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8182195 Protective pillow  
A pillow for towing a vehicle is provided, the pillow comprising an inflatable bladder having a top, a bottom, and sides, a valve for inflating and deflating the bladder, and the bottom of the...
8128065 Lifting assist device  
Disclosed herein is a device for lifting an article comprising a housing having an inner chamber, the housing having a leading edge region in fluid communication with the inner chamber, the leading...
8096537 Active material based suction cups  
Remotely engageable and releasable suction cups include a pliable body and an active material in operative communication with the pliable body and configured to create and/or eliminate a partial...
8052120 Multipurpose modular lift platform  
A vertical lift mechanism (100, 100a, 100b) including: a lift support assembly (102) comprising an upper frame member (104), a lower frame member (106), the upper frame member is movable between a...
7975986 All-air vehicle lifting jack  
Disclosed is an all-air jack for lifting a vehicle, comprising: a frame assembly; a first bellow at an upper portion of the frame assembly; a second bellow at a lower portion of the frame assembly;...
7926787 Elevated platform and method of elevating the same  
An elevated platform is provided. The elevated platform includes a platform and a housing. A bladder that includes a first surface is coupled with and operative to elevate the platform. The first...
7926796 Bracing means  
Bracing means for supporting a moveably mounted or flexible component during a machining operation that has an expandable member adapted to fit between a component and a support surface. When the...
7708005 Apparatus and method for splitting masonry materials  
An apparatus for splitting masonry material which includes a frame and table vertically moveable in the frame, the table also having an attached lower blade, for supporting masonry material thereon...
7637480 Extrication device and method therefor  
An extrication device includes a first plate and a second plate adapted to be coupled to at least a portion of the first plate. An inflatable bladder is coupled at least partially between the first...
7421746 Toilet installing assembly and method  
A toilet installing assembly includes a bladder that has an upper panel and a lower panel sealed together along peripheral edges of the upper and lower panels. The bladder is selectively inflatable...
7416378 Load lift control system  
A load lift control system for efficiently elevating and lowering a load placed upon a trailer. The load lift control system includes a control unit, an air bladder unit attached to a trailer and...
7328622 Soft support systems and methods for dynamically testing structures  
Soft support systems and methods for dynamically testing structures are disclosed. In one embodiment, a soft support system adapted to decouple a structure from a support surface for dynamic...
7070167 Low profile lift apparatus with one to one direct lifting ratio  
A lifting apparatus comprising: one of a mobile/or and stationary base; a lift platform having a geometric first center, the lift platform movable relative to the base from a lowered position to an...
6994112 Control unit for inflatable devices  
The present invention is a control unit which controls the supply of compressed air to a plurality of inflatable devices for inflating them and for venting air from them in order to deflate them....
6929249 Pneumatic lift device  
A pneumatic lift device that has a lift unit and an activatable air supply connected to the lift unit with the lift unit having a substantially rectangular base with four sides and a substantially...
6926256 Center sill car jack utilizing air bellows  
The disclosed jack assembly is used to raise the frame of a railroad car to a sufficient height above a wheeled truck assembly coupled to the railroad car in order to perform maintenance or remove...
6918575 Vehicle tilting system  
A vehicle tilting system for tilting a vehicle to expose the vehicle's undercarriage is disclosed. More specifically, the present system includes a vehicle support frame pivotally connected to a...
6871364 Foot lift  
Support method and apparatus for providing a secure and stable method for a user/patient to transfer a body part, such as a foot, into and out of a bed independently, and thus enhance in-bed...
6834404 Lifting and lowering apparatus  
Apparatus for lifting or/and lowering persons has two interconnected X-frames each with two pivotally connected members arranged in an upright position in spaced parallel relationship, a support...
6612223 Pneumatic actuator  
A pneumatic actuator adapted for placement between a pair of spaced members for controlling relative movement between said members is formed of two different hardness plastic materials and includes...
6511046 Resilient air compressible apparatus  
A resilient air compressible apparatus with a resilient member formed from a hollow cylinder having a rigid disk disposed in the interior of the cylinder at each end, a second rigid disk disposed...
6497389 Airbag system and method for facilitating emergency egress from an aircraft  
An airbag system for elevating the fuselage of an aircraft off a landing surface a sufficient degree to allow for emergency egress of passengers and crew through ventral emergency exit doors. An...
6311952 Hydraulic grain storage bin lifting system and method  
The present invention is a method for constructing cylindrical grain bins. The method employs a sets of identical, telescoping jacks actuated by hydraulic cylinders and an hydraulic system having...
6298539 Appliance for the emergency opening of the doors of a vehicle  
The breakdown services have many task involving the unlocking of automobile doors. The problem is normally solved by pressing a wedge-shaped element down between the door window and the rubber...
6296703 Pneumatic actuator, especially for controlling a basis weight profile of a web actuator  
A pneumatic actuator for control of the coating thickness or basis weight of a coating apparatus for paper or cardboard webs has a pair of spring metal plates which can be deflected outwardly by a...
6286812 Portable lifting apparatus  
A lifting apparatus which is readily portable between locations and whose design allows for readily replacement and/or repair of component parts thereof to enhance both serviceability and...
