Patents by Inventor Lee M. Wente

Lee M. Wente 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).

  • Fork carriage apparatus for a materials handling vehicle
    Patent number: 10144626
    Abstract: A materials handling vehicle is provided including a vehicle power unit, a monomast coupled to the vehicle power unit, and a fork carriage apparatus supported on the monomast. The fork carriage apparatus includes a mast carriage assembly directly coupled to the monomast for vertical movement, a fork carriage mechanism to which forks are mounted, and a reach mechanism coupled to the mast carriage assembly and to the fork carriage mechanism for actuating the fork carriage mechanism to move between an extended position and a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Jay L. Kuck, Lee M. Wente
  • FORK CARRIAGE APPARATUS FOR A MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20140326543
    Abstract: A materials handling vehicle is provided including a vehicle power unit, a monomast coupled to the vehicle power unit, and a fork carriage apparatus supported on the monomast. The fork carriage apparatus includes a mast carriage assembly directly coupled to the monomast for vertical movement, a fork carriage mechanism to which forks are mounted, and a reach mechanism coupled to the mast carriage assembly and to the fork carriage mechanism for actuating the fork carriage mechanism to move between an extended position and a retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Jay L. Kuck, Lee M. Wente
  • Fork carriage apparatus for a materials handling vehicle
    Patent number: 8851825
    Abstract: A materials handling vehicle is provided including a vehicle power unit, a monomast coupled to the vehicle power unit, and a fork carriage apparatus supported on the monomast. The fork carriage apparatus includes a mast carriage assembly directly coupled to the monomast for vertical movement, a fork carriage mechanism to which forks are mounted, and a reach mechanism coupled to the mast carriage assembly and to the fork carriage mechanism for actuating the fork carriage mechanism to move between an extended position and a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Jay L. Kuck, Lee M. Wente
  • FORK CARRIAGE APPARATUS FOR A MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20100068023
    Abstract: A materials handling vehicle is provided including a vehicle power unit, a monomast coupled to the vehicle power unit, and a fork carriage apparatus supported on the monomast. The fork carriage apparatus includes a mast carriage assembly directly coupled to the monomast for vertical movement, a fork carriage mechanism to which forks are mounted, and a reach mechanism coupled to the mast carriage assembly and to the fork carriage mechanism for actuating the fork carriage mechanism to move between an extended position and a retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jay L. Kuck, Lee M. Wente