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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7274980 | Intelligent lift interlock system A microprocessor controlled system for ensuring the safe operation of an auxiliary device, such as a wheelchair lift used in conjunction with a vehicle. The microprocessor preferably allows operation of the lift device when one or more parameters are met. These para... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7153078 | Loading and unloading station and method for load carrier of vehicle bodies, vehicles and the like Through a loading and unloading station for load carriers of vehicle bodies, vehicles or the like, it is possible to unload vehicle bodies from a railway car in a continuous cycle and supply them to a production facility, wherein in one cycle simultaneously the load... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137161 | Apparatus and method for relocating a medical examination table A transportation cart for relocating a medical examination chair or table comprises a chassis having an open end that defines a receiving area for positioning a base of a medical examination table therebetween. A table support member extends upwardly from the chassi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118077 | Platform and system for mass storage and transfer in space A platform for storage and transfer of payloads in space includes a plate for supporting a payload, and a transfer mechanism for transferring the payload to and from the plate. A groove extends diametrically between two edges of the plate for receiving a rail provid... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6965819 | Intelligent lift interlock system A microprocessor controlled system for ensuring the safe operation of an auxiliary device, such as a wheelchair lift used in conjunction with a vehicle. The microprocessor preferably allows operation of the lift device when one or more parameters are met. These para... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6641359 | Method of manufacturing, packing and transporting computers A method of manufacturing, packing, and transporting a plurality of computers, including the steps of assembling a plurality of computers, providing a rack adapted to support the computers, and positioning the computers onto the rack. The method continues... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6616400 | Method for highly efficient refuse removal from a construction site A method, and system, for refuse removal from a collection site. The method comprises transporting multiple containers in an inverted stack to the collection site. Engaging a first container of the multiple containers with a rotating fork lift truck. Lift... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6368042 | Vehicle loading and unloading system A conveyor conveys palletized articles to a loading dock. A bogie movable along rails between different loading docks, supports an independently movable carriage, which may roll out of the bogie once the latter reaches a desired loading dock. The carriage... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6302635 | Transshipment system In a transshipment system for combined transport, a drop-bed freight car, with a frame mounted on bogies and at least one onboard or stationary mounting which can be moved transverse to the longitudinal axis of the freight car, is used for a transporting ... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6135706 | Method of manufacturing packing and transporting computers A method of manufacturing, packing, and transporting a plurality of computers, including the steps of assembling a plurality of computers, providing a rack adapted to support the computers, and positioning the computers onto the rack. The method continues... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6089162 | Rail vehicle for tie loading and unloading A railway maintenance vehicle exchanges worn crossties for new ones. Worn ties are collected and stored in open-top gondola cars, preferably progressing longitudinally. New ties are simultaneously unloaded from the gondola cars for distribution along the-... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5733092 | Rotary loader and system This is a top-lifting rotary loader and system for cargo containers and is especially suited for loading and unloading double-stacking container well cars and single level railway cars, semitrailers, etc. This loader has a vertical pivot post about which ... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5678973 | Vehicle seat transporter cart A vehicle seat transporter cart device for facilitating the removal of a rear vehicle seat from a typical van or utility/sport-type vehicle and transporting the same to a desired storage location including a base member having a plurality of wheel members... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5649718 | Utility cart A wheeled utility cart includes a rigid rectangular basket component formed of molded plastic or a wire basket weave configuration. The wheels are relatively large, to permit use of the cart on rough, soft, and/or uneven surfaces, unlike the conventional ... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5597282 | Method and apparatus for unstacking and unloading a stacked load from one level to another level An extensible arm is located in the bed of a truck or a trailer and is selectively operable to assist in the stacking or unstacking and unloading of a stacked palletized load from the elevated bed to the ground level using a load lift on the truck or trai... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5503424 | Collapsible utility cart apparatus A collapsible utility cart apparatus (10) including a basket device (11) having a generally vertical first side wall second side wall (13, 13'), and spaced-apart support wheels (14, 15 and 14', 15') rotatably mounted to a bottom wall (12) of the basket de... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5275105 | Rotary printing machine equipped with an exchangeable cylinder A rotatable printing machine includes a horizontal exchangeable cylinder which is held between two sidewalls of a machine frame by a holding and driving arrangement which enables disengagement. To remove the cylinder, a carriage arrangement is positioned ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5252021 | Handling installation for iron and steel products A system for handling iron and steel products, such as, in particular, slabs, blooms, billets and similar products, which have intersecting translation movements. These include apparatus for gripping, handling and transporting iron and steel products and ... