Patents by Inventor Thomas Lindauer

Thomas Lindauer 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).

  • Cushioned low profile trailer
    Patent number: 4363578
    Abstract: A trailer hitch for supporting wheeled trailers includes a pedestal which is rigidly secured to a platform and has mounted thereon for pivotal movement vertical support members which support a fifth wheel plate. The support members are interconnected by a horizontal plate which includes a horizontal pivot shaft and cushioning members which are placed in shear during transport of the wheeled trailers from one area to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1980
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1982
    Assignee: Pullman Incorporated
    Inventors: Harold Hesch, Michael DiLuigi, Thomas Lindauer
  • Hopper door locking and actuating mechanism
    Patent number: 4163424
    Abstract: Both an operating link and a locking hook member are secured on a shaft rotatably mounted on a hopper door. The hook member cooperates with a locking lug fixed relative to the hopper for securing the door closed. The operating link is both pivoted and pushed or pulled by a crank actuated by retainable handles for operating the hook member and opening and closing the door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1979
    Assignee: Pullman Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas Lindauer