Patents by Inventor Carl L. Stover

Carl L. Stover 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).

  • Patent number: 11174605
    Abstract: A mezzanine gate assembly is adapted to provide ingress and egress to an elevated platform while safely preventing falls and injury to workers positioned thereon or even below the mezzanine platform. The mezzanine assembly generally includes a support assembly which has a first and second upright support members. Each of the first and second upright support members has a base portion fixedly attached to the elevated platform and an upper portion which is configured to function as a post adjacent to the respective terminating railing. The mezzanine gate assembly comprises an interior gate assembly and an exterior gate assembly. Generally, each of the interior and exterior gate assemblies are designed to move and pivot through a path of motion which provides a plurality of points of travel. The interior gate assembly is operably designed to engage with and deviate rearward while the load is delivered to the platform via forklift in order to provide a barrier between the respective railing and side of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Inventors: Carl L. Stover, Craig T. Jones
  • Publication number: 20200208361
    Abstract: A mezzanine gate assembly is adapted to provide ingress and egress to an elevated platform while safely preventing falls and injury to workers positioned thereon or even below the mezzanine platform. The mezzanine assembly generally includes a support assembly which has a first and second upright support members. Each of the first and second upright support members has a base portion fixedly attached to the elevated platform and an upper portion which is configured to function as a post adjacent to the respective terminating railing. The mezzanine gate assembly comprises an interior gate assembly and an exterior gate assembly. Generally, each of the interior and exterior gate assemblies are designed to move and pivot through a path of motion which provides a plurality of points of travel. The interior gate assembly is operably designed to engage with and deviate rearward while the load is delivered to the platform via forklift in order to provide a barrier between the respective railing and side of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Carl L. Stover, Craig T. Jones
  • Publication number: 20190078369
    Abstract: The present application provides a safety gate apparatus which is configured to receive the delivery of goods by way of fork lift therethrough while simultaneously preventing falls and injury. A version of the safety gate apparatus comprises a first and second support structures which are laterally disposed defining a delivery space therebetween for ingress and egress of the forks of the fork lift, and a moveable gate assembly supported by the first and second support structures moveable between a closed, default position and an open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Carl L. Stover, Craig T. Jones, Dennis R. Weber
  • Patent number: 9938736
    Abstract: A barrier safety gate is provided which flexes and moves apart in order to receive the vertical path of motion of forks of a fork lift for loading and unloading from a raised platform. The barrier safety gate includes a first and a second pair of opening, flexible guidance members having a default, closed position and an opening, flexible path of motion. In particular, each pair of guidance members are laterally aligned to flex apart to receive the width of each respective fork of the fork lift which provides an opening force through their vertical paths of motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Inventors: Carl L. Stover, Craig T. Jones, Dennis R. Weber
  • Publication number: 20160097208
    Abstract: A barrier safety gate is provided which flexes and moves apart in order to receive the vertical path of motion of forks of a fork lift for loading and unloading from a raised platform. The barrier safety gate includes a first and a second pair of opening, flexible guidance members having a default, closed position and an opening, flexible path of motion. In particular, each pair of guidance members are laterally aligned to flex apart to receive the width of each respective fork of the fork lift which provides an opening force through their vertical paths of motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Carl L. Stover, Craig T. Jones, Dennis R. Weber