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U.S. Senator Smith of Indiana ; After seeing Samuel Morse demonstrate the telegraph.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7926789 | Lifting gear The invention relates to lifting gear having a drive unit (2), a drive shaft (3), which has a drive flange (4) fixable thereon and can be driven by the drive unit (2), and a cable drum (5) that can be connected to the drive flange ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7434787 | Winch for raising and lowering persons The invention relates to a winch (6) for raising and lowering persons, of the type that comprises a housing with an attachment member (16), an electric motor (39) driving a reel (27), a lifting strap (7) connected to the reel for w... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7424998 | Motorized lifter A lifter including tongs; an electric motor having a stator, a rotor, and one or more windings and a shaft operatively coupled with the first tongs for actuating the first tongs to an open position for receiving a load and actuating the first tongs to a closed posit... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7275733 | Compact drive for a counterweight assisted winch The invention is a compact drive for a counterweight-assisted winch which can be retrofitted into existing manually operated systems that use counterbalancing weights. The counterbalancing weight will be fixed at a first predetermined percentage of the maximum capac... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264228 | Counterweight assisted winch The invention is a motorized winch which can be retrofitted into existing manually operated systems that use counterbalancing weights. The counterbalancing weight will be fixed at 50% of the maximum capacity of the set. The winch is rated at 50% of the maximum capac... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7246790 | Hoist System A hoist system for raising, lowering, or applying a pulling force to an object or equipment attached thereto. The hoist system has a hoist, a hoist adapter unit attached to the hoist, and a pull pin assembly. The hoist has a frame and a line, cable, or chain which i... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7226040 | Power supply winch system The power supply winch system comprises a generally inverted L-shaped supportive frame and a winch attached to the supportive frame. The supportive frame comprises a horizontal member and a vertical member that are pivotally attached to one another at one end. The h... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7226038 | Load arrestor, lifting system and method A load arrestor for use in conjunction with a primary lift, the load arrestor comprising a spool about which winds a safety line attached to a load supported at least in part by the primary lift, a lock mechanism comprising a lock plate connected to and rotatable wi... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7182318 | Method and apparatus for removing and installing a differential of a vehicle A hoisting assembly that is adapted to be mounted to the frame of a vehicle where a hoisting device extends an attachment member such as a hook to connect to an engagement location of the differential where the hoisting assembly is positioned substantially verticall... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159852 | Manual marine winch internal gearing A manual swivel winch of the present invention includes internal drum gearing. The winch has a pair of spaced side plates, a rotating drum supported between the side plates, an internal drum gear coaxially mounted with the rotating drum, and a pinion drive gear enga... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7118095 | Lifting reel mounted on a tree stand A device is provided for lifting and lowering objects to and from a deployed tree stand by an occupant of the tree stand. The device has a clamp connectable to a rigid support member of the stand, a threaded shaft connected to the clamp, a reel mounted on the shaft,... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7111826 | Pulling apparatus An apparatus includes a sleeve comprising a nub, the sleeve sized to receive a bar. The apparatus further includes a movable spindle with a bracket. The bracket is sized to fit over either of the bar and the nub. ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7066450 | WYSE mid-span winch kit A portable mounting system for a winch, which enables a standard winch to function to pull two objects closer together, without requiring the winch to be mounted to a vehicle. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7061438 | Radio-control antenna support arm for lifting machinery The invention relates to radio-control of lifting machinery, and is intended to solve problems due to the presence of interfering metal masses. For this purpose, the support arm of the radio-control antenna is mounted such that it is able to be orientated about a ve... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7021606 | Vertical panel lift The present invention is a lightweight apparatus related generally to lifting heavy objects of construction materials by a single individual, such as panels of sheetrock to inside or outside walls, easily accommodating walls up to 12 feet in height, including angled... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6769669 | Pulling apparatus An apparatus includes a sleeve sized to receive a bar, the sleeve having a nub. The apparatus includes a movable assembly including a spindle, a drive axle to receive the chuck of a drill, and a bracket, the bracket sized to fit over either of the bar and the nub. A... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6494437 | Boom mounted winch A winch spooled with a cable is provided for mounting on the boom of a host vehicle. The winch is surrounded by a frame housing that is capable of withstanding the forces applied by the host vehicle. A braking mechanism is provided for controlling the spo... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6471189 | Robot with externally positioned protective hose A robot with at least one at least partly externally positioned protective hose, particularly a cable guidance hose receiving robot tool supply cables has a winding guide located in the vicinity of a tool assembly flange for winding and unwinding the prot... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6152425 | Boom mounted winch A winch spooled with a cable is provided for mounting on the boom of a host vehicle. The winch is surrounded by a frame housing that is capable of withstanding the forces applied by the host vehicle. A braking mechanism is provided for controlling the spo... