Patents by Inventor Dexter J. Fowler

Dexter J. Fowler 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: 7794189
    Abstract: A cargo frame may include a support arm, a cradle operable to support a corner of cargo, and a connecting element. The support arm may be supported by a base. The support arm may be extendible and include a lower support arm and an upper support arm. The connecting element may removably attach the lower support arm to the upper support arm at a connection point of the lower support arm and one of a plurality of connection points of the upper support arm. The cradle may be rotatably and removably attached to the support arm at one of one or more connection points. The cradle may be rotatable from an unloaded position to a loaded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: New Enterprise Stone and Lime Company
    Inventors: Saul Erech, Dexter J. Fowler
  • Patent number: 6848880
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting cargo includes a longitudinal rotatable support arm and at least one bracing arm that extending in a substantially perpendicular direction from the longitudinal arm. No more than one of the bracing arms contacts and supports a corner of the cargo. At least one of the bracing arms preferably includes an extendable assembly for providing at least partial support of the cargo. The extendable assembly may include, for example, a sleeve and a movable structure located within the sleeve, wherein the movable structure may be extended from the sleeve to contact the cargo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co.
    Inventors: Saul Erech, Dexter J. Fowler, James A. Kirk
  • Publication number: 20030210965
    Abstract: An apparatus for transporting cargo includes a rotatable support arm and at least one bracing arm that extending in a substantially perpendicular direction from the longitudinal arm. No more than one of the bracing arms contacts and supports a corner of the cargo. At least one of the bracing arms preferably includes an extendable assembly for providing at least partial support of the cargo. The extendable assembly may include, for example, a sleeve and a movable structure located within the sleeve, wherein the movable structure may be extended from the sleeve to contact the cargo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Saul Erech, Dexter J. Fowler, James A. Kirk