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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146890 | Device for transporting planar SOFC stack A device, adapted for transporting a planar solid oxide fuel cell stack while the SOFC stack is sandwiched between a top plate and a bottom plate, which comprises: a plurality of load units, a lifting unit and a mobile seat. Each of the plural load devices is adapte... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7997558 | Method and apparatus for lifting go-karts A lifting apparatus which removably attaches to the front tubular bumper of a go-kart, allowing a person lifting the front of the go-kart to lift more easily and without excessive bending of the back. The lifting apparatus has a handle member, and a bumper engagemen... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7913975 | Mechanized container and hamper stacker A stacker unit having an inlet area with sensors to detect ingress of a hamper or similar nestable container whereby a plurality of parallel lifting elements complimentary of the container, may grasp the container and lift it to perform a stacking operation when com... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7434783 | Commercial lifting device—self aligning jack stand A jack stand is for use with a power unit. The power unit includes a rectangular frame and a pair of parallel lift arms having forward ends extendable vertically over the frame. The forward ends of each lift arm have a frusta-conical disc pivotally attached to the i... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434782 | Commercial lifting device-controls for power unit A handle and control mechanism on a mobile power unit for positioning extending, retracting and extracting a jack stand. The jack stand includes an alignment hole and a pair of ratchet release arms at the lower sides. The power unit includes a frame having a forward... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431265 | Swiveling handle mounting mechanism of a hydraulic garage jack A swiveling handle mounting mechanism mounted on the pump of the hydraulic unit of a hydraulic garage jack is disclosed to include a seat affixed with a pressure plate to the pump beyond the oil return valve of the hydraulic unit, a swiveling holder horizontally rot... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7413166 | Commercial lifting device-jack stand frame locking mechanism An extendible jack stand comprises first, second, and third vertical frames arranged in telescoping relationship. A locking mechanism includes an upwardly extending finger fixedly secured to an outer surface of the upper end of the first frame. A guide member is sec... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413167 | Robust consumer lifting device-trunk jack A trunk jack includes a rectangular frame base having a left shoe and a right shoe having a longitudinal track on their inner sides, a forward end has a support plate, and a rearward end has a rear plate with an aperture for receiving an actuator shaft. A screw-thre... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413169 | Commercial lifting device-safety mechanism A hydraulic floor jack includes a rectangular frame with side flanges and having an extended control handle with a control lever. A pivotal lifting mechanism is mounted on the frame including a pair of parallel lift arms having rearward ends interconnected by a late... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410149 | Robust consumer lifting device- three stage jack stand A three stage jack stand has a base plate, and includes a first stage tubular rectangular housing. A second stage “U” shaped ratchet shaft has ratchet teeth on the forward edges, and is telescopically positioned in the housing. An upper base is attached to the r... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410148 | Commercial lifting device-power unit A power unit for use with a jack stand and a lift bridge has a rectangular frame with a forward end having a pair of separated elongated extensions for supporting the jack stand. The extensions extend about 1.50 inches beyond the latch finger of a positioned jack st... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7401392 | Jack for single-handed garbage disposer installation An exemplary embodiment provides one or more improvements which makes it possible for a single person to easily install a garbage disposal under a sink. Embodiments include a base with wheels, a hydraulic jack attached to the base, an extensible column extended by t... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7367546 | Tire jack A tire jack for lifting a spare tire onto a vehicle wheel includes a base component with a lifting pan superimposed thereon. A rotatable drive shaft raises and lowers a lifting arm, which in turn raises and lowers the lifting pan relative to the base component. On a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7347409 | Engine block lift An engine block lift for raising, lowering and supporting an engine block includes a movable frame that has ground-engaging wheels and an elongate base that extends laterally. A support shelf is provided for supporting an engine block and includes a non-marring surf... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7334774 | Extensible and turnover handle structure for a jack An extensible and turnover handle structure for a jack comprises a pivot ear formed at the front end of a base. The pivot ear is provided for a pivot connection with the handle. Moreover, the handle includes an inner pipe inserted in an outer pipe and serves to draw... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334804 | Portable tire and wheel lifting apparatus A portable tire and wheel lifting apparatus includes a base, a pair of lifting arms pivotally coupled in a scissor configuration, pneumatic cylinders, an air input device, and an air outlet valve. In use, a tire and wheel are smoothly rolled from the ground to the l... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7311487 | Apparatus and method for repositioning warehouse shelving units A warehouse palette rack repositioning assembly which can move a palette rack in its fully loaded state from one area of the warehouse to the other area of the warehouse. The warehouse pallet rack repositioning assembly can be installed onto a pallet rack by one wor... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303181 | Jack for heavy objects A transmission Jack and apparatus that can raise and lower heavy objects between a floor surface and a higher elevation is disclosed. The transmission jack and apparatus includes a bottom frame mounted on a plurality of wheels. Pivotally attached to the bottom frame... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7275908 | Swivel ram roller A roller mechanism for transporting loads over a surface, the roller mechanism including a body, at least one roller assembly that permits the body to move in at least one translational direction, the roller assembly being rotatably connected to the body, and a lift... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7243904 | Door lifting apparatus and method A door lifting apparatus includes a frame and a lift mechanism. The lift mechanism includes a slide and a lever. The slide includes a plurality of holders and a plurality of glides, wherein the holders are operable to engage and support a door while the glides coope... