Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Yoder

Thomas P. Yoder 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: 5018563
    Abstract: A mobile table having a variety of tool mounts that also serves as a carrier for workpieces. The table includes an offset frame having four fixed tubes and a pair of asymmetrical end pieces which support them. The four fixed tubes, which are parallel to each other, form the top of the table and serve as housing for four movable tubes.The two outer fixed tubes house movable tubes which are rigidly connected to a support structure. The remaining two movable tubes are pivotally connected to the support structure and, once withdrawn from the fixed tubes, can be rotated into a vertical position. So rotated, they form legs for the support structure. One end of each of the two outer movable tubes, even during full extension, is retained within a fixed tube. The movable tubes and the support structure comprise an extension for the table which can be used to double its length.Moreover, each of the asymmetrical endpieces includes two horizontal bars of equal length, two vertical columns of unequal length, and a brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1991
    Inventor: Thomas P. Yoder