Patents by Inventor James R. Biebrach

James R. Biebrach 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).

  • Sandbag-filling apparatus
    Patent number: 5873396
    Abstract: A vehicle comprising a motor for providing drive power to the vehicle, a hydraulic system powered by the motor, a container for containing a bulk quantity of fluent matter, and matter-dispensing apparatus comprising the hopper for receiving fluent matter from the container, a selectively operable transfer mechanism for transferring fluent matter from the container to the hopper, and an actuator disposed proximately to the hopper, the actuator being operatively associated with the transfer mechanism by the hydraulic system such that the transference of fluent matter from the container to the hopper is controlled by the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 23, 1999
    Assignee: Sandbag Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: James R. Biebrach, Kevin J. Kwaterski