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243906 | Wheeled jack A wheeled jack, comprising a chassis shaped like an articulated parallelogram in which a lower horizontal side is provided, at its two front sides, with respective pairs of tilting wheels and the front end of the upper horizontal side is provided with an articulatio... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7226060 | Steering device for pallet truck A steering device for decreasing a turning radius of a pallet jack includes a ground engaging member connected to a support member of the pallet jack between a main wheel and an extensible wheel. The load supporting member of the pallet jack is positionable between ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207549 | Apparatus for assisting in the removal and installation of vehicle components An improved apparatus for assisting in the removal and installation of vehicle components such as doors, hoods, deck lids, bumpers and/or the like during assembly, disassembly and/or repair by using an expandable metal fixture attached to a portable engine hoist is ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207419 | Safety lock system for a lift A lift having a safety lock system includes a mast that may be supported by a base, and a frame that can be lifted or lowered along the mast. The safety lock system includes a first support beam that is located adjacent to the mast and a second support beam that is ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7175159 | Hydraulic floor jack release and method of use An automobile jack that comprises a hydraulic system. The jack includes a lockout button and a release mechanism comprised of a variable rate, spring-loaded trigger release mechanism which is located on the grip handle. Moving the jack handle upward and downward cau... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171807 | Oil circuitry for two-stage telescoping transmission jack A multi-stage telescoping transmission jack with a high flow, lower pressure air-over-oil pump. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168904 | Portable vehicle storage platform A storage device for off-floor storage, including a base for emplacement on a floor of a storage area, a substantially vertical support member extending from the base and defining a deployment axis, a platform movably connected to the vertical support member, and a ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7082662 | Method and apparatus for installing sectional flooring A sectional flooring installation device allows carpet installation teams to quickly remove and install sectional carpeting in locations that have multitudes of the bookshelf assemblies, for example, libraries. The sectional flooring installation device includes a b... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7004454 | Motorcycle and small vehicle lift A lift apparatus includes a base frame having a pair of ground engaging caster assemblies and a pair of horizontally extending divergent legs each having an inner end attached to the base frame and an outer end with a roller attached thereto, the casters and the rol... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6986503 | Power unit for use with a jack stand that is convertible into a load-lifting jack A power unit comprises a rectangular chassis having a forward end and a rearward end and including a pair of parallel lift arms having rearward ends slidably mounted along the rearward end of the chassis, and a pair of connecting arms having forward ends pivotally m... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6968878 | Tree pusher A tree pusher for safely felling a tree. The tree pusher includes (a) a base, (b) a frame, and (c) a detachable pronged head for gripping the tree while the tree is being felled. As the tree falls, the head remains attached to the tree, and detaches itself from the ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966540 | Portable vehicle lift A portable vehicle lift employed by lifting at a wheel assembly, which lift comprises a base, a stand extending vertically upward from said base, a carriage being mounted for vertical movement on a stand, a carriage further comprising a pair of arms with forwardly p... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6929249 | Pneumatic lift device A pneumatic lift device that has a lift unit and an activatable air supply connected to the lift unit with the lift unit having a substantially rectangular base with four sides and a substantially rectangular lift platform connected to the base by a hinge mechanism ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6902148 | Safety jack The present invention is a safety jack having a propping mechanism comprised of a prop attached parallel to and jointly movable with the lifting arm, a storage well for receiving the prop in a retracted position, and a pin engagable with the prop to bias the prop an... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6866246 | Balance shaft jack cradle A cradle assembly adapted to support a balance shaft assembly. The cradle assembly includes an attachment plate adapted to be supported by the lifting mechanism of a typical jack, a base plate, and a plurality of legs disposed between the base plate and the attachme... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6581908 | Dual cylinder jack with interchangeable attachments A dual cylinder jack with interchangeable attachments is provided. The jack includes a jack assembly having a base which supports a lower pneumatic stage and an upper hydraulic stage. The distal end of the jack assembly receives a jig carriage for couplin... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581909 | Simplified hydraulic circuit for a quick-rise hydraulic lifting jack A hydraulic fluid circuit for a quick rise type lifting jack positions multiple valves that control two stages of the lifting operation of the jack in the same valve housing machined into a base of the jack and thereby reduces the costs involved in manufa... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6505815 | Extendable base and support extension for transportable lift An extendable base and support extension for a transportable lift making the legs of the base hollow with leg extensions telescopically received within the legs allowing the effective length of each leg of the base to be increased. Removable fork extender... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6416039 | Hydraulic floor jack with stabilizing structure A floor jack with stabilizer structure includes a floor jack, a stabilizer structure, a return device, a removable lifting lever, a safety pin and a platform assembly. The floor jack has a hydraulic cylinder for lifting automobiles and is commonly availab... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6409153 | Small vehicle storage lift An apparatus and method for storage of small vehicles in a garage where substantially all of the floor space is used to store other motor vehicles. An apparatus for lifting a small vehicle off a floor comprises: an upright track having a base anchored to ... | 06/25/2002 |
