Patents by Inventor Robert Zidar

Robert Zidar 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).

  • Lifting assembly
    Patent number: 7402002
    Abstract: A lifting assembly for raising and supporting a load includes a removable and reusable lifting bracket. The lifting bracket is designed to fit around and support a support bracket that supports a load. The support bracket is installed on the pole of the pier and engages the edge of the load. The lifting bracket is removably attached to a jacking apparatus for pushing or pulling the piering pole through the support bracket and raising the load on the support bracket. After the lifting operation, the lifting bracket is removed from the jacking apparatus and the support bracket attached to the piering pole for use on adjacent piers and on other lifting assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: T-Z Group, LLC
    Inventors: Robert Zidar, Gary Thornton
  • Lifting assembly
    Publication number: 20070092340
    Abstract: A lifting assembly for raising and supporting a load includes a removable and reusable lifting bracket. The lifting bracket is designed to fit around and support a support bracket that supports a load. The support bracket is installed on the pole of the pier and engages the edge of the load. The lifting bracket is removably attached to a jacking apparatus for pushing or pulling the piering pole through the support bracket and raising the load on the support bracket. After the lifting operation, the lifting bracket is removed from the jacking apparatus and the support bracket attached to the piering pole for use on adjacent piers and on other lifting assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Zidar, Gary Thornton