Patents by Inventor William N. Birkey

William N. Birkey 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: 5040849
    Abstract: A carrier for lifting, transporting and dumping a large load box or the like is provided including a wheeled trailer having a forwardly projecting tongue for pivotal connection to a tractor, a central longitudinal frame rigidly connected to the tongue and a rear cross member rigidly connected to the central frame member. A cross tube for journalling the trailer wheels is attached to a support arm pivotally connected at one end to one of the trailer frame members and rigidly connected at the other end to the cross tube and a first hydraulic cylinder interconnects the cross tube and another one of the trailer frame members for swinging the support arm about its pivotal connection so as to raise and lower the rear end of the trailer frame member with respect to the trailer wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Kress Corporation
    Inventors: Dennis R. Thomas, William L. LaBerdia, William N. Birkey