Patents by Inventor Bill Coppage

Bill Coppage 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).

  • A-frame rack systems for transporting glass sheets
    Patent number: 11851266
    Abstract: A rack system movable by a forklift having blades that can be selectively raised and lowered. The rack system includes a rack and a hitch device for connecting the forklift to the rack. The rack includes a structure configured for supporting and transporting materials, at least one wheel located at a first end of the structure, and a hitch bracket located at a second end of the structure. The hitch device includes a body configured to be carried by the blades of the forklift, and an arm pivotably secured to the body, and an engagement member at the second end of the arm. Upward movement of the blades raises the engagement member into engagement with the hitch bracket so that further upward movement of the blades raises the second end of the rack and horizontal movement of the forklift rolls the rack on the at least one wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: TRULITE GLASS & ALUMINUM SOLUTIONS LLC
    Inventors: John Schmitt, Robert Carlson, Mike Walker, Brock Walker, Bill Coppage
  • A-Frame Rack Systems for Transporting Glass Sheets
    Publication number: 20230062871
    Abstract: A rack system movable by a forklift having blades that can be selectively raised and lowered. The rack system includes a rack and a hitch device for connecting the forklift to the rack. The rack includes a structure configured for supporting and transporting materials, at least one wheel located at a first end of the structure, and a hitch bracket located at a second end of the structure. The hitch device includes a body configured to be carried by the blades of the forklift, and an arm pivotably secured to the body, and an engagement member at the second end of the arm. Upward movement of the blades raises the engagement member into engagement with the hitch bracket so that further upward movement of the blades raises the second end of the rack and horizontal movement of the forklift rolls the rack on the at least one wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Trulite Glass & Aluminum Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: John Schmitt, Robert Carlson, Mike Walker, Brock Walker, Bill Coppage