Patents by Inventor John J. Kurowski

John J. Kurowski 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: 5049027
    Abstract: An industrial vehicle has a tool adaptor mounted on the outer ends of a pair of support arms. A self contained hydro-electric unit is mounted on the tool adaptor or on a support arm closely adjacent to the tool adaptor. The unit comprises a hydraulic reservoir, a hydraulic pump, and an electric motor which drives the pump to pass hydraulic fluid under pressure to one or more double acting hydraulic control cylinders to move an associated locking pin from a retracted position to a locking position wherein it engages a frame element of a tool to lock the tool in place in the tool adaptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1991
    Assignee: Komatsu Dresser Company
    Inventors: Jack E. Morrison, John J. Kurowski