Patents by Inventor James P. Weber, SR.

James P. Weber, SR. 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).

  • Method and apparatus for lifting flexible bags
    Patent number: 8967692
    Abstract: A system and method for lifting heavy bags is presented. A heavy bag lifting apparatus includes a handle, a first grabber device, a second grabber device and a plurality of cross-member devices. Each of the first and second grabber devices has a plurality of pin structures. The first grabber device is pivotally connected to the second grabber device. The cross-member devices pivotally connect the first grabber device and second grabber device together. The plurality of cross-member devices are also pivotally connected to the handle. The first grabber device, the second grabber device and plurality of cross-member device are arranged so that pin structures on the first grabber device and the pin structures on the second grabber device are pushed together in proportion to an amount of weight being lifted by the heavy bag lifter apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Inventors: James P. Weber, Sr., James V. Kilmer
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LIFTING FLEXIBLE BAGS
    Publication number: 20140265384
    Abstract: A system and method for lifting heavy bags is presented. A heavy bag lifting apparatus includes a handle, a first grabber device, a second grabber device and a plurality of cross-member devices. Each of the first and second grabber devices has a plurality of pin structures. The first grabber device is pivotally connected to the second grabber device. The cross-member devices pivotally connect the first grabber device and second grabber device together. The plurality of cross-member devices are also pivotally connected to the handle. The first grabber device, the second grabber device and plurality of cross-member device are arranged so that pin structures on the first grabber device and the pin structures on the second grabber device are pushed together in proportion to an amount of weight being lifted by the heavy bag lifter apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: James P. Weber, SR., James V. Kilmer
  • Flexible bag lift
    Patent number: D724429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventors: James P. Weber, Sr., James V. Kilmer