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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360812 | Automatic device, equipment and methods for handling objects An automatic device for handling objects comprises gripper blades attached to a guide, an actuator connected to an external connection transporting the device, and a switching mechanism. The switching mechanism alternately changes the state of the pickup device betw... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7341415 | Bale processing apparatus A bale processing apparatus and method is provided to lift, hold, transport, and spread one or more round bales of hay or other material. The apparatus includes a belt, rollers, and a means for controlling tension on the belt to position the belt in first and second... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341420 | Equipment storage lift system An equipment storage lift system for efficiently storing a plurality of equipment. The equipment storage lift system includes a base, a platform, a plurality of legs extending between the platform and the base, a front structure extending from the base and a winch a... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7261509 | Method and system for operating a racking system preferably in a dispatch unit A method for operating a rack system preferably in a dispatch unit (1), with a rack (2) and an associated rack serving device for the storage and retrieval of containers (3), trays or the like to or from the rack. A rack region of the rack (2... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255201 | Lifting frame with hydraulic lines for an accessory hydraulic system A lifting frame has a stationary vertical mast (outer mast 1), at least one telescoping lifting mast (inner mast 3), and a lifting carriage (4) movable on the lifting mast. At least one hydraulic line (5) installed on the lifting frame di... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7219769 | Industrial vehicle equipped with load handling operation control apparatus A load handling operation control apparatus for an industrial vehicle, which has a load carrying apparatus provided movably on a vehicle body, is provided. A load carrying apparatus 2 is positioned with a load handling target 41, 42 according to its mo... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219770 | Coordinated lift system with user selectable RF channels A coordinated lift system with user selectable RF channels coordinates the raising and lowering of a vehicle relative to a surface by using wireless communications. The lift system includes at least two lift mechanisms each having support frame, including a post, a ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7205730 | Article transport vehicle The invention provides an article transport vehicle that includes: a vehicle body; a first wheel that supports the vehicle body; a second wheel that is disposed spaced apart from the first wheel in a fore-and-aft direction, and that supports the vehicle body; a firs... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204364 | Lifting device Lift device for lifting or, as the case may be, lowering of a support device (2, 3B, 5) of a transport track segment of a transport device for work pieces or the like, which are deposited upon plates, pallets or framework like work piece carriers (5... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7008166 | 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... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6953200 | Cart for cryogenic liquid cylinder A cart is provided for safely transporting and storing a single, large, vertically-oriented, cylindrically-shaped canister having a horizontally-oriented base. The vertical and horizontal orientations of the canister and its base, respectively, are constantly mainta... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6918733 | Hold down clamp for holding down sheet material A hold down clamp for holding down a stack of sheet material, preferably on a transportation trolley selectively in operative association with a printing machine. The hold down clamp has a vertically adjustable holding arm selectively lockable along a substantially ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6887029 | Electrically powered load cart A three-wheeled, electrically powered cart is provided for transporting items typically transported using a hand truck. The cart comprises a body section housing rechargeable batteries and a steerable load section that is hinged to the body section. An electric moto... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6858119 | Mobile plating system and method An exemplary mobile plating system is provided for performing a plating process using virtually any known or available deposition technology for coating or plating as substrate. The mobile plating system may include a vacuum chamber positioned in a mobile storage vo... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6533532 | Carrying apparatus An object-carrying system for facilitating object transportation over various ground or floor surfaces includes a transport frame and a hoist means, which transport frame is adapted to be carried by a user such that articles loaded onto such frame may be ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6503379 | Mobile plating system and method An exemplary mobile plating system and method are provided for performing a plating process using virtually any known or available deposition technology for coating or plating. The mobile plating system may include a vacuum chamber positioned in a mobile ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6155772 | Lift-liner apparatus with improved weight-carrying capacity A system provides a lift-liner for efficient transport of units of bulk cargo (especially bulk cargo that is radioactive hazardous material waste), and economical disposal of the lift-liner for storage of the waste therein. The cargo is transported in the... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6079934 | Lift-liner apparatus A system provides a lift-liner for efficient transport of units of bulk cargo (especially bulk cargo that is radioactive hazardous material waste), and economical disposal of the lift-liner for storage of the waste therein. The cargo is transported in the... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5861586 | Horizontal and vertical passenger transport Elevator cabs are transferred between elevators, which may be shuttles, in various levels of a building, such as transport floors, in response to car calls registered in the cabs and hall calls registered on the transport floors. The cabs may be transferr... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5619762 | Apparatus for assisting a person in standing from a seated position A lift for persons needing assistance in moving from a seated position to a standing position, includes an elongated seat raiseable by a jack under the seat and supported on a base assembly. The elongated seat includes stabilizer arms which extend on oppo... