Quotables
"What, sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you, excuse me, I have not the time to listen to such nonsense."
Napoleon Bonaparte ; When told of the Robert Fulton steamboat
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20060170191 | Fifth Wheel Lube Plate Having a Perforated Support Member The fifth wheel hitch lube plate of the present invention comprises a perforated support member having a plurality of perforations and a lubricious material molded around the perforated support member such that the lubricious material covers both the top and bottom surf... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060145450 | Control device for a tractor provided with a system for detecting pivoting and articulation angles between said tractor and a trailer A control device for an articulated road train provided with a system for detecting pivoting and articulating angles between the central longitudinal axes of the tractor and a semi-trailer coupled thereto by a coupling pin during coupling and parking and/or a control de... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060108770 | Fifth wheel hitch assembly A fifth wheel hitch for towing a trailer behind a motor vehicle is adjustable between a forward position and a rearward position. The fifth wheel hitch includes a base assembly for mounting to the motor vehicle, head assembly for engaging the trailer and at least one pi... | 05/25/2006 |
| 20060103109 | Lightweight fifth wheel hitch assembly A fifth wheel hitch assembly includes a hitch plate having a rearward end that defines a throat for receiving a king-pin. First and second structural support ribs extend downwardly from a bottom surface of the hitch plate. A pair of ears extend longitudinally between th... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060076753 | Fifth wheel trailer hitch A fifth wheel trailer hitch assembly having a torsion bar mounted to a bed of a vehicle, a pair of support arms connected to the torsion bar and extending upwardly, a support beam connected to and extending between the support arms, and a coupling assembly mounted to th... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060037787 | Omni-directional vehicle with trailer mule hitch assembly for moving semi-trailers An omni direction vehicle (ODV) with a frame having a round surface about its perimeter rotatably coupled to a trailer mule hitch assembly having an axle, wheels and a fifth wheel plate located generally above the axle. Two independent drive wheels located on an axis th... | 02/23/2006 |
| 20050167944 | Fifth wheel mounting and cross member assembly A fifth wheel mounting assembly for mounting a fifth wheel hitch plate to a frame of a tractor that includes a pair of first support members adapted to be fixedly coupled to a pair of rails of a tractor, and each having a plurality of first apertures, and a pair of firs... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050146116 | Vehicle accessory mounting system Vehicle accessory mounting systems are limited in the accessories mountable thereto and interfere with the use of the bed. The present invention, however, is a vehicle accessory mounting system that comprises a frame assembly having an opening and a locking cavity being... | 07/07/2005 |
| 20050098980 | Trailer hitch An improved fifth wheel hitch for attaching a trailer to a towing vehicle. The hitch includes an outer box support frame having two rails for mounting the trailer hitch to the towing vehicle, a spherical bearing mounted in the frame having a ball joint, and a latch asse... | 05/12/2005 |
| 20050082787 | Offset coupler for kingpin trailer An offset coupler device for increasing the relative distance between a tow vehicle having a fifth wheel hitch and a trailer having a kingpin during use is provided. The offset coupler has an upper plate member with an opening therein for receiving the kingpin of the tr... | 04/21/2005 |
