Patents by Inventor Ronald W. Joyce

Ronald W. Joyce 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 hitch uncoupling apparatus and method of use
    Patent number: 5378007
    Abstract: The present invention provides an easily stored, compact apparatus useful by a truck driver to release either a trailer hitch latch or a rear wheel carriage latch both of which are often difficult to unlatch. The first component of the apparatus comprises an elongate bar with a hook on one end. A second component comprises a lever which is pivotally and adjustably attached to the bar. When the lever is pressed and pivoted against the side of the trailer and with the hook engaging a respective trailer hitch or rear wheel carriage latch, the apparatus acts to release the latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 3, 1995
    Assignee: R. H. J. of Mt. Airy, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald W. Joyce