Patents by Inventor Gerald Sidney Simons

Gerald Sidney Simons 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).

  • LIFT-TRUCK FORK FOR WEIGHING, HAVING REINFORCED AND STIFFENED COVER-ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150344277
    Abstract: The fork is cut into two pieces by abrasive waterjet. The toe-piece is formed with sidebars which, when the toe-piece is welded into the cover, greatly enhance rigidity of the cover-assembly. The heel-piece carries the load cells. In an option, a peninsula is cut in the heel-piece by waterjet, and the peninsula serves as the flexure-member of the loadcell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: WEIGH POINT INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Gerald Sidney SIMONS
  • Load-cell system
    Patent number: 8955393
    Abstract: For adding a retro-fit load-measuring system to a walkie-type pallet truck etc, the low-profile load cell is formed with a chunky inner-boss and outer-ring. A thin annular disc, to which strain-gauges are cemented, extends between the two. The load-cell is installed in a fork of the truck, the outer-ring engaging a hole in the fork. The fork-cover engages the inner-boss of the load-cell, and is attached thereto with some free play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Weigh Point Incorporated
    Inventor: Gerald Sidney Simons
  • Low-profile load-measuring attachment for lift-trucks
    Patent number: 8957329
    Abstract: For minimizing the height of the load-measuring attachment for a lift-truck, the cover is made of thin sheet metal. The side-walls of the channel-section of the cover are folded into double thickness, to stabilize the side-walls of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Weigh Point Incorporated
    Inventor: Gerald Sidney Simons
  • LOW-PROFILE LOAD-MEASURING ATTACHMENT FOR LIFT-TRUCKS
    Publication number: 20130015004
    Abstract: For minimizing the height of the load-measuring attachment for a lift-truck, the cover is made of thin sheet metal. The side-walls of the channel-section of the cover are folded into double thickness, to stabilize the side-walls of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventor: Gerald Sidney Simons
  • SHACKLE-BAR WITH LOAD-CELL
    Publication number: 20110113897
    Abstract: For use with cranes or hoists, the traditional shackle-bolt through-hole in the shackle-bar is elongated into a slot. A sub-unit comprising a cell-block, a load-cell, a load-block, and one of the shackle-bolts, is placed in the slot. The load-cell, of suitable size, is housed in a very robust manner, and yet the load capacity of the shackle-bar is unaffected by being so modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: Weigh Point Incorporated
    Inventor: Gerald Sidney SIMONS
  • Load-Cell System
    Publication number: 20110067502
    Abstract: For adding a retro-fit load-measuring system to a walkie-type pallet truck etc, the low-profile load cell is formed with a chunky inner-boss and outer-ring. A thin annular disc, to which strain-gauges are cemented, extends between the two. The load-cell is installed in a fork of the truck, the outer-ring engaging a hole in the fork. The fork-cover engages the inner-boss of the load-cell, and is attached thereto with some free play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Weigh Point Incorporated
    Inventor: Gerald Sidney Simons