Patents by Inventor Charles J. MacKarvich

Charles J. MacKarvich 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: 12152444
    Abstract: A ladder dock can include a planar mounting panel, the mounting panel configured to contact and be secured to a surface of an elevated structure; and a planar connecting panel, the connecting panel extending from the mounting panel and angled with respect to the mounting panel, the connecting panel angled upward with respect to the mounting panel by a bend angle, an angle between the mounting panel and the connecting panel being less than 180 degrees, the connecting panel defining first and second ears, each of the first and second ears extending in a direction away from the mounting panel, each of the first and second ears being coplanar with the connecting panel, the first and second ears defining a ladder notch therebetween, the ladder notch sized to receive and fix a position of a ladder relative to the ladder dock, the ladder dock being formed from a single blank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Inventor: Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Patent number: 12146368
    Abstract: A parapet descent apparatus can include a mounting panel configured to be secured to the parapet of an elevated structure; and a parapet ladder secured to the mounting panel and including: a first ladder rail; a second ladder rail; and a plurality of rungs, each of the plurality of rungs extending from the first ladder rail to the second ladder rail, the parapet ladder defining a first end configured to be secured to the parapet of the elevated structure and a second end distal from the first end and configured to contact a surface of the elevated structure, a top surface of the parapet being offset above the surface of the elevated structure by a wall height of the parapet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Inventor: Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Publication number: 20240240522
    Abstract: A method of using a material hoist system can include extending an overall length of a track assembly by slidably moving a second track member of the track assembly with respect to a first track member of the track assembly; and slidably moving a carriage of the system with respect to the track assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Mohammed Aamir, Christopher Andrew McDonnell, Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Publication number: 20240240523
    Abstract: A drive for a material hoist system can include a housing configured to be slidably coupled to a track of the system; a motor positioned inside the housing; a gearbox positioned inside the housing and coupled to the motor; and a spool positioned inside the housing between the motor and the gearbox, the spool configured to: selectably wind and unwind a flexible connecting element coupled to the track; and drive movement of the drive along a longitudinal direction of the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Mohammed Aamir, Michael James Maczko, Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Publication number: 20240117676
    Abstract: A base support assembly includes a substantially vertical first support brace; a substantially vertical second support brace oriented substantially parallel to the first support brace; and a first cross member and a second cross member each extending between the first support brace and the second support brace, the first cross member crossing the second cross member to define an X-shaped cross member assembly; wherein: each of the first and second cross members are coupled to the first support brace by a first brace tensioning knob and coupled to the second support brace by a second brace tensioning knob; and each of the first brace tensioning knobs and second brace tensioning knobs are rotatable to tension the first and second cross members with the first support brace and the second support brace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventor: Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Publication number: 20240117675
    Abstract: A method of assembling a modular ladder system includes providing the modular ladder system in an unassembled configuration, the modular ladder system comprising a plurality of ladder modules stacked on a ladder base and comprising first and second ladder modules each defining a first end and a second end; removing the second ladder module from the ladder base; coupling the first end of the first ladder module to the second end of the second ladder module to define a ladder, the ladder defining a first ladder end and a second ladder end, the second end of the first ladder module defining the second ladder end and coupled to the ladder base; elevating the first ladder end of the ladder to orient the ladder at an angle relative to the ladder base; and engaging the first ladder end with an elevated support surface of an elevated structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventor: Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Patent number: 11920397
    Abstract: A hatch actuating device can include a housing; a sliding portion received within the housing; a gear assembly at least partially received within the housing and movably coupled to the sliding portion; and a flexible drive element coupled to the gear assembly; wherein the gear assembly is configured to open a hatch lid of a hatch through rotation of a portion of the gear assembly by pulling of the drive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Tie Down, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. MacKarvich, Mohammed Aamir, Troy Daniel Hayden
  • Patent number: 11913283
    Abstract: A ladder walkthrough assembly can include a ladder; and a ladder walkthrough including a frame and a guide post, the frame coupled to the ladder the guide post coupled to the frame and extending upwards above a top end of the ladder. The frame can include a first bracket coupled to a first side rail of the ladder and a second bracket coupled to a second side rail of the ladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Publication number: 20240050786
    Abstract: An anchor cart assembly can include a cart including a frame defining at least one front foot and at least one rear foot, the at least one front foot and the at least one rear foot defining a bottom plane of the frame; and an axle assembly mounted to the frame, the axle assembly being repositionable relative to the frame between a raised position and a lowered position, the axle assembly positioned above the bottom plane in the raised position, at least a portion of the axle assembly positioned below the bottom plane in the lowered position; and a load supported by the cart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Patent number: 11898318
