Patents by Inventor John Gibel

John Gibel 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).

  • Mobile conductor lift
    Patent number: 11870233
    Abstract: A mobile conductor lift comprised of multiple lightweight subassemblies that may be rapidly assembled manually or using handheld tools by a small crew of workers and that is capable of being quickly and easily placed into multiple potential configurations and in either horizontal or vertical orientations for lifting energized or deenergized conductors away from power poles in order to provide room for work to be performed by workers on such power poles or on other equipment connected to such power poles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: John Gibel, Daniel Spaulding
  • Rail brake system for Hirail vehicles and other rail vehicles and rail equipment
    Patent number: 11447162
    Abstract: A rail brake system that may be attached to the undercarriage of a hirail vehicle or other rail vehicle or rail equipment and that includes one or more braking calipers that can be deployed downwardly and used to releasably clamp the heads of one or more rails of a railroad track in order to dynamically brake or statically secure the vehicle or equipment in place in relation to the railroad tracks on which the vehicle or equipment is positioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventors: John Gibel, Daniel Spaulding, Karsten Farley
  • Personnel basket for overhead cranes
    Patent number: 11247886
    Abstract: A personnel basket that provides a partially enclosed work platform that may be readily attached or detached from the end of a crane boom and may be maintained level with the ground when suspended from a crane boom above ground and that is also capable of being collapsed from a work ready position into a stowed position of substantially smaller spatial volume when not in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventors: Raymond Fritel, John Gibel, Chase Sobala
  • Mobile Conductor Lift
    Publication number: 20200335959
    Abstract: A mobile conductor lift comprised of multiple lightweight subassemblies that may be rapidly assembled manually or using handheld tools by a small crew of workers and that is capable of being quickly and easily placed into multiple potential configurations and in either horizontal or vertical orientations for lifting energized or deenergized conductors away from power poles in order to provide room for work to be performed by workers on such power poles or on other equipment connected to such power poles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: John Gibel, Daniel Spaulding
  • Rail Brake System for HiRail Vehicles and Other Rail Vehicles and Rail Equipment
    Publication number: 20200156673
    Abstract: A rail brake system that may be attached to the undercarriage of a hirail vehicle or other rail vehicle or rail equipment and that includes one or more braking calipers that can be deployed downwardly and used to releasably clamp the heads of one or more rails of a railroad track in order to dynamically brake or statically secure the vehicle or equipment in place in relation to the railroad tracks on which the vehicle or equipment is positioned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Fritel & Associates, L.L.C.
    Inventors: John Gibel, Daniel Spaulding, Karsten Farley
  • Personnel Basket for Overhead Cranes
    Publication number: 20190210852
    Abstract: A personnel basket that provides a partially enclosed work platform that may be readily attached or detached from the end of a crane boom and may be maintained level with the ground when suspended from a crane boom above ground and that is also capable of being collapsed from a work ready position into a stowed position of substantially smaller spatial volume when not in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Applicant: Fritel & Associates, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Raymond Fritel, John Gibel, Chase Sobala
  • Isolation system for movable saws, including a concrete saw
    Patent number: 7422292
    Abstract: A movable machine such as a concrete saw has an isolator or other damping element between the working tool portion of the machine and the supporting structure, such as a frame, chassis or other structure. The working tool portion of the machine may include a tool and a motor and the tool may include a support mounted or otherwise fixed to the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: Husqvarna Professional Outdoor Products Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Johnson, John Gibel
  • Isolation system for movable saws, including a concrete saw
    Publication number: 20070164598
    Abstract: A movable machine such as a concrete saw has an isolator or other damping element between the working tool portion of the machine and the supporting structure, such as a frame, chassis or other structure. The working tool portion of the machine may include a tool and a motor and the tool may include a support mounted or otherwise fixed to the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Adam Johnson, John Gibel
  • Adjustable handle for a concrete saw
    Publication number: 20070163566
    Abstract: A movable saw has a handle that is movable sideways relative to the saw. The handle may also be movable so as to change its vertical position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2006
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Adam Johnson, Michael Kingsley, John Gibel