Patents by Inventor Nick B. Johnson

Nick 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).

  • Stabilizing assembly for a forwarder headboard and method
    Patent number: 8191928
    Abstract: A machine includes a frame having a payload portion, an operator cab, and a crane disposed on a base connected to the frame between the payload portion and the operator cab. The machine further includes a headboard assembly connected to the frame and disposed between the base and the payload portion. A stabilizing pin arrangement includes a floating connection arrangement connecting the headboard assembly to the frame. The floating connection arrangement includes at least two resilient elements, each of the two resilient elements being disposed on either side of a member connected to the headboard assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Forest Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jay T. Hulscher, Nick B. Johnson
  • Stabilizing assembly for a forwarder headboard and method
    Publication number: 20100104406
    Abstract: A machine includes a frame having a payload portion, an operator cab, and a crane disposed on a base connected to the frame between the payload portion and the operator cab. The machine further includes a headboard assembly connected to the frame and disposed between the base and the payload portion. A stabilizing pin arrangement includes a floating connection arrangement connecting the headboard assembly to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: Caterpillar Forest Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jay T. Hulscher, Nick B. Johnson