Patents Assigned to JDV EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
  • Patent number: 11820612
    Abstract: An overhead material handling system is provided. The system comprises a leveler having a cover defining an interior, and a screw having a shaft and a screw portion positioned within the cover interior. The system further comprises a lift structure comprising a plurality of hydraulic stabilizing legs, the lift structure being connected to the leveler wherein the plurality of hydraulic legs extend and retract to raise and lower the lift structure, at least one sensor, and a safety mechanism comprising at least one extension off of an end of the leveler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: JDV Equipment Corporation
    Inventor: Robert T. Abbott, III
  • Patent number: 11014769
    Abstract: An overhead material handling system is provided. The system comprises a leveler having a cover defining an interior, and a screw having a shaft and a screw portion positioned within the cover interior. The system further comprises a lift structure comprising a plurality of hydraulic stabilizing legs, the lift structure being connected to the leveler wherein the plurality of hydraulic legs extend and retract to raise and lower the lift structure, at least one sensor, and a safety mechanism comprising at least one extension off of an end of the leveler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: JDV Equipment Corporation
    Inventor: Robert T. Abbott, III
  • Patent number: 10046927
    Abstract: A material handling system is provided that allows for the even distribution and increased fill percent of a container without the need for personnel to manually even out the distribution of the material, and contains and protects material from the environment. The system deposits and levels material into an open-top container, and may include a leveler comprising a cover, a screw coupled to the cover, and a trough. The screw may be a shafted screw and the trough may be a bottomless trough. A hydraulic piston may be coupled to the cover and a support structure may both support and move the cover of the leveler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: JDV Equipment Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Abbott
  • Patent number: 9688491
    Abstract: An overhead material handling system and methods for its use are provided, where the system includes: (a) a compactor and (b) a leveler in communication with the compactor, where the leveler comprises (i) a cover, (ii) a trough, and (iii) a trigger, where the trough has a first end and a second end and the trough is rotatably-mounted between a first end of the cover and a second end of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: JDV Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Abbott, Don Kramer
  • Publication number: 20140093341
    Abstract: An overhead material handling system and methods for its use are provided, where the system comprises: (a) a compactor and (b) a leveler in communication with the compactor, where the leveler comprises (i) a cover, (ii) a trough, and (iii) a trigger, where the trough has a first end and a second end and the trough is rotatably-mounted between a first end of the cover and a second end of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: JDV EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Abbott, Don Kramer
  • Publication number: 20140083561
    Abstract: A material handling system is provided that allows for the even distribution and increased fill percent of a container without the need for personnel to manually even out the distribution of the material, and contains and protects material from the environment. The system deposits and levels material into an open-top container, and may include a leveler comprising a cover, a screw coupled to the cover, and a trough. The screw may be a shafted screw and the trough may be a bottomless trough. A hydraulic piston may be coupled to the cover and a support structure may both support and move the cover of the leveler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: JDV EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Robert Abbott