Patents by Inventor Darry Cecil Crowell

Darry Cecil Crowell 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR TIPPING INTERMODAL CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20120121365
    Abstract: An intermodal container tipping apparatus includes an upper support structure configured to be releasably mounted to a container transfer device, such as a reach stacker or crane, and a second support structure configured to be releasably mounted to an intermodal container. The lower supports structure includes at least one arcuate beam. The at least one arcuate beam attaches the lower support structure to the upper support structure. Movement of the at least one arcuate beam relative to the upper support structure causes tipping of the lower support structure and any load attached thereto while substantially maintaining a relative position of the center of gravity of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicant: WCDI, LLC
    Inventors: Harold Marston, Ron Piccolo, Matthew Craig Hillyer, Tonnie Michael Boyles, Darry Cecil Crowell, Mickelle Marston
  • Apparatus for tipping intermodal containers
    Patent number: 8061951
    Abstract: An intermodal container tipping apparatus includes an upper support structure configured to be releasably mounted to a container transfer device, such as a reach stacker or crane, and a second support structure configured to be releasably mounted to an intermodal container. The lower supports structure includes at least one arcuate beam. The at least one arcuate beam attaches the lower support structure to the upper support structure. Movement of the at least one arcuate beam relative to the upper support structure causes tipping of the lower support structure and any load attached thereto while substantially maintaining a relative position of the center of gravity of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: WCDI, LLC
    Inventors: Harold Marston, Mickelle Marston, legal representative, Ron Piccolo, Matthew Craig Hillyer, Tonnie Michael Boyles, Darry Cecil Crowell
  • APPARATUS FOR TIPPING INTERMODAL CONTAINERS
    Publication number: 20090257853
    Abstract: An intermodal container tipping apparatus includes an upper support structure configured to be releasably mounted to a container transfer device, such as a reach stacker or crane, and a second support structure configured to be releasably mounted to an intermodal container. The lower supports structure includes at least one arcuate beam. The at least one arcuate beam attaches the lower support structure to the upper support structure. Movement of the at least one arcuate beam relative to the upper support structure causes tipping of the lower support structure and any load attached thereto while substantially maintaining a relative position of the center of gravity of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: WCDI, LLC
    Inventors: Harold Marston, Ron Piccolo, Matthew Craig Hillyer, Tonnie Michael Boyles, Darry Cecil Crowell, Mickelle Marston