Patents by Inventor John Timczyk

John Timczyk 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).

  • STRUCTURAL INTEGRATED SENSOR
    Publication number: 20220274817
    Abstract: Materials-handling vehicles, such as counterbalanced lift trucks, can incorporate a counterweight that includes a frame, a cavity, and a sensor-mounting recess. The counterweight may be configured to provide an unobstructed horizontal line of sight of at least 180 degrees for a sensor, such as an object-detection sensor, that is mounted within the sensor-mounting recess. A lift truck can include a lift assembly comprising a mast and a pair of forks, an operator compartment comprising truck steering and speed controls, a plurality of wheels, an energy source, a counterweight comprising a frame and a sensor-mounting recess, and a sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Applicant: Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Edmund Waters, Ryan P. McDermott, Joseph Brotherton, Nicholas M. Draayer, John Timczyk, Erik Israelsson, Matthew Karr
  • Reverse drive handle for lift truck
    Patent number: 9561944
    Abstract: A drive handle located behind an operator seat comprises a throttle used to drive a lift truck in reverse without requiring the operator's foot to actuate a floor-based throttle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Mehaffey, John Timczyk
  • Reverse Drive Handle For Lift Truck
    Publication number: 20150142278
    Abstract: A drive handle located behind an operator seat comprises a throttle used to drive a lift truck in reverse without requiring the operator's foot to actuate a floor-based throttle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Doug Mehaffey, John Timczyk