Patents by Inventor Mark SCHINDLBECK

Mark SCHINDLBECK 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).

  • Opposable clamp arms having replaceable lower portions
    Patent number: 10377617
    Abstract: An opposable clamp arm of a load handling device such as a lift truck attachment. An upper clamp pad portion may have a generally planar plate as a main member and may have a load-gripping face layer. A lower clamp pad assembly has a plurality of separately replaceable wear-compensating load-contacting elements mounted interchangeably on a backing plate attached to a stabilizer member of the clamp arm. The load-contacting elements may be secured to the backing plate by retainer bars fastened to the backing plate with flanges of the retainer bars overlapping margins of the load contact elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Cascade Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Schindlbeck, Richard R. Estep
  • OPPOSABLE CLAMP ARMS HAVING REPLACEABLE LOWER PORTIONS
    Publication number: 20190218082
    Abstract: An opposable clamp arm of a load handling device such as a lift truck attachment. An upper clamp pad portion may have a generally planar plate as a main member and may have a load-gripping face layer. A lower clamp pad assembly has a plurality of separately replaceable wear-compensating load-contacting elements mounted interchangeably on a backing plate attached to a stabilizer member of the clamp arm. The load-contacting elements may be secured to the backing plate by retainer bars fastened to the backing plate with flanges of the retainer bars overlapping margins of the load contact elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: Cascade Corporation
    Inventors: Mark SCHINDLBECK, Richard R. ESTEP