Patents by Inventor Thomas E. Brink

Thomas E. Brink 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).

  • Patent number: 5395160
    Abstract: A dental chair has an armrest pivoted to a base at an armrest pivot, and a seat back pivoted to the base at a back pivot located forward of the armrest pivot. The seat back includes a support pin for supporting the armrest at a position forward of the seat back pivot. Moving the seat back from an upright position to a reclined position through a large range of angular motion causes the support pin to elevate the armrest by a substantially smaller angular amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: A-Dec, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul B. Krebs, Thomas E. Brink
  • Patent number: 3982645
    Abstract: A container handling attachment is provided for lift trucks and the like to permit such trucks to load and transport relatively large horizontally disposed cylindrical objects. The attachment includes a pair of sleeve members which are slidably received over the forks of a conventional lift mast to permit easy attachment thereto. The attachment also includes a pair of lifting lugs which are selectively positionable in underlying engagement with a pair of longitudinally spaced lifting bars provided on the object. Latching means are positionable around such lifting bars to prevent their disengagement from the lifting lugs. Bumper stops are also provided for engagement with the legs of the object to prevent rotation of the object about its longitudinal axis when it is raised from the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1976
    Assignee: Towmotor Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Brink, Charles R. Chelin, Norman D. Thompson