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5553990 | Hydraulic wheelchair lift Wheelchair lift (10) includes a platform (12) mounted on a carriage (14) for vertical travel between the ground and an elevated location along a mast structure (16) through the use of a linear, lift actuator (18). Platform (12) includes an upper main sect... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5529452 | Gantry crane An improved gantry crane that has a control cab mounted for vertical up and down movement substantially parallel with respect to the upstanding columns of the crane between a lowermost position adjacent the ground and infinite positions within a fixed ran... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5445282 | Transport means for transporting pieces three-dimensionally A transport means for transporting pieces three-dimensionally, wherein the sections belonging to a section pair (11, 12, 41, 42) are box-like; a traction member (141, 142 ; 161, 16 | 08/29/1995 |
| 5417541 | Manual forklift pallet jack for unloading the contents of a beverage delivery truck Freight handling apparatus for unloading stacks of beverage containers supported on pallets within bay wells of a beverage delivery truck having floors tilted inwardly and downwardly toward the center of the truck includes a wheeled frame having an upstan... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5299659 | Bed transporting apparatus A bed transporting apparatus comprised of a lower telescopic movable frame supported on unidirectional casters. A vertical frame is secured to the lower movable frame and has a vertically displaceable bed supporting frame guidingly secured thereto. An hyd... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5235711 | Wall mounted patient standing assistance apparatus An invalid assistance device mounted on a wall in which a supported locked and guided flexible line is used to stabilize an invalid in the range of desired vertical positions from sitting to standing while a single attendant can work with the stabilized i... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5205699 | Method and apparatus for lifting and tilting drums of flowable material A drum, container and the like of a flowable material is placed and retained on a container support assembly of a lifting and tilting apparatus. This lifting and tilting apparatus includes a telescoping column attached to a base support. Interior of the c... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5199843 | Overhead storage system An overhead storage system particularly suitable for installation within a garage, includes a lift arrangement for receiving and delivering articles to be stored. The lift arrangement includes a mechanism for elevating the articles between a lower positio... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5183376 | Arrangement for loading and unloading of heavy packages An arrangement for the transportation of a heavy package of a vessel to a quay or similar loading location uses a first apparatus for transportation of the package in a vertical direction and a second apparatus for transportation in a horizontal direction... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5165504 | Apparatus for displacing an article in parallel with the curvature of and in proximity to a surface of variable profile An apparatus for displacing an article or a person in parallel with the curvature of and in proximity to a surface of variable profile possessing convex and/or concave parts, as the case may be, comprising a support for the article to be displaced in the ... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5145311 | Cylindrical tank lift with four wheels for mobility and stability A lift for raising and lowering large cylindrical tanks, which when filled with a fluid such as liquid nitrogen are very heavy, is provided with a base consisting of two parallel beams, each with a wheel at each end and a cross beam closer to one pair of ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 4957190 | Apparatus for conveying refuse containers The present invention relates to an apparatus for conveying refuse containers in a structure such as an office building. The apparatus includes (a) a generally vertical shaft passing through a plurality of floors in the structure; (b) a longitudinally elo... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4946344 | General cargo crane A general cargo crane for unloading general cargo from a ship's hold, in particular general cargo placed on a pallet, comprises a continuously operating conveyor in a shaft of which at least the bottom part is vertically displaceable. To solve the problem... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4923361 | Device for moving at least a part of a vehicle in a sideward direction A device for providing sideward displacement of a vehicle having vertically adjustable members such as a forklift truck, comprising at least one displacement member attached to said vertically adjustable member, said displacement member being pivotably mo... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4728246 | Wafer boat transfer tool A wafer boat transfer tool has an upper fork and a lower fork which may be differently configured for supporting wafer boats in different ways. The same tool may be used to transfer boats in one or more steps from locations where they are supported in one... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4720463 | Automated microbiological testing apparatus An incubation chamber for incubating a number of microbiological test trays such as susceptibility trays and identification trays holds a number of tray carriers in a pair of stacks. An elevator is provided to move any given carrier to a position at which... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4704064 | Paper roll elevator lift An industrial elevator for automatically handling paper rolls at high volume is described. The elevator includes load-receiving platforms at both the initial and final floor levels, interconnected by a chain suspension system such that each platform trave... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4604024 | Washer pick up and placement tool A tool for picking up and releasing washers which uses a retractable rod member that is insertable into the washer and directs jets of pressurized air alternately onto the bottom surface of the washer to cause the latter to be picked up and onto the top s... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4599030 | Marginal terrain straddle-lift container handler A highly maneuverable straddle carrier vehicle structure is provided for dling various sizes of containers and outsized loads over rough, unleveled, weak and unprepared soils to meet austere requirements which are beyond the capability of commercial stra... | 07/08/1986 |
