Patents by Inventor Wayne Arends

Wayne Arends 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).

  • Adaptable trailer hitch and mounting system
    Patent number: 8746724
    Abstract: A trailer and hitch mounting system that includes a hitch insert assembly that is attached to a hitch attachment of a trailer and additionally has a hitch mount. A mounting plate assembly has a mounting plate that is secured to the bed of a truck and has a frustoconically shaped hitch guide with an angled surface that receives and is engaged by the hitch mount in order to guide the hitch mount toward an opening within the hitch guide to place the hitch mount at a predetermined location for securing the trailer to a truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Inventor: Wayne Arends
  • ADAPTABLE TRAILER HITCH AND MOUNTING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120261904
    Abstract: A trailer and hitch mounting system that includes a hitch insert assembly that is attached to a hitch attachment of a trailer and additionally has a hitch mount. A mounting plate assembly has a mounting plate that is secured to the bed of a truck and has a frustoconically shaped hitch guide with an angled surface that receives and is engaged by the hitch mount in order to guide the hitch mount toward an opening within the hitch guide to place the hitch mount at a predetermined location for securing the trailer to a truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventor: Wayne Arends