Patents by Inventor George Tillotson

George Tillotson 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).

  • Adjustable lifting and stabilization rescue strut system with improved jack and strut engagement means
    Patent number: 8814142
    Abstract: A lifting strut and stabilization system includes a lower outer tubular member in slidable engagement with an upper extendable inner tubular member, a mechanism for receiving and supporting a jack on the outer tubular member, a pin for optionally restraining the upper tubular member from further engagement into the lower tubular member, while allowing unrestrained extension of the upper tubular member from within the lower tubular member, and a removably attached jack having a bracket at its upper end incorporating a saddle or half-hole for engaging a strut lift pin located in a corresponding saddle, half-hole or flat bearing surface located on the upper end of the lower tubular member, the lift pin extending through the saddle holes in the upper tubular member, such that upon actuation of the jack, the upper jack bracket engages the lift pin and extends the upper tubular member from within the lower tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Res-Q-Jack, Inc.
    Inventors: Cris E. Pasto, George Tillotson
  • ADJUSTABLE LIFTING AND STABILIZATION RESCUE STRUT SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED JACK AND STRUT ENGAGEMENT MEANS
    Publication number: 20130087750
    Abstract: A lifting strut and stabilization system includes a lower outer tubular member in slidable engagement with an upper extendable inner tubular member, a mechanism for receiving and supporting a jack on the outer tubular member, a pin for optionally restraining the upper tubular member from further engagement into the lower tubular member, while allowing unrestrained extension of the upper tubular member from within the lower tubular member, and a removably attached jack having a bracket at its upper end incorporating a saddle or half-hole for engaging a strut lift pin located in a corresponding saddle, half-hole or flat bearing surface located on the upper end of the lower tubular member, the lift pin extending through the saddle holes in the upper tubular member, such that upon actuation of the jack, the upper jack bracket engages the lift pin and extends the upper tubular member from within the lower tubular member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: RES-Q-JACK, INC.
    Inventors: Cris E. Pasto, George Tillotson