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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8075239 | Cargo handling device for vehicle A cargo handling device lifts a cargo to and from a cargo floor. A linear track mechanism is mounted on the cargo floor and has an extended position projecting through a vehicle opening. A cargo platform is mounted on the linear track mechanism so that the cargo pla... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7325512 | Method for harvesting and dispensing crops A new method for collecting and dispensing cut crops. The feed crop is cut as in the prior art. A vacuum is used to lift the dried feed crop off the ground and blow it into a mobile storage container. The feed is allowed to compress under its own weight within the s... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7296958 | Grand piano lyre crutch A piano lyre crutch includes a panel having a top and a fixture for temporarily attaching the panel to a top of a grand piano lyre. A panel depending portion includes a length greater than a length of the depending lyre, which facilitates breakdown of the piano for ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7213798 | Method and apparatus for retrieving submerged vehicles A submerged vehicle extraction method employing a specifically designed apparatus known as the submerged vehicle extractor. The primary purpose of the submerged vehicle extractor is to facilitate the transferring of a vehicle that has broken through the frozen surfa... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7156608 | Tiltable hand truck The present invention provides an improved hand truck having a tiltable platform for carrying heavy objects, which is safe to use and easily maneuverable, and requires the minimum amount of energy required for movement of heavy objects. The present invention provide... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128355 | Side access truck rack and system The present invention is a side access hinging truck bed rack. The device pertains primarily to a pickup truck bed rack that allows for easy loading, unloading, and securing of cargo at shoulder level through a rotating hinge mechanism. In the present invention a pa... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7076346 | Automated continuous haulage system The present invention relates to an automated continuous haulage apparatus and method designed for use in underground environments. Each mobile bridge carrier (10) contains distance measurement (70) and angular position (74) means for determinin... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7073460 | Mobile feeder A mobile feeder uses a wagon wheel set with a draw bar. The wheel set serves as the undercarriage for the feeder. The feeder has a plurality of arcuate supports that are spaced sufficiently to allow livestock to feed between. The arcuate supports are resiliently hun... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7029226 | Cargo carrying deck for the tractor of a semitrailer truck Cargo carry apparatus (220) for a tractor (500) of a semitrailer truck includes a rotatable deck (222) mounted between the fifth wheel (502) and the cab which pivots from a vertical position to a horizontal position until the deck rests u... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6994508 | Method and arrangement for handling parent reels In this publication it is described a method and an arrangement for moving parent reels (1) between at least two handling stations with the aid of a parent reel cart (2, 3), wherein at least one of the stations a parent reel (1) is carried on ca... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6973981 | System for the control of multiple transmissions in a multi-combination vehicle A system is provided for the control of two transmissions in a multi-combination vehicle having at least two engines, each engine operatively coupled to one transmission. Each transmission has its own electrical power source and an electronic control unit. The syste... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6935829 | Truck operated transfer system apparatus and method A transfer system for transferring a transfer body onto a truck. The impetus to move the transfer body is provided by a driver mounted to the truck. The driver may engage a track extending along the transfer body in order to move the transfer body onto the truck. Th... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6840729 | Round bale transporter A trailer for transporting round bales has two bale support cradles one on each side and pivotal about an axis along the side between a first lifting position in which the cradle extends outwardly and a second transport position in which the cradle is located on the... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6623232 | Equipment for moving cages used for holding and transporting chickens, hens, and similar A transportation arrangement includes a closed track with a chain running along the closed track. A plurality of base frames are arranged on the chain and move along the track by the chain which is powered by a motor. A plurality of counter frames are eac... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6540464 | Loading grapple table An apparatus for use with a transport vehicle having a vehicle support frame for loading, transfering, and unloading bales of hay or straw and the like. The apparatus comprises a tilting frame hingedly supported by the vehicle support frame and a loader h... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6537008 | Multi-use farm trailer A multiple use farm trailer for transporting large round hay bales in one configuration and rectangular hay bales or farm machines in another; the trailer includes a multiple-section deck with a stationary center section, two inner deck sections which piv... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6514030 | Ramp locks for an implement transporter The instant invention is directed to an implement transporter having an over-the-center latching mechanism that is selectively biased between locked and unlocked positions by the mere movement of a selection arm. Before moving the empty transporter, the l... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6511279 | Automatic fold-up jack for an implement transporter A transporter for use in transporting a harvesting machine having a laterally movable tongue is disclosed wherein the transporter has a jack on the forward end thereof to be deployed during the loading process for improved stability. The jack includes com... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6511278 | Apparatus for securing an implement to a transporter The instant invention is directed to method and apparatus for securing an implement to a transporter. The transporter has rigid hooks affixed thereto adjacent the platforms upon which the wheels of the implement rest during transport. The implement has ho... