Patents by Inventor William E. Curl

William E. Curl 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).

  • System and method for securing all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) by securing the handle bar or steering arm to a solid structure on the vehicle
    Publication number: 20040255625
    Abstract: A locking system and method for securing a vehicle, particularly, an all-terrain vehicle, by means of a hollow shaft engaged by a handle grip of the handle bar, which is connected to a tether that can be locked to a solid structure of the vehicle preventing the handlebar from further rotation and thereby disabling the vehicle's steering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventor: William E. Curl
  • Method and system for improving child safety on an all-terrain vehicle
    Publication number: 20040232684
    Abstract: An all-terrain vehicle child safety system includes a protective cage constructed to house an automobile child safety seat; one or more fasteners for affixing the cage to a solid structure of the all-terrain vehicle; and a connector for engaging the child safety seat in the cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: William E. Curl
  • System and method for securing large trucks by securing the hydraulic power steering mechanism of truck
    Publication number: 20040139770
    Abstract: A locking system and method for securing an vehicle, particularly, a large truck, by means of a cover placed on the extended shaft of the power steering hydraulic cylinder of the vehicle, which is engaged with a clamp that can be locked on the cover by a locking mechanism preventing the hydraulic steering shaft from further retraction and thereby disabling the vehicle steering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventor: William E. Curl