Patents by Inventor James A. Lowe

James A. Lowe 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).

  • Open-top rail car cover construction having bucket lip and forklift tine engaging members
    Patent number: 5456188
    Abstract: Fabricated metal hooks are attached to the cover of an open top rail car for receiving the lip of a bucket loading apparatus for lifting the cover from the rail car. Each hook has an elongated slot with a lip-receiving opening facing the side of the rail car.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Michigan Railcar Repair, Inc.
    Inventor: James A. Lowing
  • Conveyor system with object rotator
    Patent number: 4171041
    Abstract: An arrangement using C-shaped track having inwardly directed flanges and mounted upon a rotatable base is provided such that objects conveyed in the track can be separated, fixed in position, rotated or indexed, and recombined in the track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1979
    Inventor: James A. Lowe