Patents by Inventor Richard L. Van Hyfte

Richard L. Van Hyfte 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).

  • Folding gooseneck trailer and method
    Patent number: 4078684
    Abstract: An industrial trailer having a collapsible gooseneck which forms a ramp over which equipment may be loaded onto the trailer is disclosed. Hydraulic cylinders contained within the bed of the trailer control the raising and lowering of the gooseneck. A method is also disclosed whereby operation of the gooseneck while attached to the tractor can be used to facilitate changing of the tires on both the tractor and the trailer itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1978
    Assignee: Hyster Company
    Inventors: Larry E. Hasenberg, Richard L. Van Hyfte, William R. Camey