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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2020
Applicant:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Leung Man Shiu, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Edward F. Houston, Bristow, VA (US);
Anthony B. Taylor, Stafford, VA (US);
Tuyen Thanh Nguyen, Fairfax, VA (US);
Scott R. Bombaugh, Burke, VA (US);
Assignee:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/14 (2006.01); B60D 1/52 (2006.01); B60D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/14 (2013.01); B60D 1/52 (2013.01); B60D 2001/001 (2013.01); B60D 2001/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to systems and methods of towing, hitching, and connecting devices. In particular, this disclosure relates to tow devices, hitches, and connections for towing item containers behind vehicles, both autonomous and manually guided.