    Abstract: A support device for a premanufactured structure can include a support platform; a connector coupled to the support platform with a device fastener, the device fastener configured to adjust, upon tightening, a connector offset distance defined between the connector and the support platform; and a plurality of struts coupled to the connector and configured to be coupled to the premanufactured structure, each of the plurality of struts coupled to the connector and configured to transfer a portion of the weight of the premanufactured structure to the support platform via the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Inventor: Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Patent number: 11885180
    Abstract: A modular ladder system includes a first ladder module comprising a first plurality of ladder steps; a second ladder module comprising a second plurality of ladder steps; and a ladder base, the modular ladder system is configurable in an unassembled configuration and an assembled configuration; wherein: in the unassembled configuration, the first ladder module is detached from the second ladder module and the first and second ladder modules are stacked on the ladder base; and in the assembled configuration, the first ladder module is coupled to the ladder base and the second ladder module is attached to the first ladder module opposite the ladder base to define a ladder extending upward from the ladder base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Inventor: Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Publication number: 20240011310
    Abstract: A guardrail post includes a first post wall formed at a first post side of the guardrail post; a second post wall formed at a second post side of the guardrail post and arranged at an acute angle relative to the first post wall; and a substantially V-shaped notch defined between the first post wall and the second post wall, the substantially V-shaped notch configured to receive a pillar edge of a pillar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Charles J. MacKarvich, Justin Hikaru Alcober
  • Publication number: 20230399863
    Abstract: A fall protection system includes a guardrail support frame comprising: a substantially vertical first guardrail post; a substantially vertical second guardrail post; and a substantially vertical reinforcement post disposed between the first and second guardrail posts; a first pillar attachment assembly configured to secure the first guardrail post to a first structural component and a second pillar attachment assembly configured to secure the second guardrail post to a second structural component; and a flexible lower guardrail strap and a flexible upper guardrail strap, each of the flexible lower and upper guardrail straps coupled to and extending laterally between the first guardrail post and the second guardrail post; wherein the reinforcement post engages each of the flexible lower and upper guardrail straps, and wherein the reinforcement post is configured to be freestanding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Charles J. MacKarvich, Justin Hikaru Alcober
  • Patent number: 11826589
    Abstract: An anchor cart assembly can include a cart including a frame defining at least one front foot and at least one rear foot, the at least one front foot and the at least one rear foot defining a bottom plane of the frame; and an axle assembly mounted to the frame, the axle assembly being repositionable relative to the frame between a raised position and a lowered position, the axle assembly positioned above the bottom plane in the raised position, at least a portion of the axle assembly positioned below the bottom plane in the lowered position; and a load supported by the cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventor: Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Patent number: 11795713
    Abstract: A fall protection system includes a guardrail support frame comprising a guardrail post, wherein the guardrail post defines an elongate V-shaped notch configured to receive a pillar edge of a pillar; a lateral safety guardrail extending substantially horizontally from the guardrail post; and a pillar attachment assembly mounted to the guardrail post and comprising a flexible pillar attachment strap, the flexible pillar attachment strap configured to wrap around the pillar to secure the fall protection system to the pillar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Tie Down, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. MacKarvich, Justin Hikaru Alcober
  • Patent number: 11753836
    Abstract: A fall protection system includes a substantially vertical guardrail post defining a first post side and a second post side; a lateral safety guardrail extending substantially horizontally from the guardrail post; and a pillar attachment assembly comprising a pillar attachment device and a flexible pillar attachment strap, the pillar attachment device mounted to the first post side of the guardrail post, and the flexible pillar attachment strap extending substantially horizontally from the pillar attachment device and configured to wrap around a structural component, wherein a free end of the pillar attachment strap opposite the pillar attachment device is releasably secured to the guardrail post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Tie Down, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles J. MacKarvich, Justin Hikaru Alcober, Sean Davis
  • Publication number: 20230258042
    Abstract: A fall arrest device can include a fall arrest base including a torsion biasing element defining an axis; and a fall arrest arm rotatably secured to the torsion biasing element of the fall arrest base, the fall arrest arm biased towards an unloaded position of the fall arrest arm by the torsion biasing element and configured to rotate about the axis of the torsion biasing element and against the bias of the torsion biasing element when the fall arrest arm is loaded towards a loaded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2022
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Patent number: D997798
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventor: Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Patent number: D1015865
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Inventor: Charles J. MacKarvich
  • Patent number: D1042075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Inventor: Charles J. MacKarvich