Patents by Inventor Walter A. Pivarunas

Walter A. Pivarunas 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: 4018307
    Abstract: An improved structural arrangement for mechanically and hydraulically interconnecting a cluster of three hydraulic cylinders of the hydraulic jacks associated with the load carriage elevating and mast structure elevating functions of a forklift truck. The clustered cylinders include a centrally located "secondary" cylinder and two oppositely disposed "primary" cylinders symmetrically positioned contiguous to the centrally located secondary cylinder. Each cylinder has a corresponding attachment block rigidly secured thereto, each attachment block being provided with a hydraulic passage therethrough which communicates with an aligned hydraulic passage through the wall of its corresponding cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1977
    Assignee: Allis-Chalmers Corporation
    Inventors: Benonie C. Ehrhardt, Dean A. Matthews, Walter A. Pivarunas