Patents Examined by Stephan Vu
  • Lifter and method for moving traffic barriers
    Patent number: 9446933
    Abstract: A traffic barrier lifter mountable on a boom and having a gearbox with a first and a second rotating axis; a pair of opposing arms directly mounted to the first and second rotating axis and a rotator capable of rotating the lifter relative to the boom, wherein the gearbox is capable of moving the pair of opposing arms from an open position to a closed position such that the arms can clamp onto a traffic barrier. The rotator being capable of rotating the arms and traffic barrier relative to the boom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Vacuworx Global, LLC
    Inventors: William J. Solomon, Justin Hendricks