Patents by Inventor Plamen Velikov

Plamen Velikov 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 device with overcenter arms and method for use thereof
    Patent number: 6224319
    Abstract: A material handling device comprising first and second upper arm members having respective proximal and distal end portions and first and second forearm members having respective proximal and distal end portions. The proximal end portions of the first and second forearm members are pivotally coupled to the distal end portions of the respective first and second upper arm members by respective first and first and second pivot assemblies. The distal end portions of the first and second forearm members are attached together. A material handler is carried by the distal end portions of the first and second forearm members. The first and second forearm members have a retracted position in which the first and second forearm members extend linearly along an imaginary line passing through the first and second pivot assemblies with the distal end portions of the first and second forearm members being disposed approximately midway between the first and second pivot assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: Equibe Technologies
    Inventors: Plamen Velikov, James A. Cameron