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5205697 | Mobile passenger access lift A self propelled steerable vehicle for transporting a wheelchair bound passenger between two separate locations, such as between a terminal and an aircraft parked on a ramp, includes a lift assembly mounted on said vehicle for movement from a lowermost po... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5183369 | Access and support apparatus for loading and unloading gondola cars An access and support apparatus for loading and unloading gondola railroad cars using a crane-type crawler, which system includes a trailer-mounted ramp for disposition in close proximity to a gondola railroad car and multiple pallets adapted for spanning... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5112172 | Sliding pull up stanchion and method A stanchion is provided with a latch system which is operable from the tractor which positions the trailers such that a gate on the tractor locks and unlocks the latch to appropriately reposition the stanchion during the position of the trailer. The tract... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5054986 | Storage and conveyance of heavy articles Heavy articles such as metal coils are transferred to and from storage locations in a storage area by a system of tracks and carriages including non-powered carriages which transport the articles directly and self-propelled carriages which move perpendicu... | 10/08/1991 |
| 5044866 | Containerizing and decontainerizing a load Load-lifting apparatus includes a pair of elements moveable on air bearings laterally toward and away from one another. Each element carries an inflatable bladder for lifting a load. A rack is also provided for receiving various loads, for example, automo... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5014935 | Autonomous load embarking and disembarking apparatus integrated in an aircraft The apparatus, for an aircraft comprising a platform provided with balls for receiving loads in the region of a lateral door, comprises a foldable rolling track (1), a device (6) for shifting the rolling track transversely of the luggage compartment, in s... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4971508 | Storage and conveyance of heavy articles In a storage facility for heavy coils or the like, coils are transported to and from stationary rests by a first carriage which include a hydraulic lift. The first carriage is carried by a second carriage which moves perpendicularly to the path of the fir... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4963067 | System for loading and transporting wheeled vehicles A system for loading and transporting wheeled vehicles on a transporting vehicle, such as a ship or rail car, comprises supporting a plurality of wheeled vehicles on each of a plurality of frames in vertically-spaced relation to each other and then insert... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4941794 | Automated loading/unloading equipment As automated loading/unloading system is shown, which uses a lift truck 10 for loading and unloading cargos and adpated to travel between a container 90 and a coneyor 50, a rotatably disposed turntable 60 for rotation about a vertical axis, the turntable ... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4926544 | Production system using unmanned automatically guided vehicles In order to simplify production line layout and revision, a plurality of unmanned self-propelled vehicles are used. Some vehicles carry a work piece from station to station while auxiliary vehicles which remain at each station carry components and assembl... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4919582 | Method and apparatus for loading automobiles into a cargo container A loader includes a sleeve support which will carry in a raised position a lightweight open-centered sleeve, of the type which is capable of holding a plurality of automobiles. An automobile support, capable of carrying the automobiles which will comprise... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4897012 | Cargo handling system A system for transporting cargo between a storage area and a cargo carrier. The system includes a bridge (13) and boom (15) spanning between the storage area and the cargo carrier. A first elevator (14) is located at one end of the bridge (13) proximate t... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4832560 | Apparatus and methods for containerizing and de-containerizing a load Load-lifting apparatus includes a pair of elements moveable on air bearings laterally toward and away from one another. Each element carries an inflatable bladder for lifting a load. A rack is also provided for receiving various loads, for example, automo... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4797049 | System for loading motor vehicles into standard cargo-carrying enclosures A method and apparatus are provided for loading motor vehicles into a standard cargo-carrying enclosure, such as a container or van, for transport therein. The vehicles are loaded onto a frame exterior of the enclosure so as to be supported thereby in mul... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4325667 | Freight handling means Freight is shipped from a production center to a railhead by loading the freight at the production center onto railroad boxcars which are water-borne, i.e. carried by railroad barges or railroad ferries. The track-carrying vessel which carries the boxcars... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4268201 | Unitizing system for produce cartons and the like A carton supporting platform mounted on a vehicle for rotative movement about a vertically extending axis. Rigid side walls are provided on two opposite sides of the platform and are movable between an upright position and an outwardly diverging retracted... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4252495 | Mechanical handling apparatus Mechanical handling equipment comprises a lift truck and a self powered pallet truck which is lifted into a trailer, etc. to be loaded by the lift truck with the load. The pallet truck is then remotely controlled by the lift truck driver to position the l... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4171178 | Apparatus for automatically handling stacks of bags In an apparatus for automatically handling stacks of bags, initially the bags are formed into stacks, each stack is moved onto and along a conveying track and then unloaded from the track to a loading surface. The support surface on the conveying track fo... | 10/16/1979 |
