Patents by Inventor Anthony Steinhagen

Anthony Steinhagen 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).

  • Apparatus for tamping paving material
    Patent number: 8371770
    Abstract: A tamper bar mechanism includes a drive shaft with an eccentric section on the shaft. A tamper drive member is driven by the eccentric section and drives a tamper bar between an upper position and a lower position to define a tamper stroke length. A stroke adjustment link is operatively connected to the tamper drive member and a stroke adjustment mechanism is operatively connected to the stroke adjustment link to adjust an angular orientation of the stroke adjustment link relative to the path of travel of the tamper bar and adjust a length of the tamper stroke length. A paving machine and a method of adjusting the tamper stroke length are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Tobin D. Rasmusson, Luke E. Graham, Jason W. Kopacz, Anthony Steinhagen