Patents by Inventor George F. Milton

George F. Milton 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: 5800117
    Abstract: A lifting and transport apparatus for moving a storage tank having a pair of longitudinal frame members, preferably expandable in length, releasably connected to a pair of lateral frame members, also preferably expandable in length, which are joined to form a generally rectangular frame around the storage tank, the lateral frame members being mounted on a pair of wheeled end members with a winch mounting means on both end members, such that a winch can be used to raise one end of a tank above the longitudinal frame members, a cross member inserted, the first end then lowered onto the cross member, the winch removed and positioned on the opposite end member, the second end of the tank raised, a second cross member inserted, and the tank then lowered into a raised horizontal position for transport to a new location, where it is placed on the ground or into a hole by reversing the steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: George F. Milton