Patents by Inventor Ira Daniel Hooker

Ira Daniel Hooker 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).

  • Slip sheet handling apparatus for pallet jacks
    Patent number: 5769595
    Abstract: A slip sheet handling apparatus is specifically adaptable for retrofit attachment to a standard lift jack unit and is characterized by having a platen which is pivotally connected to the tines of the jack unit for tilting movement, and a gripper assembly is slidable along the platen to automatically cause upward and downward tilting movement of the platen as the gripper assembly is advanced into engagement with a slip sheet beneath a load and draws the slip sheet onto the platen in transporting the load from one site to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1998
    Assignee: Rapsco, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald A. Pearce, Ira Daniel Hooker