Patents by Inventor Thomas James Getts

Thomas James Getts 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).

  • Publication number: 20220090705
    Abstract: The present invention prevents damage to the hoses and cables extending from a tractor to its trailer by providing a sling-like device being designed and configured to grasp, secure, and support such hoses to prevent their contact with the tractor and its trailer. The present invention comprising a length of polyester webbing having an upper fastener loop and a lower support loop, The lower support loop comprising an upward fold having a 180-degree twist and being designed and adapted to permit the insertion and passage of the upper fastener loop therethrough and thereby defining a pair of conduit support loops. The pair of conduit support loops being designed and configured to receive and graspingly support at least one tractor trailer hose or cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas James Getts
  • Patent number: 11280432
    Abstract: The present invention prevents damage to the hoses and cables extending from a tractor to its trailer by providing a sling-like device being designed and configured to grasp, secure, and support such hoses to prevent their contact with the tractor and its trailer. The present invention comprising a length of polyester webbing having an upper fastener loop and a lower support loop. The lower support loop comprising an upward fold having a 180-degree twist and being designed and adapted to permit the insertion and passage of the upper fastener loop therethrough and thereby defining a pair of conduit support loops. The pair of conduit support loops being designed and configured to receive and graspingly support at least one tractor trailer hose or cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventor: Thomas James Getts
  • Patent number: 11085555
    Abstract: A multi-component hose and cable support device that provides vertical support to the hoses and cables extending from a tractor to its trailer to prevent such hoses and cables from coming into contact with the tractor, trailer, or any frame components and thereby avoiding damage to such hoses and cables. The present invention comprising first and second elongated support members designed and adapted to be longitudinally coupled to one another via trapezoidal fastener plates and a support member connector plate, a universal head mount, a base mounting assembly having a base mounting member and a vertical base support member, a plurality of anchor fasteners to secure the present invention to the tractor frame, and a plurality of aperture fasteners to connect the various invention components to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas James Getts
  • Publication number: 20210156494
    Abstract: A multi-component hose and cable support device that provides vertical support to the hoses and cables extending from a tractor to its trailer to prevent such hoses and cables from coming into contact with the tractor, trailer, or any frame components and thereby avoiding damage to such hoses and cables. The present invention comprising first and second elongated support members designed and adapted to be longitudinally coupled to one another via trapezoidal fastener plates and a support member connector plate, a universal head mount, a base mounting assembly having a base mounting member and a vertical base support member, a plurality of anchor fasteners to secure the present invention to the tractor frame, and a plurality of aperture fasteners to connect the various invention components to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Thomas James Getts
  • Patent number: 9879802
    Abstract: The invention is a suspension apparatus for maintaining conduits (hoses, cables, wires, tubing) in desirable positions to prevent abrasion, drag, and friction damage. The suspension apparatus connects a conduit guide engaging the conduits to a tension reel via a tension cable that maintains the conduits at a proper elevation and placement. The tension reel may be enclosed in a housing and attached to a structure with an appropriate bracket. The suspension apparatus may be used to ensure that tractor and trailer combinations have conduits maintained in place such that the conduits are not damaged during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Inventor: Thomas James Getts
  • Publication number: 20130140407
    Abstract: The invention is a suspension apparatus for maintaining conduits (hoses, cables, wires, tubing) in desirable positions to prevent abrasion, drag, and friction damage. The suspension apparatus connects a conduit guide engaging the conduits to a tension reel via a tension cable that maintains the conduits at a proper elevation and placement. The tension reel may be enclosed in a housing and attached to a structure with an appropriate bracket. The suspension apparatus may be used to ensure that tractor and trailer combinations have conduits maintained in place such that the conduits are not damaged during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: EZ CLAW, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas James Getts
  • Patent number: 8360371
    Abstract: The invention is a suspension apparatus for maintaining conduits (hoses, cables, wires, tubing) in desirable positions to prevent conduit abrasion, drag, and friction damage. The suspension apparatus connects a series of conduit guides, having bores through which conduits run, with a guy wire assembly that holds the conduits in a desired position. The guy wires are held by a tension cable connected to a tension reel installed on a mounting. The ends of the guy wires are connected by brackets to mounting structures in a way that provides for the majority of tension forces and system movement to be accounted by the guy wires instead of the conduits. One embodiment is used to manage cables and hoses installed on tractor-trailer rigs having hoses and cables that extend along the length of the trailer. A more particular embodiment includes an installation on a tandem slider trailer with an adjustable wheel base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas James Getts
  • Publication number: 20100032531
    Abstract: The invention is a suspension apparatus for maintaining conduits (hoses, cables, wires, tubing) in desirable positions to prevent conduit abrasion, drag, and friction damage. The suspension apparatus connects a series of conduit guides, having bores through which conduits run, with a guy wire assembly that holds the conduits in a desired position. The guy wires are held by a tension cable connected to a tension reel installed on a mounting. The ends of the guy wires are connected by brackets to mounting structures in a way that provides for the majority of tension forces and system movement to be accounted by the guy wires instead of the conduits. One embodiment is used to manage cables and hoses installed on tractor-trailer rigs having hoses and cables that extend along the length of the trailer. A more particular embodiment includes an installation on a tandem slider trailer with an adjustable wheel base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: Thomas James Getts