Patents by Inventor Dennis H. Thomas

Dennis H. Thomas 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).

  • Ladle carrier with laterally adjustable cradle
    Patent number: 5098251
    Abstract: A carrier for lifting and transporting a heavy ladle including a tractor and trailer having a longitudinal center line and a U-shaped frame and a rearwardly opening rigid cradle pivotally mounted on the frame for embracing the ladle and with notches for engaging and lifting the ladle by its trunnions and provided with a hydraulic lift cylinder for vertically pivoting the cradle with respect to the trailer frame wherein the cradle pivot mountings include hydraulic shift actuators aligned parallel with respect to the cradle front cross frame to shift the entire cradle laterally with respect to the trailer center line and the hydraulic lift cylinders are pivotally mounted to the trailer frame and cradle arms with ball connections to permit the limited lateral tilting of the lift cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Kress Corporation
    Inventors: Edward S. Kress, Dennis H. Thomas, William L. LaBerdia