Patents by Inventor Brent Robert Zobel

Brent Robert Zobel 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).

  • Patent number: 11787666
    Abstract: A lifting apparatus clamps around the sides of a gang box to facilitate lifting and transporting the gang box. The lifting apparatus has a pair of lifting brackets a set of mounting points and a lateral clamp. The mounting points are support protrusions that extend from the lifting brackets to facilitate affixing the lifting apparatus to the bang box. The lateral clamp is connected in between the brackets and provides the force required to clamp the lifting apparatus around the gang box. Thus preventing the lifting brackets from becoming dislodged from the gang box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Brent Robert Zobel
  • Publication number: 20210229959
    Abstract: A lifting apparatus clamps around the sides of a gang box to facilitate lifting and transporting the gang box. The lifting apparatus has a pair of lifting brackets a set of mounting points and a lateral clamp. The mounting points are support protrusions that extend from the lifting brackets to facilitate affixing the lifting apparatus to the bang box. The lateral clamp is connected in between the brackets and provides the force required to clamp the lifting apparatus around the gang box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventor: Brent Robert Zobel
  • Publication number: 20200079294
    Abstract: A transport frame for mounting a gang box onto a vehicle has a box-receiving basket, an intermediary support frame, and a vehicle coupling mechanism. The box-receiving basket is a cradle that is positioned around a base of the gang box. The intermediary support frame is a rigid structure that transfers the weight of the gang box from the box-receiving basket into the vehicle coupling mechanism. The vehicle coupling mechanism then transfers the weight of the gang box into the vehicle's trailer hitch. The box-receiving basket has a perimeter frame and multiple support beams. The support beams are connected across the perimeter frame to form a cage that conforms to the shape of the gang box. The intermediary frame is connected in between the box-receiving basket and the vehicle coupling mechanism so that the box-receiving basket is retained in a desired orientation relative to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventor: Brent Robert Zobel