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6138991 | Vehicle-mounted hoist apparatus A hoist apparatus is provided for a vehicle, such as an all terrain vehicle (ATV) and includes a support bracket assembly for mounting on the vehicle. The support bracket assembly includes a horizontal support plate and a hoist-axle-reception channel depe... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6089547 | Method and apparatus for winch upgrading A drum winch is replaced with a traction winch module. The traction winch module is mounted on and supported by the existing mooring winch frame of the drum winch. The traction winch module includes a traction frame, a front traction drum, and a rear trac... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6053478 | Wafer hoist with self-aligning bands A hoist system including a roller assembly which is allowed to pivot as a suspending member is rolled up around a drum compensates for lateral forces and allows a load on the suspending member to remain centered under the roller assembly. The drum has a s... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6027100 | Apparatus for supporting modular furniture Apparatus for supporting modular furniture including panels to allow access to a floor for reflooring or the like, and suitable for supporting a panel end while providing a clear space under said panel end. The apparatus has a bridge member capable of spa... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6015135 | Method for supporting modular furniture A method for supporting modular furniture including panels to allow access to a floor for reflooring or the like, and suitable for supporting a panel end while providing a clear space under said panel end. The method uses a bridge member capable of spanni... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5975499 | Quadrapod safety support for fall protection systems Quadrapod (12) having a central vertical support column (20) and a horizontal plate (22) fixed to the upper portion is disclosed. A slide ring (30) surrounds the column (20) and is movable substantially throughout the length thereof from the bottom of the... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5947450 | Manual swivel winch with open bottom A manual swivel winch is pivotally attached to a D-ring of a barge deck, boat deck or the like. The manual swivel winch includes a pair of spaced side plates defining a substantially open bottom, a drum rotatably supported between the side plates, and a r... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5615864 | Elevator hoist apparatus with torque support device Driving machine for lifts. In this simply and compactly constructed driving machine, damages caused by axle sagging and deformations of teeth, which occur during peak loadings, of a transmission are avoided and for this purpose, in the drive unit of this ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5299033 | Image reading and recording apparatus with marking board and moveable scanning arm conveyed by a cable and drum arrangement An image reading and recording apparatus such as an electronic blackboard includes a reading unit movable along a guide rail for reading information written on a board, a drive motor integral with the reading unit and operative to move the reading unit re... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5205544 | Remotely controlled winch A remotely controlled winch designed for use with a tower crane located at a building site to enable a building panel to be raised from the bed of a truck into the proper position for installation on the side of the building. The building panel normally r... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5090666 | Hoist apparatus An improved cable hoist apparatus has a sheave movably connected relative to a frame to bias the cable in a circumferential groove in the sheave. A biasing means on the frame compresses the cable in the sheave groove with the amount of force depending upo... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4666128 | Single head capstan winch A single head capstan winch comprises a capstan head which is movably arranged on a supporting frame for being guided relative to a pressing roller and is also rotatably arranged on this supporting frame and provided with a dynamically balanced surface of... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4603839 | Device for transport or displacement of elongated objects in particular, as well as a pulling or traction wheel comprised in said device An apparatus for transporting or displacing elongated objects in a direction longitudinal to the object comprises a rotatable traction wheel including a first and a second disc. A plurality of arcuately shaped ridges are defined on opposing surfaces of th... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4382325 | Heavy pipe joining system A light weight, portable, self-contained pipe joining device and system for installing succeeding, very heavy, concrete pipe sections into the end of a preceding pipe section positioned in a trench. The pipe joining device includes a power operated winch ... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4371147 | Vehicle mountable cable reel apparatus A truck mounted hydraulic cable reel apparatus for heavy power cable includes bed frame members supporting a circular turntable. A motor rotates the turntable 45° to either side of a longitudinal center line. Two vertical stanchions are mounted on the tu... | 02/01/1983 |
| 4264026 | Apparatus for unwinding underground cables An apparatus for unwinding underground cables includes a framework chassis which is open ended and open bottomed and rests on the ground such as a trench bottom. Mounted on the chassis are horizontal support rollers which support the horizontal cable as i... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4188018 | Means for accelerating the speed on a ski jump An apparatus for towing a skier on skis to a ski-jump takeoff at an accelerating speed comparable to that given by a starting tower comprising an endless rope tow driven by a motor and transmission which supplies a pre-set constantly increasing accelerati... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4165863 | Hoist system In a load system which involves a powered chain hoist wherein raising or lowering of a load is effected by a rotating drive sprocket over which the chain is trained, the amplitude of motion due to resonant response of the load system as a consequence of c... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4072122 | Mooring and release device A hydro-pneumatic device secures and releases a mooring or towing hawser to a vessel. A carriage reciprocates on a frame on the vessel and moves a bollard between one position securing a hawser to the towing or moored vessel and another position releasing... | 02/07/1978 |