Patents by Inventor Adam Richard Stahl

Adam Richard Stahl 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).

  • Materials handling vehicle having tilting fork carriage assembly with telescopic forks
    Patent number: 11591198
    Abstract: A materials handling vehicle including a load handling assembly having a mast assembly, and a fork carriage assembly including a fork support and at least one fork assembly, the at least one fork assembly including a first fork member, which is fixed to the fork support, and a second fork member. The vehicle includes a tilt assembly that tilts the fork support relative to the mast assembly such that a central axis of the at least one fork assembly is positionable in a plurality of different positions relative to a horizontal direction. The vehicle includes a fork extension/retraction assembly that moves the second fork member relative to the first fork member in a first direction that is parallel to the central axis such that the fork extension/retraction assembly selectively moves the second fork member toward or away from the fork support in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Stuart Dieringer, Geoffrey Donald Lee, Adam Richard Stahl, Timothy Martin Schaeffer
  • MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE HAVING TILTING FORK CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY WITH TELESCOPIC FORKS
    Publication number: 20200377352
    Abstract: A materials handling vehicle including a load handling assembly having a mast assembly, and a fork carriage assembly including a fork support and at least one fork assembly, the at least one fork assembly including a first fork member, which is fixed to the fork support, and a second fork member. The vehicle includes a tilt assembly that tilts the fork support relative to the mast assembly such that a central axis of the at least one fork assembly is positionable in a plurality of different positions relative to a horizontal direction. The vehicle includes a fork extension/retraction assembly that moves the second fork member relative to the first fork member in a first direction that is parallel to the central axis such that the fork extension/retraction assembly selectively moves the second fork member toward or away from the fork support in the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Stuart Dieringer, Geoffrey Donald Lee, Adam Richard Stahl, Timothy Martin Schaeffer