Patents
US 10457506 B1: Enhanced deployment of safety cage apparatus for tanks on vehicles
- Granted
- 2019-10-29
- Filed
- 2018-08-01 application 16052228
- Type
- Utility · 7 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A cage for surrounding a section of a work area of the top of rolling stock forms part of a portable fall protection device that includes a positioning mechanism capable of telescoping, folding and pivoting motions that are maneuvered by pneumatically-powered or hydraulically-powered apparatus. A gate, lock, pressure lines, valves and control devices are combined with the cage to ensure proper deployment of worker fall protection in this working environment.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg191029.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Carbis Asset Management, LLC 24 patents | US company or organization | Florence, SC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald W. Bennett | Florence, SC | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Wesley Layton, Jr. | Florence, SC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Morris H Cusaac | Florence, SC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G69/2876 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R3/005 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E04G | Scaffolding; forms; shuttering; building implements or aids, or their use; handling building materials on the site; repairing, breaking-up or other work on existing buildings | E04G5/001 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BENNETT, RONALD W. signed 2018-07-31 CUSAAC, MORRIS H. signed 2018-07-31 LAYTON, JOHN WESLEY, JR. signed 2018-07-31 | SAM CARBIS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC FLORENCE, SC | 46528/628 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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