Patents by Inventor Brad Hossler

Brad Hossler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hoist assembly
    Patent number: 7484712
    Abstract: A hoist assembly for raising and lowering a load attached to a cable having a drum with a groove spirally disposed about its outer surface mounted within a frame. The groove having a predetermined pitch and configured to receive the cable wound about the drum. The drum has a cable take-off point where the cable ceases contacting the drum and is tangent to the drum. A head block is mounted to the frame and configured to receive the cable as it wound and unwound on the drum while maintaining tangential alignment with said take-off point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: Tiffin Scenic Studios, Inc.
    Inventor: Brad Hossler
  • Hoist Assembly
    Publication number: 20070181862
    Abstract: A hoist assembly for raising and lowering a load uses a plurality of flat tensile members and spool drums. A modular hoist system can be adapted to various configurations by mounting a plurality of hoist assemblies in combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventor: Brad Hossler
  • Hoist Assembly
    Publication number: 20060284151
    Abstract: A hoist assembly for raising and lowering a load attached to a cable having a drum with a groove spirally disposed about its outer surface mounted within a frame. The groove having a predetermined pitch and configured to receive the cable wound about the drum. The drum has a cable take-off point where the cable ceases contacting the drum and is tangent to the drum. A head block is mounted to the frame and configured to receive the cable as it wound and unwound on the drum while maintaining tangential alignment with said take-off point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventor: Brad Hossler