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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367547 | Lifting device with release mechanism that moves with lifted object Provided is a lifting device comprising: a hook or clip; secured to the hook or clip, one or more first pulleys; a second hook or clip; secured to the second hook or clip, (i) a release mechanism comprising a second pulley and a releasable lock for an engaged flexib... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7328811 | Even reeving system A hoisting crane with an even reeving system having a substantially hollow vertical column, which has a foot, a top and a body disposed between the foot and the top. An annular bearing structure disposed around the substantially hollow vertical column. A jib connect... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328812 | Overhead travelling carriage A centering member 20 is pressed downward using an elastic member 28; the centering member 20 is provided at the bottom of a platform 14. A plate 26 receiving an upper end of the elastic member 28 is positioned high while th... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7287740 | Hoisting apparatus A cable attachment assembly, a hoist and a transportation system using the cable attachment assembly. The cable attachment assembly including: a plate pivotable about a first axis; first and second pivot assemblies pivotable about respective second and third axes, t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7232166 | Variable wire rope brake assembly A hoist assembly and system capable of being adjusted prior to the lifting and transporting of the loads to accommodate infinite center of gravity changes on loads, such that no changes in position occur during the lifting and transporting process. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7225933 | Mounted storage device A mounted storage device includes a mount for mounting the device on a vertical surface. A load arm is supported on the mount and structured to support an object thereon. The load arm is movable between a load position for loading the object on the load arm and a st... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7165759 | Crown block dead line anchor The line system on a drilling rig is arranged to place the dead line clamp at the upper end of the derrick. A dead line anchor sheave is preferably located to accept wraps of the dead line to insure reduced load on the dead line clamp. The anchor sheave is preferabl... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7011222 | Desiccant basket for medication containers A container insert includes: (a) a cup member having a central axis, the cup member being defined by a center base and a plurality of radiant support members, the radiant support members extending outwardly and upwardly from the center base with space therebetween; ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6971636 | High speed safety block assembly A high speed safety block assembly includes a first and second cheek plates with a sheave and axle installed between the cheek plates. The cheek plates each have a recessed area on their inner surfaces and have interlocking ears which increase the safety of the bloc... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6908074 | Device for changing the rigging of the pulley blocks of a crane The device enables a switch from the pulley blocks being rigged with one strand to the pulley blocks being rigged with two strands and vice versa. The jib tip has a pulley moveable along its axle between a central position, when the blocks are rigged with one strand... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6907934 | Universal top-drive wireline entry system bracket and method A bracket and tension rod device is mounted to a top-drive dolly to carry the weight of a sheave wheel assembly. The device is deployed by connecting the sheave wheel assembly to a rigid dolly arm with an adjustable tension rod to relieve a gooseneck from adverse te... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6651962 | High speed safety block assembly A high speed safety block assembly includes a first and second cheek plates with a sheave and axle installed between the cheek plates. The cheek plates each have a recessed area on their inner surfaces and have interlocking ears which increase the safety ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6651961 | Multiple load blocks for a crane A multi-block rigging system for a heavy crane, pulling or lifting device. The system uses sheave blocks in series orientation to enable the use of standard, economical or preferred, size winch drums and standard, economical or preferred, diameter and len... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6601829 | Pulley system with gripping block and tackle for load handling An improved block and tackle system comprising a stationary-block housing (10) having attached pulleys (14 & 18) and cam cleat (22), and a moving-block housing (12) with attached pulley (16) and cam cleat (20) Said invention allows a load (8) to be raised... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6343662 | Hydraulic drilling rig A multi-purpose drilling rig has a movable pipe support cradle which moves horizontally to transfer drill pipe from a storage area to the well being drilled, and vice versa. The cradle travels along a roof platform supported by load-bearing hydraulic lift... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6244570 | High speed safety block assembly A high speed safety block assembly includes a first and second cheek plates with a sheave and axle installed between the cheek plates. The cheek plates each have a recessed area on their inner surfaces and have interlocking ears which increase the safety ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6189867 | Load-handling device A load-handling device comprising a pair of pulley assemblies each having a body, at least one pulley supported by the body, and having a peripheral outer surface, a rope secured at one end to a support structure and entrained about each of the outer surf... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6068066 | Hydraulic drilling rig A multi-purpose drilling rig has a movable pipe support cradle which moves horizontally to transfer drill pipe from a storage area to the well being drilled, and vice versa. The cradle travels along a roof platform supported by load-bearing hydraulic lift... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5951444 | Cable and pulley linkage for exercise machine A cable and pulley assembly has a first floating pulley unit having a pulley housing and a pair of pulleys rotatably mounted side-by-side in the housing for rotation about a single pulley axis, and a second floating pulley unit having a pulley housing and... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5911410 | Hoisting and lowering apparatus In order to increase the operational safety and to reduce the rope wear, hoisting/lowering apparatus comprise one or a combination of novel features: an adaptor (3) is provided in order to allow the attachment of accessories (50), preferably by insertion.... