Patents by Inventor James M. Gauthier

James M. Gauthier 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).

  • Tilting cab mechanism for a crane
    Patent number: 10173867
    Abstract: A cab support assembly supports and moves an operator's cab relative to a frame of a construction machine. The cab support assembly includes a cab support coupled to the frame of the construction machine. The operator's cab is mounted to a cab support mounting frame, which in turn is pivotably coupled to the cab support. An actuation device is coupled to the cab support and to the cab support mounting frame. The actuation device includes a first actuation device position in which the cab support frame is in a first position in which the cab support mounting frame defines a first plane, and at least a second actuation device position in which the cab support mounting frame is in a second position such that the cab support mounting frame defines a second plane that intersects the first plane at a negative angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: Manitowoc Crane Companies, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon D. Resch, James M. Gauthier, William J. O'Neil
  • TILTING CAB MECHANISM FOR A CRANE
    Publication number: 20150225210
    Abstract: A cab support assembly supports and moves an operator's cab relative to a frame of a construction machine. The cab support assembly includes a cab support coupled to the frame of the construction machine. The operator's cab is mounted to a cab support mounting frame, which in turn is pivotably coupled to the cab support. An actuation device is coupled to the cab support and to the cab support mounting frame. The actuation device includes a first actuation device position in which the cab support frame is in a first position in which the cab support mounting frame defines a first plane, and at least a second actuation device position in which the cab support mounting frame is in a second position such that the cab support mounting frame defines a second plane that intersects the first plane at a negative angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Publication date: August 13, 2015
    Inventors: Brandon D. Resch, James M. Gauthier