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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047756 | Automatic load transfer device and method for automated material handling systems An automatic load transfer device is provided for automated material handling systems of the type having a tow AGV pulling a train of trailers along a predetermined path between stations. The device has a base positioned adjacent to the path with spaced apart rails ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7785056 | Cargo transport system and method A system for loading cargo containers into a storage hold, and offloading cargo containers from the storage hold, especially of a vehicle, such as an aircraft. The system includes at least one guide rail and a motorized platform, onto which cargo containers are load... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7331747 | Load transfer system for flatbed trucks A load transfer system for flatbed trucks is described. A load transfer bay is defined between opposed rigid longitudinal load support beams. Each of the beams is connected to individually controllable adjustable support members in the form of pistons to adjust the ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325655 | Steering arm for a walking/rider pallet truck A steering arm for a walking/rider pallet truck, the truck having a housing with an upper side and the steering arm having a steering rod which is linked to the upper side of the housing with one end, and carries a steering head at the other end. The steering head i... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322786 | Mobile loader for transfer of containers between delivery vehicles and marine terminal cranes A mobile loader is driven to a dockside location underlying the spreader bar of a marine terminal crane. A delivery vehicle such as a train or a truck is driven into the loader at such dockside location so that containers maybe transferred between the delivery vehic... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7287953 | Method for loading and unloading Method for loading and unloading long-distance transportation means (1, 2) and for temporarily storing a standardized cargo (18) in an intermediate storage facility (3) includes a rail-guided hoist (5) with gripper (8). The cargo i... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275715 | Operational ground support system An integrated operational ground mobility and support system (10) that includes an aircraft (12) having one or more service openings on a side of the aircraft (12). The integrated support system (10) may have an airport interface terminal... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275650 | Method and apparatus for storing grease A double walled container is provided by an inner container that is fitted within an outer container. End flaps are provided on the outer container for engaging the inner container and closing the gap between the inner container and the outer container. The method i... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258522 | Method for mounting a frac blender on a transport vehicle A frac blender mounted on a transport vehicle and adapted for movement along a vertical, linear path between a raised stowed position and a lowered operating position. The frac blender is moved between positions by a drive system that is slip connected to the frac b... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7213852 | Lifting apparatus without electric cable The invention relates to a spreader system without electric cables for lifting goods containers. The spreader system comprises a spreader and two pulley sets. Each pulley of the pulley sets is fitted with a geared ring, and gears are fixed on the headblock of the sp... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210589 | Transport apparatus The present invention provides an apparatus for suspending and transporting articles, and is provided with a wobble prevention member that is capable of moving between a support position where it abuts against a lateral surface of an article and a release position, ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7179041 | Multi-compartmental winch device An apparatus positions a boat having a clip attached to a bow onto a boat trailer. The apparatus is used with a winch and two guides mounted on the boat trailer. The two guides are positioned a selected distance from the winch toward the rear of the boat trailer and... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175379 | Battery changing device for an industrial truck A handling device is provided for a battery block (1) of an industrial truck having a lateral battery extraction opening. The handling device includes a pallet truck (3) and a battery receptacle (4) mountable on the pallet truck (3). The ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172382 | Loading assembly for transport containers, and related method of use A loading assembly is provided that is configured to load transport containers with bulk material quickly and efficiently. The assembly includes a load bin having a cross section conforming to an open end of a container and a drive mechanism configured to urge the l... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156603 | Road transportable loading machine for gondola cars A material handling and transport apparatus for railroad use comprises a rail car loading assembly and a deck vehicle. The rail car loading assembly comprises a loading machine having a handling arm, and means to move the rail car loading assembly forward and rearwa... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153078 | Loading and unloading station and method for load carrier of vehicle bodies, vehicles and the like Through a loading and unloading station for load carriers of vehicle bodies, vehicles or the like, it is possible to unload vehicle bodies from a railway car in a continuous cycle and supply them to a production facility, wherein in one cycle simultaneously the load... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7111884 | Truck storage and work surface tailgate A storage compartment and integrated tailgate worksurface is disclosed. The storage compartment is easily retrofitable to any standard or light duty pick-up truck bed. A parallel linkage mechanism and integrated power unit can raise and lower the storage compartment... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7101138 | Extractor/buffer An automated material handling system that includes an extractor/buffer apparatus capable of simultaneously accessing multiple Work-In-Process (WIP) parts, thereby providing a highly efficient interface between WIP storage locations and transport equipment. The extr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090042 | Floating drive for vehicle A vehicle having a load frame with wheels, a drive frame, a drive wheel, a non-driven rigid castor wheel, and a pivot link assembly. The drive wheel and non-driven rigid castor wheel are each fixed to move with the drive frame. The pivot link assembly couples the dr... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090456 | Apparatus for loading, transporting, stacking and feeding bales An apparatus to load, transport, stack, retrieve and feed bales of hay can be run by a single operator. A vehicle frame supports an operator cab forward of a tiltable bed. A track begins near the ground in front of the cab and proceeds back toward to bed to above th... