Patents by Inventor Patrick T. Earp

Patrick T. Earp 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).

  • Apparatus including a vehicle and a container for use in hauling and dumping material
    Patent number: 5197782
    Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus which includes a vehicle and a container supported on the bed of the vehicle for use in hauling and dumping material. The bed of the vehicle is tiltable and the container has a gate for closing an open end of the container, when the bed is flat, and permitting the gate to move to open position when the container is tilted with bed. The gate is latched in closed position in response to an actuator on the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: May Fabricating Company
    Inventors: Robert A. May, Patrick T. Earp