Patents by Inventor Nicholas B. Johnson
Nicholas B. Johnson 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).
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Patent number: 11954565Abstract: A technology is described for automating deployment of a machine learning model. An example method may include receiving, via a graphical user interface, credentials for connecting to a data store containing a plurality of datasets and connecting to the data store using the credentials. A selection of a target metric to predict using the machine learning model can be received, via the graphical user interface, and datasets included in the plurality of datasets that correlate to the target metric can be identified by analyzing the datasets to identify an association between the target metric and data contained within the datasets. The datasets can be input to the machine learning model to train the machine learning model to generate predictions of the target metric, and the machine learning model can be deployed to computing resources in a service provider environment to generate predictions associated with the target metric.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: QLIKTECH INTERNATIONAL ABInventors: Killian B. Dent, James M. Friedman, Allan D. Johnson, Shauna J. Moran, Tyler P. Cooper, Chris K. Knoch, Nicholas R. Magnuson, Daniel J. Wallace
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Patent number: 11952752Abstract: In some implementations, an ejection paddle may include a paddle body having an ejection surface and a mounting surface opposite the ejection surface, and a wear region projecting from the ejection surface and extending along a top edge of the paddle body and at least a portion of a first side edge and a second side edge of the paddle body. The paddle body may be recessed relative to the wear region.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventor: Nicholas B. Johnson
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Patent number: 11866891Abstract: An adjustable pitch rotor for a milling machine includes an inner drum and an outer shell formed by first and second outer shell portions. Drum cutting assemblies with cutting bits extend outward from outer surfaces of the outer shell portions, with each of the cutting bits being longitudinally spaced from longitudinally adjacent cutting bits on their respective outer shell portions by a pitch distance. In a first pitch configuration, each cutting bit may be longitudinally aligned with a corresponding cutting bit on the other outer shell portion so that grooves milled in a work surface by the rotor are spaced by the pitch distance. In a second pitch configuration, each of the cutting bits may be longitudinally spaced from longitudinally adjacent cutting bits of the other outer shell portion by one-half the pitch distance to mill grooves in the work surface that are spaced by one-half the pitch distance.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventor: Nicholas B. Johnson
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Patent number: 11746483Abstract: A milling machine can include a frame; a milling assembly coupled to the frame and including a drum housing and a cutting rotor located within the drum housing, the cutting rotor including a plurality of cutting bits configured to cut into a surface to define a cut surface; and a secondary edge cutter separate from the plurality of cutting bits and located to cut an edge of the cut surface such that the edge of the cut surface cut by the secondary edge cutter defines a sharper edge than the edge of the cut surface cut by the plurality of cutting bits.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Jameson Michael Smieja, Nicholas B. Johnson
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Patent number: 11732426Abstract: A method of removing cutting bits from a milling work machine includes engaging a cutting bit connected to a rotary drum of the machine with a bit removal tool, actuating the bit removal tool to disconnect the bit from the machine, sensing a plurality of characteristics of removing the bit from the machine, and determining that the bit has been disconnected from the machine based on the sensed characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Nicholas B. Johnson, Jameson Michael Smieja
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Patent number: 11674273Abstract: A milling rotor of a milling machine can include a drum, cutting teeth, and a centering ring. The drum can extend along a longitudinal axis and can define an inner surface and an opposing outer surface. The drum can be securable to a drive assembly of the milling machine to allow the drum to rotate therewith. The cutting teeth can be connected to the outer surface of the drum and can be configured to engage pavement. The centering ring can be connected to the inner surface of the drum and can include a centering interface and an alignment interface. The centering interface can extend radially inward and can be engageable with a centering flange of the drive assembly to center the milling rotor with respect to the drive assembly. The alignment interface can be adjacent the centering interface and can extend radially inward of the centering interface.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Ryan Hutar, Craig T. Hedstrom, Nicholas B. Johnson, Eric S. Engelmann
