Patents by Inventor Neil Joseph KOOT

Neil Joseph KOOT 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).

  • Building construction method and lifting device
    Patent number: 9631379
    Abstract: A lifting device for lifting an upper portion of a building which comprises a roof and a method of constructing a building using such a lifting device. The lifting device includes a base plate arranged to be mounted to an edge region of a support and a lifting platform attached to an actuator and capable of vertical movement by means of the actuator. The base plate has a first portion arranged to abut a substantially horizontal face of the support and a second portion arranged to abut a substantially vertical face of the support. The actuator is adjustably mounted to the base plate such that the position of the actuator is horizontally and/or vertically adjustable relative to the base plate to ensure a plumb lift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Inventor: Neil Joseph Koot
  • BUILDING CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND LIFTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20150101279
    Abstract: A lifting device for lifting an upper portion of a building which comprises a roof and a method of constructing a building using such a lifting device. The lifting device includes a base plate arranged to be mounted to an edge region of a support and a lifting platform attached to an actuator and capable of vertical movement by means of the actuator. The base plate has a first portion arranged to abut a substantially horizontal face of the support and a second portion arranged to abut a substantially vertical face of the support. The actuator is adjustably mounted to the base plate such that the position of the actuator is horizontally and/or vertically adjustable relative to the base plate to ensure a plumb lift.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Neil Joseph KOOT