Patents by Inventor John Ross Van Beek

John Ross Van Beek 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).

  • Feeder floor protection system for paving machine
    Patent number: 8496401
    Abstract: A feeder floor protection system for a paving machine includes at least a first pair of wear plates covering a majority of a feeder floor. Each wear plate has at least two frame abutment features and at least two plate abutment features. Each plate abutment feature includes at least two non-contiguous lateral movement restriction surfaces offset from a centerline of the paving machine and at least one fore and aft movement restriction surface in a plane perpendicular to the centerline. The lateral movement restriction surfaces of a first plate of the pair of wear plates abut the lateral movement restriction surfaces of a second plate of the pair of wear plates. The fore and aft movement restriction surface of the first plate abuts the fore and aft movement restriction surface of the second plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: John Ross Van Beek, Aaron Matthew Case
  • FEEDER FLOOR PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR PAVING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20130183092
    Abstract: A feeder floor protection system for a paving machine includes at least a first pair of wear plates covering a majority of a feeder floor. Each wear plate has at least two frame abutment features and at least two plate abutment features. Each plate abutment feature includes at least two non-contiguous lateral movement restriction surfaces offset from a centerline of the paving machine and at least one fore and aft movement restriction surface in a plane perpendicular to the centerline. The lateral movement restriction surfaces of a first plate of the pair of wear plates abut the lateral movement restriction surfaces of a second plate of the pair of wear plates. The fore and aft movement restriction surface of the first plate abuts the fore and aft movement restriction surface of the second plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: John Ross Van Beek, Aaron Matthew Case