Patents by Inventor Walter R. Sheppard, Jr

Walter R. Sheppard, 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).

  • Adjustable trailer hitch with interchangeable connecting means
    Patent number: 4103928
    Abstract: An adjustable trailer hitch includes a mounting plate for attaching the trailer hitch to a traction vehicle, a slide plate movable up and down with respect to the mounting plate by means of a jack screw, and a tongue extending from the slide plate. The tongue includes a hole to receive a shank of a removable hitch member, and a removable pin secures the shank of the hitch member within the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1977
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1978
    Inventor: Walter R. Sheppard, Jr.
  • Apparatus for aligning pre-assembled parts
    Patent number: 4089426
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to assemble two structures wherein a first structure is substantially permanently placed and a second structure is to be moved to be contiguous with the first structure. Traversing assemblies include a movable platform supported on bearings, and traversing means to move the platforms. The structure is supported on three jacks, the jacks resting on the platforms of the traversing units, and the traversing means are operated to move the second structure until it is contiguous with the first structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1973
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1978
    Inventor: Walter R. Sheppard, Jr