Patents by Inventor Stephen Fahringer, Jr.

Stephen Fahringer, Jr. 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).

  • Boat to trailer proximity indicator
    Patent number: 5544611
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus for positioning a boat onto a boat trailer comprising two magnetic reed switches attached inside the bilge of the boat along the central, longitudinal axis of the boat; an indicator box mounted in the boat and electrically connected to the magnetic reed switches for providing a signal when the boat is properly positioned onto the boat trailer; and two permanent magnets attached to the boat trailer along the longitudinal, central axis of the boat trailer. When the boat is moved onto the boat trailer such that the permanent magnets attached to the boat trailer are adjacent the magnetic reed switches inside the boat, the magnetic reed switches close, thereby causing the indicator box to signal that the boat is properly positioned onto the boat trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: Fahringer Enterprises
    Inventors: Stephen Fahringer, Sr., Stephen Fahringer, Jr.
  • Arch support device
    Patent number: D699425
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Dr.'s Own, Inc.
    Inventors: Matt Coleman, Stephen Fahringer, Jr.