Patents by Inventor Gerald R. Burks

Gerald R. Burks 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: 6983856
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a portable crane having an elongated boom which attaches at one end to a lower end of a base frame member wherein the upper end of the boom has a stabilizer member attached thereto which stabilizer attached to the upper end of the base frame member. The base frame member is pivotally attached using removable clamps to an upstanding member, for example, a door frame. The boom has a roller pulley attached to its upper end over which a line passes and a means for a motor having a winch mounted thereon attached to the lower end of the boom so that the user can attached one end of the rope to an object to be lifted and run the other end of the rope over the windlass so as to provide a hoist means to lift the object. The crane of the present invention is portable in that it can be moved from one frame member to another frame member so that it can be used at multiple locations internal a building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Inventor: Gerald R. Burks