Patents by Inventor Raymond L. Crawford

Raymond L. Crawford 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A WHEELED LOAD INTO A TRANSPORT VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160296389
    Abstract: A simple, adjustable lift system to load a cot bearing a patient into and out of an ambulance and a method of transferring a load on a transport into a vehicle is provided. More specifically, the lift system provides a pair of rails that may be adjusted to accommodate any cot currently in use by an ambulance. The rail system is extendable and is operated by a linear actuator to couple to a cot or other transport and lift the cot or other transport to a height from which the cot may be laterally inserted into the ambulance without undue strain on the EMT, firefighter, or other user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Raymond L. Crawford, Jay G. Grogan
  • System and method for transferring a wheeled load into a transport vehicle
    Patent number: 9364376
    Abstract: A simple, adjustable lift system to load a cot bearing a patient into and out of an ambulance and a method of transferring a load on a transport into a vehicle is provided. More specifically, the lift system provides a pair of rails that may be adjusted to accommodate any cot currently in use by an ambulance. The rail system is extendable and is operated by a linear actuator to couple to a cot or other transport and lift the cot or other transport to a height from which the cot may be laterally inserted into the ambulance without undue strain on the EMT, firefighter, or other user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Inventors: Raymond L. Crawford, Jay G. Grogan
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING A WHEELED LOAD INTO A TRANSPORT VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20130336752
    Abstract: A simple, adjustable lift system to load a cot bearing a patient into and out of an ambulance and a method of transferring a load on a transport into a vehicle is provided. More specifically, the lift system provides a pair of rails that may be adjusted to accommodate any cot currently in use by an ambulance. The rail system is extendable and is operated by a linear actuator to couple to a cot or other transport and lift the cot or other transport to a height from which the cot may be laterally inserted into the ambulance without undue strain on the EMT, firefighter, or other user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Raymond L. Crawford, Jay G. Grogan