Patents by Inventor KEVIN L. SCHMIDT

KEVIN L. SCHMIDT 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 and method for picking up and repositioning a string of roadway barrier segments
    Patent number: 8834062
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for automatically guiding a machine that picks up and places roadway barrier segments using satellite global positioning and ultrasonic sensors. The machine is guided by both GPS signals and signals based on ultrasonic measurement of distance from the existing barrier segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Lindsay Transportation Solutions, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin L. Schmidt
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PICKING UP AND REPOSITIONING A STRING OF ROADWAY BARRIER SEGMENTS
    Publication number: 20140255096
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for automatically guiding a machine that picks up and places roadway barrier segments using satellite global positioning and ultrasonic sensors. The machine is guided by both GPS signals and signals based on ultrasonic measurement of distance from the existing barrier segments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: LINDSAY TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: KEVIN L. SCHMIDT