Patents by Inventor Kim Decato

Kim Decato 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).

  • Material handling lift
    Patent number: 12673856
    Abstract: A material handling lift including safety features for reducing the risk of injury to a user. The features may include one or more of: a roller shade for covering components of a mast, a scanner for detecting people in a protected area of the lift, a fan for preventing accumulation of dust on the scanner, spacers between a lift platform and a side guard panel, perforated side guard panels to allow viewing of a space under the lift, entrance guards to keep people away from the side and front of the lift, a power unit with dual redundant locking valves, and tamper-resistant fasteners for fastening a rear panel to a mast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: Southworth International Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Kim Decato, Randall Dickinson, Dave Roberts
  • MATERIAL HANDLING LIFT
    Publication number: 20250346468
    Abstract: A material handling lift including safety features for reducing the risk of injury to a user. The features may include one or more of: a roller shade for covering components of a mast, a scanner for detecting people in a protected area of the lift, a fan for preventing accumulation of dust on the scanner, spacers between a lift platform and a side guard panel, perforated side guard panels to allow viewing of a space under the lift, entrance guards to keep people away from the side and front of the lift, a power unit with dual redundant locking valves, and tamper-resistant fasteners for fastening a rear panel to a mast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Kim Decato, Randall Dickinson, Dave Roberts
  • MATERIAL HANDLING LIFT
    Publication number: 20230227296
    Abstract: A material handling lift including safety features for reducing the risk of injury to a user. The features may include one or more of: a roller shade for covering components of a mast, a scanner for detecting people in a protected area of the lift, a fan for preventing accumulation of dust on the scanner, spacers between a lift platform and a side guard panel, perforated side guard panels to allow viewing of a space under the lift, entrance guards to keep people away from the side and front of the lift, a power unit with dual redundant locking valves, and tamper-resistant fasteners for fastening a rear panel to a mast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Kim Decato, Randall Dickinson, Dave Roberts