Did You Know...
...that on Dec. 15, 1836, the Patent Office was completely destroyed by fire? Lost were some 7,000 models, 9,000 drawings, and 230 books plus all records of patent applications and grants.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7384498 | Carpet removal system and method A carpet removal or stripping method and system (machine) employs a common dolly. The backside of the dolly member has a plurality of teeth. A motorized winching system is coupled to the front side of the dolly member. A dual purpose safety shield covers the teeth d... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7325773 | Kite winch and method for pulling-in a kite A kite winch allows a kite to be pulled-down from a high-elevation with reduced effort. The kite winch includes first and second sprockets coupled by a chain. The second sprocket has a larger diameter than the first sprocket. A spool for retaining kite string may be... | 02/05/2008 |
| 6840299 | Carpet removal system A carpet removal system for efficiently removing carpet from a floor. The carpet removal system includes a leverage member, an engaging member for engaging the carpet to be removed, and a connecting member connected between the leverage member and the engaging membe... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6261027 | Portable pulling apparatus The present invention provides a portable pulling apparatus suitable for mounting in an exit pit during installation of a pipeline. A portable pulling apparatus of the invention includes an elongated stake having a lower end portion configured for inserti... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6193218 | Cable pulling machine A cable pulling machine in which all of the operative mechanisms are mounted on a trailer for portability. The machine has an internal combustion engine driving a hydraulic pump supplying fluid pressure to a hydraulic motor on a winch spool which holds a ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5456794 | Carpet stripping device A carpet stripping device for stripping adhesively secured carpeting from an underlying subfloor. The device incorporates a base supporting a winch drum to which power is transmitted through a gearbox and mechanical clutch by a variable speed electric mot... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5417406 | Method and apparatus for lifting objects The apparatus includes a frame having two vertical legs and a horizontal bridge beam. A chain hoist is mounted on an eye nut on the bridge beam. A primary chain and a secondary chain are suspended from the chain hoist. The secondary chain is connected to ... | 05/23/1995 |
| 4469307 | Connector bracket for an engine-lifting winch A connecting bracket for a tripod support comprises a trapezoidally shaped base plate, two hollow cylindrically shaped receptacles mounted on the same side of the base plate at the inclining ends thereof, and an elongated metal rod receptacle mounted on t... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4305467 | Blow-out preventer lift system and method An apparatus for lifting a blow-out preventer during oil or gas drilling operations includes a base frame which can be manually positioned atop the rotary table of the drilling platform of the drilling rig used to drill the well. The apparatus further inc... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4215849 | Vehicle frame pulling and reshaping apparatus An apparatus adapted to exert traction on the frame of a vehicle to straighten or reshape the same and characterized by having the front or forward portion free of the winch and of the actuating mechanism for the winch, by allowing to operatively reach a ... | 08/05/1980 |