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Publication number: 20230135083Abstract: A milling machine includes a frame, a plurality of wheels or track members coupled to the frame, a moldboard movably coupled to the frame, a first rotor, and a second rotor. The first rotor is rotatably coupled to the frame. The second rotor is positioned to the rear of the first rotor and rotatably coupled to the moldboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: May 4, 2023Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Eric S. ENGELMANN, Dario SANSONE, Nathan L. MASHEK, Timothy J. STUROS, Jameson M. SMIEJA, Anthony Keng Yew LOW, Nicholas B. JOHNSON
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Publication number: 20230120467Abstract: A milling machine can include a frame; a milling assembly coupled to the frame and including a drum housing and a cutting rotor located within the drum housing, the cutting rotor including a plurality of cutting bits configured to cut into a surface to define a cut surface; and a secondary edge cutter separate from the plurality of cutting bits and located to cut an edge of the cut surface such that the edge of the cut surface cut by the secondary edge cutter defines a sharper edge than the edge of the cut surface cut by the plurality of cutting bits.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Jameson Michael Smieja, Nicholas B. Johnson
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Publication number: 20230116589Abstract: A work machine including a frame, a plurality of ground engaging mechanisms, a conveyor assembly and a mill chamber. The conveyor assembly including a conveyor belt. The mill chamber including an auger and a rotor, the rotor having a plurality of teeth.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products lnc.Inventors: Nicholas B. Johnson, Conwell Keefer Rife, JR., Eric S. Engelmann
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Publication number: 20230112546Abstract: An adjustable pitch rotor for a milling machine includes an inner drum and an outer shell formed by first and second outer shell portions. Drum cutting assemblies with cutting bits extend outward from outer surfaces of the outer shell portions, with each of the cutting bits being longitudinally spaced from longitudinally adjacent cutting bits on their respective outer shell portions by a pitch distance. In a first pitch configuration, each cutting bit may be longitudinally aligned with a corresponding cutting bit on the other outer shell portion so that grooves milled in a work surface by the rotor are spaced by the pitch distance. In a second pitch configuration, each of the cutting bits may be longitudinally spaced from longitudinally adjacent cutting bits of the other outer shell portion by one-half the pitch distance to mill grooves in the work surface that are spaced by one-half the pitch distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2021Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventor: Nicholas B. Johnson
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Publication number: 20230105821Abstract: A milling rotor of a milling machine can include a drum, cutting teeth, and a centering ring. The drum can extend along a longitudinal axis and can define an inner surface and an opposing outer surface. The drum can be securable to a drive assembly of the milling machine to allow the drum to rotate therewith. The cutting teeth can be connected to the outer surface of the drum and can be configured to engage pavement. The centering ring can be connected to the inner surface of the drum and can include a centering interface and an alignment interface. The centering interface can extend radially inward and can be engageable with a centering flange of the drive assembly to center the milling rotor with respect to the drive assembly. The alignment interface can be adjacent the centering interface and can extend radially inward of the centering interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2021Publication date: April 6, 2023Inventors: Ryan Hutar, Craig T. Hedstrom, Nicholas B. Johnson, Eric S. Engelmann
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Patent number: 11613855Abstract: A work machine including a frame, a plurality of ground engaging mechanisms, a conveyor assembly and a mill chamber. The conveyor assembly including a conveyor belt. The mill chamber including an auger and a rotor, the rotor having a plurality of teeth.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Nicholas B. Johnson, Conwell Keefer Rife, Jr., Eric S. Engelmann
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Patent number: 11585053Abstract: A mobile milling machine includes a cutting rotor disposed along a rotor drum delineating a drum rotation axis and accommodated in a rotor chamber delineated by chamber enclosure. To rotatably support the rotor drum with respect to the chamber enclosure, the rotor drum can include a bearing end and the chamber enclosure can include a bearing bore that are adapted to form a drum bearing assembly. The drum bearing assembly may include a bearing hub and a bushing configured to make a sliding frictional contact along complementary taper surfaces. The floating bushing may be floatingly retained in a chamber door of the chamber enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Ryan S. Hutar, Craig T. Hedstrom, Nicholas B. Johnson
