Patents by Inventor Bob Autrey

Bob Autrey 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).

  • Publication number: 20090297305
    Abstract: A material handling device may be configured to move and deliver a variety of materials throughout a worksite. The material handling device may be configured to be supported on a variety of vehicle platforms. Once the material handling device has been transported, the materials may be dumped from the material handling device. The dumping process may be initiated through the use of an actuator. The material handling device may comprise a dump body and a base frame. The dump body may be configured to be hingedly attached to the base frame. The base frame may comprise at least one first tube and at least one second tube. Both the first tube and the second tube may be configured to receive a fork and/or any other suitable support structure from a vehicle. The material handling device may comprise an actuator, a pump, and a reservoir which may be positioned within an actuator system area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventor: Bob Autrey
  • Patent number: 4880245
    Abstract: A chuck for use in screwing one threaded member into another threaded member has a housing with a polygonal socket on one end for receiving a polygonal drive head of a wrench. The housing has a conical bore converging from the face toward the socket. A plurality of retainers are releasably mounted in the bore in a circular array. Each retainer has edges on opposite sides that are spaced apart from the edges of the adjacent retainers to define a receptacle between each of the retainers. A plurality of blades are releasably inserted into the receptacles. Each blade has a gripping edge that protrudes inward from the receptacle, defining with the gripping edges of the other blades a conical space that converges toward the socket for gripping one of the threaded members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Assignee: Carbonic Systems of America, Inc.
    Inventor: Bob Autrey