6286813 Automotive jack employing a pneumatic lifting system  
The present invention is directed to a jack preferably comprising: a platform; a jack arm stabilizer guide having a first and a second terminal end, the first terminal end being attached to the...
6247665 Nudging device  
A nudging device that can be used for aligning the core of a roll of paper with a caliper used for loading the roll into a roll stand. The nudging device has a nudging plate with a pivoted end and...
6199827 Expandable lifting devices and valve assemblies for such lifting devices  
A valve assembly having a rigid mounting and a valve member located in an opening in the mounting wherein an annular part of the mounting around the opening provides a first valve seat on one side...
6092788 Vehicular pneumatic jack  
A pneumatic jack is provided including a frame having a rigid top member, a rigid bottom member, and an elevation assembly coupled therebetween for maintaining the top member above the bottom...
6082708 Pneumatic jack  
A relatively low profile pneumatic jack comprising a bellows made from a flexible member having at least one convolution for lifting heavy objects, such as vehicles. The bellows is located between...
6082743 Method of leveling a recreational vehicle  
A leveling system for leveling a recreational vehicle. A tire engaging, inflatable container can be utilized to provide a support surface under a tire of the vehicle. Then, the tire engaging,...
5938179 Bag and method of constructing the same  
A geometrically-shaped bag for lifting and positioning objects has a layer of fluid impermeable, non-porous material forming an expandable bladder having opposite ends and a first layer of wound...
5934414 Lifting apparatus  
A lifting apparatus including a base, a load platform, a vertically expandable actuator linkage mechanically coupled between said load platform and said base, and a glycol operated actuator chamber...
5802651 Dock leveler with a movable ramp and an inflatable member  
A dock leveler comprising a ramp movable between a lowered position and a raised position, an inflatable member positioned to move the ramp to its raised position upon inflation of the inflatable...
5669086 Inflatable medical lifting devices  
Mobile medical lifting apparatus comprising a mobile support means having wheels, castors or rollers, which mobile support means supports or provides a mounting for a lifting device comprising a...
5669739 Prestressing of mine props  
The mine prop prestressing device (10) has a tube (12), a cup-shaped member (14) inside the tube which has a base (18) and a cylindrical side wall (20) fixed internally to the wall of the tube. A...
5651155 Support mechanism for a dockleveler lift bag  
A support and attachment mechanism for a dock leveler lift bag. The dock leveler includes a supporting structure which is mounted in a pit in a loading dock and the rear end of a ramp is pivoted to...
5621938 Edge-of-dock leveler and method of making  
An edge-of-dock leveler incorporating an inflatable lift bag. The leveler includes a frame mounted on the front face of the dock and the rear edge of a deck plate is hinged to the frame, while a...
5600859 Dock leveler in which the ramp is raised and lowered using an inflatable member and method of use  
A dock leveler including a ramp movable between a raised position and a lowered position is moved to its raised position by inflation of an inflatable member, such as an airbag supported beneath...
5593146 Hydraulically actuated bar-like clamping tool  
The invention relates to a hydraulically actuated bar-like clamping tool with an elongated base body (1), a reciprocating elongated clamping body (2) and a tubular inflatable body (18) arranged...
5542806 Fluid actuated lifting and tilting device  
The lifting and tilting device includes fluid actuated bellows type of lifting motors which lift and tilt a container with respect to a base. The lifting motors are supported by pairs of scissor...
5536210 Amusement apparatus  
An amusement apparatus comprising an elongated flume which has a fluid medium provided therein. A plurality of passenger vehicles are carried in the flume. Lifting mechanisms are provided for...
5529293 Arrangement of pulling means  
The lifting apparatus employs a plurality of stacked annular discs, each of which is secured at the inner and outer periphery to an adjacent disc to define a hollow space. Circular discs are...
5522108 Dock leveler having a ramp movable to a raised position by inflation of an inflatable member, with a filler for occupying volume within the inflatable member  
A dock leveler including a ramp is movable to a raised position by inflation of an inflatable member, such as an air bag assembly. One or more filler members are located within an internal cavity...
5506012 Multiple chambered lift bag  
A lift bag includes a plurality of independently inflatable chambers for controlling lifting of objects. Each chamber is defined by an upper surface sheet and a lower surface sheet, the upper...
5492300 Leveling apparatus and method  
A leveling apparatus comprising a frame assembly including a top frame structure and a bottom frame structure, the top and bottom frame structures interconnected by an extensible wall structure; an...
5471693 Support and attachment mechanism for a dockleveler lift bag  
An improved support and attachment mechanism for a dockleveler lift bag. The dock leveler includes a supporting structure or frame which is mounted in a pit in a loading dock and the pit has a...
5468121 Apparatus and method for positioning drill pipe in a mousehole  
An apparatus and method for positioning drill pipe within a mousehole are disclosed. The apparatus includes a lifting member positioned by an elevator disposed at a bottom end of a mousehole...
5450643 Edge-of-dock leveler  
An edge-of-dock leveler incorporating an inflatable lift bag. The leveler includes a frame mounted on the front face of the dock and the rear edge of a deck plate is hinged to the frame, while a...
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