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Publication number: 20220349156Abstract: In some implementations, an ejection paddle may include a paddle body having an ejection surface and a mounting surface opposite the ejection surface, and a wear region projecting from the ejection surface and extending along a top edge of the paddle body and at least a portion of a first side edge and a second side edge of the paddle body. The paddle body may be recessed relative to the wear region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2021Publication date: November 3, 2022Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventor: Nicholas B. JOHNSON
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Publication number: 20220184757Abstract: A method of removing cutting bits from a milling work machine includes engaging a cutting bit connected to a rotary drum of the machine with a bit removal tool, actuating the bit removal tool to disconnect the bit from the machine, sensing a plurality of characteristics of removing the bit from the machine, and determining that the bit has been disconnected from the machine based on the sensed characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Nicholas B. Johnson, Jameson Michael Smieja
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Patent number: 11208887Abstract: A tool holder insertion device includes a frame extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the frame including first and second longitudinal arms extending between the distal end and the proximal end. The frame also includes a distal transverse arm connected to respective distal ends of the first and second longitudinal arms, a proximal transverse arm opposite the distal transverse arm, and an internal space extending from the distal transverse arm, the internal space forming an insertion opening. The tool holder insertion device also includes a drive assembly fixed to the frame, the drive assembly including a pushing surface that is movable within the internal space toward the distal end of the frame.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Nicholas B. Johnson, Kevin J. Magee
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Patent number: 11174604Abstract: A method of adjusting milling properties of a rotor for a milling machine includes accessing the rotor. The rotor includes a drum and a plurality of cutting assemblies, and each cutting assembly includes a tool block, a tool holder, and a cutting bit. The method also includes adjusting a rotational orientation of a plurality of cutting bits and tool holders relative to the corresponding tool blocks, and enclosing the rotor.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Nicholas B. Johnson, Eric S. Engelmann
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Patent number: 10960938Abstract: A mobile machine having a machine frame with a lateral outer wall, an operator station having an outer side edge, an actuating system configured to move the operator station between a retracted position and a fully extended position that is laterally outward of the retracted position, wherein in the fully extended position, the outer side edge is a first distance outward of the lateral outer wall, a moveable component moveable between a first position and a second position, a sensor configured to send a signal indicative of the moveable component being in the first position, and a controller configured to limit the distance the operator station may move laterally outward of the retracted position to a second distance in response to receiving the signal from the sensor, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Nathaniel S. Doy, Lee M. Hogan, Nicholas B. Johnson
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Publication number: 20210054740Abstract: A tool holder insertion device includes a frame extending from a proximal end to a distal end, the frame including first and second longitudinal arms extending between the distal end and the proximal end. The frame also includes a distal transverse arm connected to respective distal ends of the first and second longitudinal arms, a proximal transverse arm opposite the distal transverse arm, and an internal space extending from the distal transverse arm, the internal space forming an insertion opening. The tool holder insertion device also includes a drive assembly fixed to the frame, the drive assembly including a pushing surface that is movable within the internal space toward the distal end of the frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2019Publication date: February 25, 2021Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Nicholas B. JOHNSON, Kevin J. MAGEE
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Publication number: 20200198709Abstract: A mobile machine having a machine frame with a lateral outer wall, an operator station having an outer side edge, an actuating system configured to move the operator station between a retracted position and a fully extended position that is laterally outward of the retracted position, wherein in the fully extended position, the outer side edge is a first distance outward of the lateral outer wall, a moveable component moveable between a first position and a second position, a sensor configured to send a signal indicative of the moveable component being in the first position, and a controller configured to limit the distance the operator station may move laterally outward of the retracted position to a second distance in response to receiving the signal from the sensor, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Nathaniel S. Doy, Lee M. Hogan, Nicholas B. Johnson