mach, Richard McCoy, Eric Stanifer
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Patent number: 9511804Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch is shown and described. The fifth wheel hitch may include a base frame configured to be secured to a load bed of a towing vehicle, a trolley operatively engaged with the base frame, the trolley adapted to move along the base frame between first and second positions, and a cam member attached with the base frame, the cam member having a cam path. The fifth wheel hitch may also include a cam follower coupled with the trolley, the cam follower operatively engaged with the cam path, and a fifth wheel head pivotally coupled with the trolley, where the trolley is moved between the first and second positions in response to pivoting of the fifth wheel head.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Cequent Performance Products, Inc.Inventors: Michael R. Curl, Newly Mach, Richard McCoy, Eric Stanifer
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Publication number: 20140265244Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch is shown and described. The fifth wheel hitch may include a base frame configured to be secured to a load bed of a towing vehicle, a trolley operatively engaged with the base frame, the trolley adapted to move along the base frame between first and second positions, and a cam member attached with the base frame, the cam member having a cam path. The fifth wheel hitch may also include a cam follower coupled with the trolley, the cam follower operatively engaged with the cam path, and a fifth wheel head pivotally coupled with the trolley, where the trolley is moved between the first and second positions in response to pivoting of the fifth wheel head.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Michael R. Curl, Newly Mach, Richard McCoy, Eric Stanifer
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Publication number: 20120018978Abstract: A fifth wheel hitch may include a skid plate, and a retention system that is supported by the skid plate. The retention system is also operable to receive a coupling member of a towed vehicle to retain the coupling member within the retention system, where engagement of the coupling member with the retention system selectively positions the retention system in a locked and closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2011Publication date: January 26, 2012Inventors: Richard W. McCoy, Eric J. Stanifer, Newly Mach