Patents by Inventor Gary Allen Vandenbark

Gary Allen Vandenbark 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 pulling patient up in bed
    Patent number: 7111338
    Abstract: A patient positioning apparatus (30, 330) is provided for use with a patient-support device (20, 320). The patient positioning apparatus (30, 330) is used to pull a sheet (32, 332) on the patient-support device (20, 320) while a patient is lying on the sheet (32, 332) to position the patient in a desired location on the patient-support device (20, 320).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: John Arnold Faux, Jon C. Tekulve, Troy D. Acton, Gary Allen Vandenbark, Glenn L. Ellis
  • Stand for removable cargo box for a dump vehicle
    Patent number: 6676361
    Abstract: A stand for a removable cargo box of a dump vehicle and a method for removing the box from a tractor. The stand has left and right mirror image legs each including a support member and a base to hold the support member upright. A cargo box attachment member is pivotally mounted to the support member and is adapted to attach to the cargo box. A vehicle attachment member is also mounted to the support member and is adapted to be attached to the vehicle, in this case a tractor, to hold the leg in place relative to the tractor while removing and remounting the cargo box. A latch holds the cargo box attachment member in a fixed rotational position relative to the support member. A method of removing the cargo box from the tractor is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Ryan C. Libler, Gary Allen Vandenbark
  • Stand for removable cargo box
    Publication number: 20020190565
    Abstract: A stand for a removable cargo box a method for removing the box from a tractor. The stand has left and right mirror image legs each including a support member and a base to hold the support member upright. A cargo box attachment member is pivotally mounted to the support member and is adapted to attach to the cargo box. A vehicle attachment member is also mounted to the support member and is adapted to be attached to the vehicle, in this case a tractor, to hold the leg in place relative to the tractor while removing and remounting the cargo box. A latch holds the cargo box attachment member in a fixed rotational position relative to the support member. A method of removing the cargo box from the tractor is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Applicant: Deere & Company, a Delaware corporation
    Inventors: Ryan C. Libler, Gary Allen Vandenbark