Patents by Inventor William W. Just

William W. Just 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).

  • Railcar maintenance creeper
    Patent number: 9126325
    Abstract: A creeper is provided wherein the creeper has a main frame comprising a front and a rear; wheels attached to the main frame; a handle attached to the mainframe rearward of said wheels; a platform slidably attached to the main frame and rail engagement brackets attached to the mainframe forward of the wheels. Pressure is applied to the handle thereby lifting the front of the main frame thereby supporting the creeper on the wheels. The creeper is moved to a position under the railcar. Pressure is removed from the handle thereby allowing the front of the creeper to lower wherein the rail engagement brackets engage with rails of a track. The personnel lays on the platform and slides the platform under the railcar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: Sam Carbis Asset Management, LLC
    Inventors: William Shane Meacham, William W. Just
  • Railcar maintenance creeper
    Patent number: 9095972
    Abstract: A creeper is provided wherein the creeper has a main frame having a front, a rear, a first side, and an opposing second side. The main frame also includes wheels attached at the front and rear of the main frame, a handle attached at the rear of the main frame, and a rotatable platform. Pressure is applied to the handle thereby lifting the main frame onto railway tracks positioned under a railcar so that personnel can obtain access under the railcar and perform maintenance and work to the underside of the railcar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Sam Carbis Asset Management, LLC
    Inventors: William Shane Meacham, William W. Just
  • Railcar maintenance creeper
    Patent number: 8573607
    Abstract: A creeper is provided wherein the creeper has a main frame comprising a front and a rear; wheels attached to the main frame; a handle attached to the mainframe rearward of said wheels; a platform slidably attached to the main frame and rail engagement brackets attached to the mainframe forward of the wheels. Pressure is applied to the handle thereby lifting the front of the main frame thereby supporting the creeper on the wheels. The creeper is moved to a position under the railcar. Pressure is removed from the handle thereby allowing the front of the creeper to lower wherein the rail engagement brackets engage with rails of a track. The personnel lays on the platform and slides the platform under the railcar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Aluminum Ladder Company
    Inventors: William Shane Meacham, William W. Just
  • RAILCAR MAINTENANCE CREEPER
    Publication number: 20120091673
    Abstract: A creeper is provided wherein the creeper has a main frame having a front, a rear, a first side, and an opposing second side. The main frame also includes wheels attached at the front and rear of the main frame, a handle attached at the rear of the main frame, and a rotatable platform. Pressure is applied to the handle thereby lifting the main frame onto railway tracks positioned under a railcar so that personnel can obtain access under the railcar and perform maintenance and work to the underside of the railcar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Inventors: William Shane Meacham, William W. Just
  • RAILCAR MAINTENANCE CREEPER
    Publication number: 20120049471
    Abstract: A creeper is provided wherein the creeper has a main frame comprising a front and a rear; wheels attached to the main frame; a handle attached to the mainframe rearward of said wheels; a platform slidably attached to the main frame and rail engagement brackets attached to the mainframe forward of the wheels. Pressure is applied to the handle thereby lifting the front of the main frame thereby supporting the creeper on the wheels. The creeper is moved to a position under the railcar. Pressure is removed from the handle thereby allowing the front of the creeper to lower wherein the rail engagement brackets engage with rails of a track. The personnel lays on the platform and slides the platform under the railcar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: William Shane Meacham, William W. Just