Patents by Inventor James R. Shriver

James R. Shriver 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: 4167740
    Abstract: A tower, mast or antenna support construction is provided that is easily swung by one person from an operative, fully upright, antenna-carrying position to a lower maintenance or repair position. It has a normally upright, central mast or column having a member assembly of securely endwise-connected members for, at its upper end, carrying an antenna and/or rotor motor therefor. A supporting frame or leg structure is adapted to be securely imbedded at its lower end in a ground level cement or concrete base to extend upwardly therefrom and swingably carry the column at a mid position therealong. An adjustable counterweight is carried by a hollow lower end portion of the column and is used to provide a substantial center of gravity balance of the column assembly at its swing axis when its antenna and/or rotor are in place, but with the upper end portion of the column assembly provided with a slightly greater effective weight or slight off-balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1978
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1979
    Inventor: James R. Shriver