Patents by Inventor Gordon D. James

Gordon D. James 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).

  • Apparatus and method of automated fork repositioning
    Patent number: 6152673
    Abstract: A front loading refuse collection vehicle (10) is provided having a body (12) which includes a hopper (16), a storage container (17), a pair of arms (56) coupled to a pivotal fork (58). The vehicle also has a control circuit (100) which coordinates movement of the fork with the arms. The control circuit receives the initial pickup position of the arms and fork from an arm position sensor (200) and a fork position sensor (201) when grasping a portable container. This position is later recalled to assist the operator in returning the arms and forks to these positions in order to release the portable container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Toccoa Metal Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Anderson, Robert M. Clark, Gordon D. James