Patents by Inventor Eric Fletcher

Eric Fletcher 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).

  • Reusable cradle system and method for a material handling vehicle
    Patent number: 12612240
    Abstract: A cradle system for a material handling vehicle including two or more elongated legs configured to removably attach to a mast of the material handling vehicle and two or more sleighs configured to removably attach to a base of the material handling vehicle. The cradle system may include a brace configured to removably attach to the legs and a crossmember configured to removably attach to the sleighs. The cradle system has a vehicle configuration in the various components are coupled with a material handling vehicle. With the material handling vehicle in a horizontal position, the attached elongated legs and the attached sleighs support the material handling vehicle above a surface. The cradle system has a storage configuration in which the various components are nested together to minimize the area of the cradle system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: The Raymond Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Fletcher, Luke Voigt
  • Reusable Cradle System and Method for a Material Handling Vehicle
    Publication number: 20230202745
    Abstract: A cradle system for a material handling vehicle including two or more elongated legs configured to removably attach to a mast of the material handling vehicle and two or more sleighs configured to removably attach to a base of the material handling vehicle. The cradle system may include a brace configured to removably attach to the legs and a crossmember configured to removably attach to the sleighs. The cradle system has a vehicle configuration in the various components are coupled with a material handling vehicle. With the material handling vehicle in a horizontal position, the attached elongated legs and the attached sleighs support the material handling vehicle above a surface. The cradle system has a storage configuration in which the various components are nested together to minimize the area of the cradle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Eric Fletcher, Luke Voigt