Patents by Inventor John C. Ekstam

John C. Ekstam 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: 4260064
    Abstract: An upright including upper and lower end portions is provided and support structure is carried by the lower end portion of the upright for support of the latter from one end of a vehicle. A boom including base and free end portions has its base end portion pivotally supported from the upper end portion of the upright for oscillation relative thereto about a horizontal axis extending transversely of the upright and the boom, and motor structure is operably connected between the upright and the base end portion of the boom for oscillating the boom relative to the upright. The support structure on a first disclosed form of the invention is operative to utilize the boom mounting structure of a backhoe for support of the upright from a backhoe vehicle in lieu of the backhoe boom and the support structure on a second form of the invention includes a hitch frame for removably supporting the upright from the three-point hitch of a tractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1981
    Assignee: Trac-Back Corporation
    Inventor: John C. Ekstam