Jed Hansen Anderson, 532839 E Somerset Dr, Spanish Fork, UT 84660

7934742, May 3, 2011

Jul 28, 2008

12/181263

Jed Anderson - Lindon UT, US
Fred P. Smith - Alpine UT, US

Progress Mfg., Inc. - Provo UT

B60D 1/34

2804061, 2804051

An apparatus for raising a spring arm of a trailer hitch. The apparatus may include a lift, such as a jack, for attaching to a tongue of a trailer. A link member may be pivotally attached to the lift. The link member may also be pivotally attached to a bracket which may be attached to the spring arm. A brace member may be attached to the link member on an end opposite the bracket. As the lift raises the link member, the link member may pivot about the brace member such that movement of the bracket may be amplified as compared to movement of the lift. Moreover, lifting of the spring arm can be easily accomplished.

7967320, Jun 28, 2011

Aug 24, 2007

12/072805

Jed K. Anderson - Lindon UT, US
Matthew C. Johnson - Lehi UT, US

Progress Mfg, Inc. - Provo UT

B60D 1/32
B62D 53/00

2804551, 2804051

An accessory for trailer hitch systems having components for equalizing loads and reducing trailer sway. The accessory includes a jacket for attaching to a bracket that supports a load equalizing spring bar. The bracket may include a lateral extending portion for supporting the spring bar. The jacket may include a socket for receiving the lateral extending portion of the bracket, such that the jacket may be removably installed on the bracket. The jacket may include a contact surface for contacting the spring bar. The contact surface may include a different coefficient of friction or a different shape, as compared to the lateral extending portion of the bracket, such that movement of the spring bar with respect to the bracket may be altered as compared to conditions in which the spring bar is supported on the bracket without the jacket.

8628107, Jan 14, 2014

Jul 1, 2010

12/829230

Jason Robert Harper - Provo UT, US
Raymond L. Conger - Orem UT, US
Joshua A. Jones - Provo UT, US
Jed Anderson - Provo UT, US

Progress Mfg. Inc. - Provo UT

B60D 1/02

280515, 280504

A trailer hitch system for equalizing trailer loads and reducing trailer sway. The trailer hitch system may include spring bars that may be attached to a hitch head using a trunnion style connection. The spring bars may be attached to the trailer using rigid brackets that reduce swinging of the spring bars. The rigid brackets having a plurality of contact points may include an upward extending portion for attaching to the trailer tongue, and a lateral extending portion for receiving the spring bars thereupon. The rigid brackets may include a spacing member and an attachment member.

2006004, Mar 9, 2006

Sep 24, 2004

10/950144

Jed Anderson - Lindon UT, US
Kenneth Mauerman - Orem UT, US

B62D 53/00
B60D 1/00

280405100, 280511000

A hitch head is disclosed as part of a trailer hitch. The hitch head may include an upper surface having an opening for receiving a stem of a hitch ball. A back side of the hitch head may include a pair of ridges for defining an area for receiving an attaching member for attaching the trailer hitch to a towing vehicle. The hitch head may also include a pair of weld recesses between the ridges for defining channels for receiving welds. The ridges and the recesses on the hitch head allow the attaching member to be positioned and welded to the hitch head in a more time efficient manner. The ridges and recess are also configured to reduce the amount of weld material required to weld the attaching member to the hitch head without reducing the strength of the welds.

2008012, May 29, 2008

Aug 23, 2007

11/895289

Jed K. Anderson - Lindon UT, US

B60D 1/34

2804551

A trailer hitch system for equalizing trailer loads and reducing trailer sway. The trailer hitch system may include spring bars that may be attached to a hitch head using a trunnion style connection. The spring bars may be attached to the trailer using rigid brackets that reduce swinging of the spring bars. The rigid brackets may include an upward extending portion for attaching to the trailer tongue, and a lateral extending portion for receiving the spring bars thereupon. The brackets may have a contact surface on the lateral extending portion that may be free from a coating such that a metal on metal contact is made between the spring bars and the brackets. Portions of the brackets beyond the contact surface may be covered with a protective coating.

2010032, Dec 23, 2010

Aug 25, 2010

12/868718

Jed Anderson - Lindon UT, US

Progress Mfg. Inc. - Provo UT

B60T 7/20
B23P 11/02

188112 R, 29446

The present invention relates generally to trailer and towing safety devices, and more particularly, but not necessarily entirely, to trailer automatic braking devices that initiate braking when a trailer becomes separated from its tow vehicle.

2018032, Nov 15, 2018

Nov 15, 2017

15/814270

- Provo UT, US
Joshua A. Jones - Provo UT, US
Jed Anderson - Lindon UT, US

B60S 9/04
B66F 3/00
B60D 1/66

A trailer hitch jack for rapidly raising and lowering the tongue of a trailer.

2018012, May 10, 2018

Jul 17, 2017

15/652133

- Provo UT, US
Jed Anderson - Lindon UT, US

B60D 1/34
B60D 1/32

An apparatus for reducing sway between a towing vehicle and a trailer is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise a bracket assembly that attaches to a tongue of a trailer. The bracket assembly may include a surface for supporting a spring arm extending from a weight distribution hitch installed on a tow vehicle. The bracket assembly may include a clamp that is able to apply a frictional force to thereby oppose movement of the spring arm. The clamping force applied by the clamp may be variable to ensure proper operation.