Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Guhde

Daniel E. Guhde 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).

  • DEVICE FOR HANDLING MANUFACTURING RINGS, FORKLIFT INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF HANDLING MANUFACTURING RING
    Publication number: 20110243705
    Abstract: A lifting apparatus for lifting manufacturing rings is provided. The lifting apparatus includes an attachment part having an opening extending therethrough, and a plurality of elongated legs extending from the attachment part. Each of the elongated legs has a slit disposed therein. A plurality of support rods are movably disposed in the slits. The support rods are pivotable between a lowered position in which each support rod extends from the associated slit and a raised position in which each support rod is disposed within the associated slit. The lifting apparatus further includes an actuating part operably associated with the support rods and for moving the support rods between the raised position and the lowered position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: Donald O. RICAN, Daniel E. Guhde, Paul D. Christenson
  • Device for handling manufacturing rings, a forklift including the same, and a method of handling a manufacturing ring
    Patent number: 7950893
    Abstract: A lifting apparatus for lifting manufacturing rings is provided. The lifting apparatus includes an attachment part having an opening extending therethrough, and a plurality of elongated legs extending from the attachment part. Each of the elongated legs has a slit disposed therein. A plurality of support rods are movably disposed in the slits. The support rods are pivotable between a lowered position in which each support rod extends from the associated slit and a raised position in which each support rod is disposed within the associated slit. The lifting apparatus further includes an actuating part operably associated with the support rods and for moving the support rods between the raised position and the lowered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Rinker Materials West, LLC
    Inventors: Donald O. Rican, Daniel E. Guhde, Paul D. Christenson
  • Device for handling manufacturing rings, a forklift including the same, and a method of handling a manufacturing ring
    Publication number: 20080271952
    Abstract: A lifting apparatus for lifting manufacturing rings is provided. The lifting apparatus includes an attachment part having an opening extending therethrough, and a plurality of elongated legs extending from the attachment part. Each of the elongated legs has a slit disposed therein. A plurality of support rods are movably disposed in the slits. The support rods are pivotable between a lowered position in which each support rod extends from the associated slit and a raised position in which each support rod is disposed within the associated slit. The lifting apparatus further includes an actuating part operably associated with the support rods and for moving the support rods between the raised position and the lowered position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Donald O. Rican, Daniel E. Guhde, Paul D. Christenson