Patents by Inventor Thomas R. Fleming

Thomas R. Fleming 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).

  • Patent number: 5725232
    Abstract: A trailer hitch guide for facilitating the connection of articulated land vehicles. The trailer hitch guide includes a V-shaped plate having a pair of angularly diverging arm panels for mounting upon a conventional draw bar in surrounding relation to a hitch ball carried on the draw bar. A pair of resilient pads are secured to the V-shaped plate adjacent the hitch ball with each of the pads being secured, respectively, to one of the arm panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Inventor: Thomas R. Fleming
  • Patent number: D1027486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Thomas R. J. Corrigan, Patrick R. Fleming, Jacob T. Lusson, Marcia A. Popa, Matt R. Branscomb