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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7779940 | Vehicles and methods for handling materials Disclosed are vehicles and methods for transporting materials. ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7363994 | Wheeled platforms A wheeled platform 100 is disclosed, which is characterized by high mobility and reliability, and which can be used in a wide range of applications including transport and robotic devices. The wheeled platform 100 has fore and aft body portions 130,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7325265 | Advanced articulation system and mattress support for a bed A bed including an articulation system is provided. The bed includes a frame and an actuator coupled to the frame. The bed further includes an arcuate member and a plurality of deck sections. The arcuate member is coupled to the actuator and one of the plurality of ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316405 | Stair-climbing apparatus An apparatus for climbing and descending stairs or other obstacles has three flexibly connected sections and a pair of crawler belt systems on opposite sides of the unit. Each of the crawler belt systems comprised of three crawler belts are driven by one of a pair o... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7226137 | Stop pin for track tension assembly A track tensioning assembly for a track laying vehicle. The track tensioning assembly includes an idler plate assembly coupled to a hydraulic actuator at a first end and coupled to a front idler assembly at a second end. The hydraulic actuator is configured to apply... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210750 | Crawler belt link grinding system and crawler structure Vibration or the like is prevented for long-term use by normalizing, with operation continuing, a tread of a crawler belt link through grinding in an early stage where uneven wear such as corrugated wear occurs. With a crawler belt of a crawler vehicle wound, an abr... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204378 | Goods transshipment apparatus A goods transshipment apparatus having a mobile substructure with a superstructure mounted so as to be rotatable relative to said substructure and having a driver's cab and engine compartment and a jib or jib system jointed to the superstructure wherein the superstr... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182166 | Footrest tuck mechanism A wheelchair with a footrest that tucks as a power base on which the wheelchair seat is mounted rotates about an axis parallel to a surface. The rotation of the power base raises the height of the seat above the surface. The footrest, which is coupled to the support... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7114602 | Multiple function luggage A carry-on luggage includes a casing having wheels rotatably mounted on a side face of the casing to allow the casing to move freely, a first recessed area defined in the side face thereof and a second recessed area defined in a side face of the casing to communicat... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7083013 | Self-leveling and balancing vehicle A self-leveling and balancing vehicle composed of a base and a moving and driving mechanism installed on the base, the mechanism having two longitudinal moving seats installed on the guiding rails fixed on the base, a connecting frame extending to and connecting the... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077229 | Folding and portable electric scooter A folding and portable electric scooter assembled from structural members including a body member, a cover member, a seat frame and handles. When the electric scooter is not in use, a user needs only employ three simple actions to facilitate rapid folding away of a ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073220 | Bed siderail having a latch A patient support including a frame, a mattress supported by the frame, and siderails supported by the frame. A latch member is configured to prevent vertical movement of the siderail. A latch position indicator is configured to provide an indication of the position... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055615 | Method of extinguishing fires A method for subduing a fire (70) is disclosed. This method is performed by operating a jet turbine (20), having an exhaust (22), to direct the exhaust (22) into a moving front of the fire (72), generally against the movement of th... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6691806 | Drive unit for a Track-laying vehicle The invention concerns a drive unit for a tracked vehicle with a first and a second electric generator (6, 8) and with a first and a second internal combustion engine (10, 12), such that one generator (6, 8) can be driven respectively by one combustion en... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6604590 | Battery powered, all-terrain vehicle for the physically challenged A battery powered, all-terrain vehicle for the physically challenged comprises a battery powered transportation unit that allows a handicapped person to travel on otherwise inaccessible terrain.... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6571893 | Light vehicle for sporting and off-road biking A vehicle for sporting and off-road driving includes a front and a rear component assembly and a joint arrangement. Each component assembly includes a plate mounted on a single flexible track and that is actuated by the single flexible track. The joint ar... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6158535 | Mechanical track drive An apparatus for powering the crawlers of a crawler vehicle. The apparatus comprises one or more hydraulic drive motors mounted on the vehicle, car body, a track drive gear box mounted on the crawler, and one or more mechanical drive shafts connected betw... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6076620 | Agricultural machine An agricultural machine with a loading area above the rear axle assembly, a driver's cabin between front axle and rear axle assembly, an engine within the front area of the vehicle and a front frame associated to the front axle assembly as well a rear fra... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5622235 | Tracked vehicle The invention is a small, maneuverable, tracked vehicle capable of being equipped with a tool such as, but not limited to, buckets, diggers, tree spades, trenching devices, and augers. The vehicle is small and light enough to enter and be used in places, ... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5577567 | Stair climbing wheelchair In order to provide safe and effective surface climbing and descending vehicles, the vehicle includes a base for supporting a platform to be maintained in a generally horizontal orientation. The mechanism automatically raises and lowers the platform as th... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5568840 | Step floor for a small snowmobile A pair of upright portions are provided on the opposite side portions of a floor on which a driver of a small snowmobile stands. A pad extends inwardly from an upper portion of each of the upright portions to securely hold the feet of the driver while mai... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5431240 | Tracked vehicle The invention is a small, maneuverable, self-propelled tracked vehicle equipped with a boom having a tool attached to an extendable section of the boom. The vehicle is small and light enough to enter and be used in places, such as residential yards, in wh... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5305846 | Motorized trackboard A motorized trackboard has a rear-mounted engine (4) which transmits rotary motion centrally to a rear-driven track (2) at each side of a trackboard platform (1). Different types of track, different types of gear means, different sizes and different human... | 04/26/1994 |
| 4984648 | Motorized skiboard A motorized skiboard includes a skiboard having a central opening with a drive belt mounted in said central opening and driven by a motor and encased and held in a drive belt housing. First and second foot mounts rest on said housing on either side of sai... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4683969 | Dimensionally-adjustable straddle-type crop-working vehicle A unitary-frame, straddle-type, crop-working vehicle with independent adjustability of straddle height, track width, and tool position is described. The vehicle features two lower tool-mounting arms and lateral and fore-and-aft adjustment to a center uppe... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4679803 | Apparatus for maintaining stability of mobile land vehicles on sloping terrain The present invention relates to mobile land vehicles having a boom assembly, and more particularly to vehicles used for felling and handling trees on steep mountainous terrain. The vehicle of this invention includes apparatus for providing multi-directio... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4483407 | Variable configuration track laying vehicle A vehicle has a pair of endless tracks each extending around a series of wheels arranged in a plane adjacent to one side of the vehicle body. One of the series of wheels on each side of the vehicle body is movable relative to the vehicle body to a selecte... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4194584 | Variable terrain vehicle A vehicle undercarriage includes a pair of track laying assemblies each provided with at least two pairs of wheels having an endless belt tread wrapped thereabout. Variation of the vehicle wheelbase is achieved upon actuation of an extend/retract device s... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4174757 | Material ripping vehicle A material ripping vehicle includes first and second traction units, and a frame having an upright pivot axis for steerably connecting the traction units. The second traction unit has a pair of spaced apart ground engaging members and a ripping apparatus ... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4082155 | Wheeled undercarriage for snowmobiles A four wheeled undercarriage is mounted to a snowmobile body having a tunnel from which the endless track drive assembly has been removed. The ski-mounting brackets of the snowmobile support the front end of the snowmobile body on a front axle bolster and... | 04/04/1978 |
