Patents
US 9027712 B2: Adaptable platform for loading and unloading railway cars
- Granted
- 2015-05-12
- Filed
- 2013-06-17 application 13919506
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An apparatus that provides selectively deployable worker access with fall protection to at least a portion of the top of a container disposed above the ground. A gangway and its associated fall protection cage are selectively deployable from an elevated platform over the top of the container. The gangway and its associated cage are slidably connected to the platform via a track carried along the side of the platform.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150512.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan J. Melton | Timmonsville, SC | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Allyn Thomasson | Darlington, SC | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Rodrick Lafaye Williamson | Hemingway, SC | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| E06C | Ladders | E06C7/006 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G69/22 | 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 | E04G1/34 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CARBIS HOLDINGS, INC. signed 2014-04-30 | SAM CARBIS ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC FLORENCE, SC | 32788/856 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2014-02-07 | Merger Merger | ALUMINUM LADDER COMPANY signed 2013-12-30 | CARBIS HOLDINGS, INC. FLORENCE, SC | 32174/570 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-06-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MELTON, ALLAN J. signed 2013-06-18 THOMASSON, ALLYN signed 2013-06-18 WILLIAMSON, RODRICK signed 2013-06-18 | ALUMINUM LADDER COMPANY, A SOUTH CAROLINA CORPORATION FLORENCE, SC | 30644/255 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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