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5790407 | Time-based control system A time-based control system (10) for controlling a process incorporating external devices using a predefined response profile (13). The response profile (13) is continuously compared to the actual response of the controlled device (11). A plurality of sen... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5538223 | Single line multiple purchase block and tackle system A block and tackle system having two different purchases is operated from a single line. The system includes a primary purchase system and a secondary system having a higher purchase than the primary system. The primary and secondary systems are separated... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5518477 | Multi-station exercise machine with a common weight stack and cable tension isolation A cable and pulley system for a multi-station exercise machine involving a tensioned cable led over a series of pulleys, at least one of which is a cradled pulley normally nested in a cradle and radially held in the cradle by the force of the tension on t... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5451032 | Dual purpose crane block A dual mode crane block is disclosed which crane block includes a sheave mounted therein and a cable retaining member mounted thereon. A hoisting cable can be routed around the sheave to double the lifting capacity of a crane. Otherwise, by way of the cab... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5373605 | Lateral travel windshield wiper with speed multiplication An elongated track receives and supports a movable wiper arm carriage having a windshield wiper extending therefrom. A plurality of pulleys couple the wiper arm carriage to an oscillatory drive mechanism having a reciprocating carriage. The pulley and cab... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5354035 | Object rotating, lifting and storage system A system for tilting and lifting a device includes three pulleys and a cable. A portion of the cable is adjustable. Two of the pulleys are connected to a stationary surface and the third pulley is connected to the object. One end of the cable is connected... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5201628 | Manually operated pickup truck hoist A manual powered hoist and ramp system for pickup trucks enables a single person to lift heavy objects located on handtrucks or dollies onto the loading platform of the truck. The truck tailgate has a pivoted flap extension to form a ramp inclined from th... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5004108 | Cranes The upper block assembly of a crane is connected to the crane boom via a special universal joint having a pivot axis and a hollow shaft. The cable by which the lower block assembly is suspended is fed through the hollow shaft and extends to the crane winc... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4951924 | Deepwater subsea lowering/lifting system Fixed and traveling cable blocks along with first and second cable grip assemblies are supported adjacent the load to be lifted or lowered. A lifting/lowering cable is threaded through the cable grip assemblies before being secured to the load while a sep... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4934660 | Device for raising and lowering loads A device for raising and lowering a load has a braking device, brake indicator, and a one-way pulley. The braking device uses a wedge-shaped braking element to stop the advancement of a cord. The brake indicator indicates when the braking device is enable... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4867419 | Deflectable trunnion assembly A deflectable trunnion assembly that has a deflectable eye member or hook. The trunnion assembly is connectable to a pulley block of a hoist. The trunnion assembly has a trunnion block on which a deflectable spherical roller thrust bearing rides. The eye ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4850571 | Connector assembly The present invention relates to a connector assembly for maintaining a crown block with respect to a fall block of a hoist assembly. A tube on each side of the crown block can retain a rod on each side of the fall block. A hydraulic unit on the free end ... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4842250 | Line reeving system for earth drilling machine An earth drilling machine includes a crown block assembly, a travelling block assembly and a drawworks. The drawworks includes a drum which rotates about a drum axis. The drum axis is oriented at right angles to a fast line plane defined by a fast line sh... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4838522 | Deepwater subsea lowering/lifting system Fixed and traveling cable blocks along with first and second cable grip assemblies are supported adjacent the load to be lifted or lowered. A lifting/lowering cable is threaded through the cable grip assemblies before being secured to the load while a sep... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4836300 | Method of performing drilling operations from a derrick The crown block has two parallel clusters of sheaves. In one use the crown block is positioned such that the center of the derrick passes through the axle of one of the clusters and a power cable is threaded through the first cluster of the crown block an... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4796863 | Dual cluster crown block The crown block has two parallel clusters of sheaves. In one use the crown block is positioned such that the center of the derrick passes through the axle of one of the clusters and a power cable is threaded through the first cluster of the crown block an... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4721286 | Split block for extended travel A crane block (FIG. 2) is provided for traveling along a central main fall symmetry line (78) defining vertical travel during movement of a hoist within a barge mounted crane. The crown block (50) is mounted to a crane boom (12) and includes a first row o... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4620693 | Pole lifting apparatus Apparatus for lifting electric line poles is disclosed which also enables a ground rod or stake to be driven into the ground next to such a pole. There is provided a telescopic mast having a hoist with a rope run over pulleys to a lifting hook and attache... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4610594 | Container conveyor system The invention provides structure consisting of tracks carrying a transporter which moves horizontally on the tracks. A hoist is suspended from the transporter and the hoist includes an elevator for picking up containers at engagement points above the poin... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4585213 | Well derrick Well derrick in which the travelling crown block is operated by hydraulically operated linear actuators and a travelling block is operated by special reeving, the arrangement advantageously being such that the loads being handled bypass the tower of the d... | 04/29/1986 |
