The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2014
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Jerome Miles, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Davido Hyer, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Ben Taylor, Provo, UT (US);
David R. Hall, Provo, UT (US);
Jerome Miles, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Davido Hyer, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
Ben Taylor, Provo, UT (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus includes a drum to draw in or let out a line and a motor and transmission coupled to the drum to apply a torque thereto. A cable is incorporated into the line to transport at least one of power and data along the line to an object or device at the end of the line. In certain embodiments, the cable is configured to support all or a portion of the load. In other embodiments, the line includes a load-bearing wire separate from the cable which is configured to support all or a portion of the load.