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6485246 | Apparatus for raising ramps on an implement transporter A transporter for use in transporting a harvesting machine having a laterally movable tongue is disclosed wherein the transporter has transversely extending loading ramps pivotally connected to the main frame of the transporter to permit the harvester to ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6439668 | Top-dumping container handler A top-dumping container handling vehicle for receiving, carrying and dumping at least one container having at least one locking slot is provided. The container handler has a frame which has an attached support structure. At least one container cradle for ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6428047 | Combine header transport trailer A combine header transport trailer including a wheeled frame for endwise transport of a combine header. An elongated header support bar is positioned at one side of the trailer and is normally supported upon a pair of posts or supports which extend upward... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6409457 | Work vehicle The invented vehicle includes a chassis, a cabin mounted on a first side of the chassis on a forward portion thereof, and a plurality of wheels coupled to the chassis to movably support the chassis. The vehicle also includes a boom unit, a tool coupled to... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6361269 | Multicombination vehicle and method for transporting a payload in an underground mine A multicombination vehicle and method are provided for transporting a payload, such as a mined metal ore, over the roadways existing in an underground mine. The multicombination vehicle includes a powered towing unit, which may comprise a rigid body truck... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6227788 | Side loading transport apparatus for swathers and the like A side loading transport apparatus for swathers and the like is disclosed comprising a transport vehicle such as a truck or a trailer with one or more load bearing ramps hingably attached along a loading edge thereof, at positions corresponding to the whe... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6193124 | Container transport apparatus and method of use A carrier engagable with a hitch receiver, including a hitch receiver; an elongate frame; a tank receiving seat connected to the frame; a coupler shaft extending horizontally from the frame; and a receiver insert assembly comprising a receiver insert arra... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6152536 | Bale mover having simultaneously unloading side cradles A round bale moving trailer is disclosed as including a mobile frame and a pair of bale support cradles carried by the frame. The cradles have the same bale support capacities and are consequently capable of supporting an equal number of similarly dimensi... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6139247 | Tiltable hauling device A drive-up equipment transporting apparatus 10 has a tiltable carrying rack 30 hinged to a frame member 22. The rack 30 is lockable in an untilted or tilted position, the latter position for driving an ATV or other small vehicle 18 from ground level 16 on... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6106209 | Trailer for hay bales A hay bale trailer (10) for transporting and unloading cylindrical hay bales (B) having a plurality of cradle assemblies (16) supported on the trailer (10) with each cradle assembly (16) including a cradle (22) mounted for tilting movement about a horizon... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6062801 | Multicombination vehicle and method for transporting a payload in an underground mine A multicombination vehicle and method are provided for transporting a payload, such as a mined metal ore, over the roadways existing in an underground mine. The multicombination vehicle includes a powered towing unit, which may comprise a rigid body truck... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5906417 | Bidirectional side dump trailer with pin and sleeve pivotable support connectors A bidirectional side dump trailer includes a wheeled frame having first and second forward and rearward tub supports mounted thereon, and an open-topped containment tub. First and second forward and rearward pivotable support connectors each include a gen... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5902087 | Cynlindrical bale Trailer A trailer is designed to receive, transport and unload large cylindrical bales of agricultural products such as hay, including bales which may be out-of-round due to a flat side caused by settlement during storage or transport. The trailer has a wheel-mou... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5795031 | Top-dumping container handler A top-dumping container handling vehicle for receiving, carrying and dumping at least one container having at least one locking slot is provided. The container handler has a frame which has an attached support structure. At least one container cradle for ... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5769586 | Self-loading log transporter A self-loading log transporter and a method for loading logs onto a log transporter are disclosed. The log transporter has a vehicle frame; a receiving deck on the vehicle frame for receiving logs between first and second walls; a rail extending generally... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5749630 | Gravity unloading mechanism A gravity unloading method for cargo box having split bottom plates. A pair of rectangular split bottom plates abut at one of the long sides of the bottom plates and pivoted near the other of the long sides thereof on the bottom of the cargo box. Force is... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5674038 | Round bale hay handling machine A bale carrier for mounting on a vehicle to carry round bales side-by-side, axes in the direction of vehicle travel, with a tilt cradle for each bale, arranged to dump the supported bales individually over the vehicle side, and a central longitudinal fenc... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5597211 | Bidirectional side dump trailer The present invention is directed to a bidirectional side dump trailer which includes a wheeled frame having a forward end, a rearward end and opposite sides and four tub supports mounted on an upper surface of the wheeled frame, two supports being positi... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5588711 | Side dumping container A container 10 for use in the transportation of goods mounted or mountable on a load carrying vehicle 12. The container 10 includes a floor 18 and a pair of opposed side walls 20, 22 each of which is supported for displacement about a pivotal axis adjacen... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5575609 | Device for tilting, carrying and transporting a grand piano A device for tilting, carrying and transporting a grand piano (2) comprises a wheeled frame (3, 4) designed to run underneath the grand piano. Elements for gripping (5), lifting (14) and tilting (17) the grand piano are fitted on the frame. The gripping e... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5533855 | Bale transporter A self-loading bale transporter (1) for agricultural use is particularly adapted for use with round bales (20). The self-loading bale transporter includes a support (2) which is movable between a position in which bales (20) may be loaded and unloaded, an... | 07/09/1996 |
