Patents by Inventor Zachary D. Talus

Zachary D. Talus 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).

  • Lifting apparatus and method of lifting
    Patent number: 9394148
    Abstract: A collapsible and mobile lifting apparatus. The apparatus includes a mobile base, a lifting mechanism mounted to the mobile base, suspension members extending from the lifting mechanism for operatively engaging an object to be lifted, and a counterweight system that is automatically moveable relative to the mobile base. Helical band actuators provide the lifting force. A lower counterweight at the base is moveable to variable positions in response to the load of an object on the suspension members. An upper counterweight is mounted proximate to the upper end of the lifting mechanism to resist the load on the suspension members as well. A tension cable extending from the base proximate to the upper end of the lifting mechanism provides additional force to balance the load of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Kyle Steven Biondich, Kyle L. Oberst, Zachary D. Talus, Brian M. Hansen
  • LIFTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF LIFTING
    Publication number: 20160115003
    Abstract: A collapsible and mobile lifting apparatus. The apparatus includes a mobile base, a lifting mechanism mounted to the mobile base, suspension members extending from the lifting mechanism for operatively engaging an object to be lifted, and a counterweight system that is automatically moveable relative to the mobile base. Helical band actuators provide the lifting force. A lower counterweight at the base is moveable to variable positions in response to the load of an object on the suspension members. An upper counterweight is mounted proximate to the upper end of the lifting mechanism to resist the load on the suspension members as well. A tension cable extending from the base proximate to the upper end of the lifting mechanism provides additional force to balance the load of the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Kyle Steven Biondich, Kyle L. Oberst, Zachary D. Talus, Brian M. Hansen