Patents by Inventor Russell I. Tillman

Russell I. Tillman 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).

  • Appendant elevatable loader for vehicles
    Patent number: 3972427
    Abstract: An elevated frame which can be moved into and out of an elevated vehicle cargo space has an opening through which an elevatable platform can raise cargo to be moved from the platform into the cargo space. One edge of the frame is normally supported from the vehicle, and the opposite edge of the frame can be supported from the ground by segmented legs, the segments of which are foldable upward from ground-engaging condition into contracted condition for reception in the vehicle cargo space. The loader can be made free-standing by supporting on removable legs the edge portion of the frame normally supported from the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1974
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1976
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Charles R. Stanley, Russell I. Tillman