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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7190392 | Telepresence system and active/passive mode display for use therein A telepresence server is for connection to a telecommunications network for providing access to a reality engine for a plurality of passive users. The reality engine can be controlled by an active user or a professional director through the network or by a local pro... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7040248 | Handicapped sporting platform and turntable A platform including a rotatable turntable apparatus for attachment to a boat deck, or the cargo space of a pick-up truck or the cargo space of an all terrain vehicle, or other area where a person with impaired mobility needs to experience greater mobility to engage... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6848547 | Non-contact electric power supply system for a rail-guided vehicle A non-contact electric power supply system for a rail-guided vehicle includes a main line having fixed rails for guiding the vehicle. A movable rail body is provided for changing the course of the vehicle moving along the main line. A first high frequency power supp... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6817300 | Low profile vehicle turntable A low profile turntable device for parking or maneuvering vehicles or heavy items in confined spaces constructed of two skins with structural foam in between, support rollers on the bottom skin, stops on the bottom skin to stabilize the turntable during loading, a r... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6467746 | Vehicle turnabout A support structure including a turntable, support platform, and a set of ramps. The ramps and support platform provide support for a vehicle such as a motorcycle, snowmobile, or the like. The entire apparatus swivels by means of the turntable at 360°, a... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6382106 | Skeletal frame for revolving vehicle platform turntable The present invention describes an improved skeletal frame for a revolving vehicle platform turntable. The improved device is used to support a vehicle turntable and easily installed in any location. The skeletal frame includes a cylindrical circular tubu... | 05/07/2002 |
| 5476353 | Trailer apparatus with rotating platform Trailer-mounted apparatus of the type with a platform that can rotate on a central fifth wheel-like support with a vertical axis, particularly for the loading and handling of coop frames for poultry and the like, which includes: a substantially rectangula... | 12/19/1995 |
| 4901647 | Motorcycle maneuvering device The maneuvering device of the invention is designed to enable a motorcycle rider to handle his machine in limited storage space. Primarily, it consists of a platform supported on a center swivel that enables the rider to rotate the platform to any desired... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4796537 | Mobile truck turntable The invention provides a sturdy substantially rectangular scow-like turntable platform with retractable wheels for mobility and turntable mechanics for the use of heavy trucks. The turntable platform is towable and can be used with wheels down or with whe... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4780033 | Rail car with rotatable floor for quick loading and unloading of trailers A railroad freight car having a rotatable loading floor for transferring loads between it and a station platform. The railroad station has two platforms on opposite sides of the rail car. An edge of each platform is provided at each longitudinal end with ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4776735 | Locking and stiffening means for a rail car with a rotatable loading floor A railroad flat car having a rotatable loading floor for transferring loads between it and a platform. A sleeve is provided in the rotatable loading floor which slidably receives a beam coupled to the chassis. The beam is extended into the sleeve to secur... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4756660 | Truck with rotatable platform suitably designed for approach and copenetration by intermediate transportation means, for automatically transferring aircraft cargo units A towable truck with a rotatable platform for transferring cargo units from or to intermediate transportation devices, for handling goods in particular within airport structures. The platform comprises alternate projecting and re-entering parts which, whe... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4753173 | Portable turntable device A portable, sectioned, rotatable platform member has four distinct portions, a central portion, a substantially flat table portion, a curved apron portion, and an edge wall portion. The platform member is supported by vertical rotatable bearing surfaces w... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4720140 | Rotating platform for sunbathers An elongated platform is disclosed herein for supporting a person in a chair or recliner which is adapted to rotate about a central pivot support and having wheels arranged in an arc adjacent to the opposite ends of the platform. The exposed upper surface... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4718810 | High speed transporter for multiple station production line A high-speed, bidirectional transporter for a multiple station production line provides for the programmable pickup, transport and delivery of materials at non-sequential work stations along the production line. The transporter is self-propelled by a rack... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4684314 | Pipe handling apparatus A pipe handling apparatus is adapted for transferring oil well pipe to and from a drilling rig. The apparatus includes a transportable chassis having tracks for supporting and guiding a reciprocable and rotatable table. A first scissors lift mounted to th... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4676171 | Turntable with shock absorbing rotation lock A turntable for turning vehicles, including a base member adapted to be supported on a flat floor and having a platform rotatably disposed above the base member for supporting a vehicle thereon. Rollers are utilized to reduce friction and support the plat... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4505630 | Article transfer apparatus Apparatus and methods for transferring articles, such as concrete blocks, from a conveyor to a curing kiln and return comprise a carriage movable along a path leading from the block conveyor to any selected one of a number of curing kilns. The carriage su... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4498398 | Display turntable A rotatable table for the display of large objects such as automotive vehicles and the like which is composed of a minimum number of components easily handled by individual assemblers. The components can be assembled and disassembled in a very short perio... | 02/12/1985 |
