Patents by Inventor Michael Squires

Michael Squires 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).

  • Load handling apparatus
    Patent number: 5088783
    Abstract: A suspension frame for raising or lowering by a crane or hoist carries an assembly of depending limbs or legs which are power operated by a ram for extension apart or retraction and when retracted have a detachable hook engagement with load bearing portions of a split pallet assembly. On extension of the legs the pallet portions are withdrawn apart from under the load in order to deposit it on the ground after which the separated pallet portions are raised clear of the load. An assembly of load holding or steadying plates also depend from the suspension structure and are power operated by a ram against the load to hold or steady the latter during withdrawal of the pallet portions from under the load and its deposit on the ground or other surface, on or after which the plates are released from the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Inventor: Michael Squires
  • Lighting device
    Patent number: D476437
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Eveready Battery Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Dalton, Michael Squires, Timothy J. Rugendyke, John R. Brown