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7074005 | Printing plate stacking device and method of judging authenticity of sheet member detecting state An intermediate guide member is provided attachable and removable between a head portion and a supporting frame of a stocker for printing plates. A number of intermediate guide members is an element to set a time of starting downward movement of hooks supporting a l... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6979008 | Apparatus for tractor access and storage This is an apparatus providing access and storage for vehicles. More particularly, the invention constitutes step, stair or ladder access to the cab or sear of a tractor and utility storage for a vehicle or tractor operator. The apparatus is substantially planar and... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6968963 | Grappler control system for a gantry crane A system and process are provided for controlling motion of a grappler of a gantry crane to avoid damaging an object to be lifted. In an embodiment, a speed of grappler movement is automatically reduced when in close proximity to the object. Furthermore, the grapple... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6860698 | Apparatus for moving containers An apparatus operative to perform at least one of lifting and moving containers. A base structure is provided with wheels, counter-weight and supports on both sides. Transverse beams are arranged on the on the base structure parallel with axles of the wheels. The be... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6808356 | Device for carrying article into and from container, method for introducing and discharging article into and from container, and pallet for carrying article The purpose of the invention is to provide a device convenient for carrying pallet loaded with article into and/or from container. The introducing device 3 is comprised of: the stage 5; the first lifting/sliding devices 13a, 13b... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6758324 | Reciprocating conveyor for transporting heavy cylindrical objects The present invention discloses a lift-table flatcar conveyor for transferring a roll (3) or, respectively, group of rolls of cardboard, cellulose or paper from a first station to a second station, the lift-table flatcar conveyor comprising a rail (2) ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6619904 | Container transfer crossover and system This is a loader moved by a train to cross over the train to transfer cargo, mail, baggage, express, passenger, or freight containers from and to railway cars in the train. A revolving jib crane or skewed traveling crane with depending parallelogram linka... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6573884 | ADA convertible input display The present invention relates to a fuel dispenser which is located in a fueling environment that includes a convenience store or a quick serve restaurant. The fueling dispenser includes a display providing menu options and input devices for a user to sele... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6481948 | System for adapting and mounting industrial and agricultural work implements to a pickup truck A frame apparatus and system that provides the use of standard tractor-mounted agricultural and industrial work implements with a pickup truck or comparable flat-bed vehicle. Disclosed embodiments provide for the use of commercially available short-line f... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6431367 | Method and apparatus for exchanging sifter frames of a plan sifter The invention provides a method for exchanging a plurality of sifter frames of a plan sifter. The steps of the method include a step, when taking out a number of sifter frames from a sifting chamber, of taking out a plurality of sifter frames in a unitary... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6368042 | Vehicle loading and unloading system A conveyor conveys palletized articles to a loading dock. A bogie movable along rails between different loading docks, supports an independently movable carriage, which may roll out of the bogie once the latter reaches a desired loading dock. The carriage... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6364601 | Straddle type container lifting device A lifting apparatus including a horizontal framework, a pair of extension assemblies, a pair of upper, middle, and lower telescoping mast assemblies, and two pairs of fork tine assemblies is provided. Each pair of the extension assemblies, the telescoping... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357986 | Device of manual transporting large objects or loads The device of manual transporting large objects or loads, which includes a wheeled, load supporting frame vertically adjustable, facilitates the manual load, unload, and transport of large objects or loads, such as pickup truck toppers or shells, sheet ma... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6354782 | Container crane hoist and system A device has lift arms (42) with links (46,46D) connected to ends of a loadspreader (40) or the links (46,46D) are swivelly connected to the lift arms (42) and aligned to hook special containers (20D). The lift arms (42) are pivotally connected to a hub (... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6301776 | System and method for assembling an outdoor unit of a dual-unit type air conditioner An assembly system and method thereof for manufacturing an outdoor unit of a dual-unit type air conditioner employs an assembly system in which the outdoor unit is assembled, a refrigerant charging section in which the assembled outdoor unit is charged wi... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6224314 | Universal rack loading/unloading system A universal rack loading/unloading system and method of using such a system includes a transfer station for receiving the truck bed of a truck. A monorail is fixedly attached to the transfer station. The monorail has at least one snatch winch that is coup... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6190107 | High density narrow-profile storage system A high density narrow-profile storage system, comprising the steps of: unloading a container from a train car; storing the container in a storage yard substantially adjacent and parallel to a track; loading the container on a buffer in proximity to the st... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6099241 | Substrate transfer method and substrate transfer cassette To cope with recent LCD or PDP of larger size, an efficient transfer technology is demanded in manufacturing a larger substrate. It calls for a transfer method for such larger substrate with a less required space, and a substrate transfer cassette enablin... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6068438 | Cargo-container crane and system This is a top lift rotary-crane transfer device and system especially suited for transferring cargo containers between a railway car and one or more conveyors or other vehicles or storage spots. It has a revolving loadspreader on the end of a revolving cr... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6062809 | Lift for physically-challenged passengers and method of operation A passenger lift (10) is provided for loading a passenger (12) into and out of an aircraft (14). Lift (10) includes a chassis (38) having a front (34) end and a back (36) end. A plurality of wheels (62 and 63) are attached to the chassis (38) providing me... | 05/16/2000 |
