Patents by Inventor Willard Supplee Yeakel

Willard Supplee Yeakel 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).

  • Remote locking fifth wheel
    Patent number: 7182362
    Abstract: A remote controlled locking system for locking a trailer to a truck by locking a mechanism that secures the truck to the trailer. The system may include a remotely located transmitter adapted to transmit a control signal. A receiving unit on the truck is adapted to receive the control signal. An actuator is coupled to the receiving unit and to the mechanism for selectively inhibiting movement of the mechanism depending on information relayed by the control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Volvo Trucks North America Inc.
    Inventor: Willard Supplee Yeakel
  • Remote locking fifth wheel
    Publication number: 20040145150
    Abstract: A remote controlled locking system for locking a trailer to a truck by locking a mechanism that secures the turck to the trailer. The system may include a remotely located transmitter adapted to transmit a control signal. A receiving unit on the truck is adapted to receive the control signal. An actuator is coupled to the receiving unit and to the mechanism for selectively inhibiting movement of the mechanism depending on information relayed by the control signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventor: Willard Supplee Yeakel