Patents Assigned to The Louis Berkman Company
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Publication number: 20040088892Abstract: A snowplow blade mount assembly mountable on a vehicle that includes a frame mount assembly which is affixed to a frame of the vehicle and a support assembly that connects to the frame mount assembly. The support assembly is designed to connect to a lift mount assembly and a blade mount assembly. The support assembly enables the blade mount assembly and/or lift mount assembly to be conveniently connected and disconnected from the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2003Publication date: May 13, 2004Applicant: The Louis Berkman Company, an Ohio corporationInventors: James A. Kost, Robert L. Potak
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Patent number: 6722590Abstract: An improved spreader assembly adapted to be mounted on a vehicle having a tailgate and a bumper. The improved spreader assembly includes a hopper and a retaining arrangement. The hopper has an upper section and a bottom section. The bottom section has a base surface adapted to at least partially rest on a top surface of the bumper. The retaining arrangement includes a band that fits at least about a portion of a front face of the upper section of the hopper. One end of the band is adapted to connect to the vehicle to maintain at least a portion of a back face of the upper section at least closely adjacent to the tailgate of the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2002Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: The Louis Berkman CompanyInventors: James A. Kost, Josh Vyrostek
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Patent number: 6715703Abstract: A spreader assembly is adapted to be mounted on a vehicle having a tailgate and a bumper. The spreader includes a hopper having an upper section and a bottom section, the bottom section having a lower material discharge chamber terminating in a lower discharge opening; a broadcast spreader positioned beneath said discharge opening; and a spill plate to at least partially regulate the flow of particulate material through the discharge opening.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2002Date of Patent: April 6, 2004Assignee: The Louis Berkman CompanyInventors: James A. Kost, Josh Vyrostek
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Publication number: 20030219620Abstract: A corrosion-resistant coated brass metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy is a tin metal alloy or a tin and zinc metal alloy. The corrosion resistant metal alloy may also include one or more metal additives to improve the coating process and/or to alter the properties of the tin or tin and zinc metal alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2003Publication date: November 27, 2003Applicant: The Louis Berkman Company, an Ohio corporationInventors: Jay F. Carey, Mehrooz Zamanzadeh, Nicholas R. Hesske
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Patent number: 6652990Abstract: A corrosion-resistant coated brass metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy is a tin metal alloy or a tin and zinc metal alloy. The corrosion resistant metal alloy may also include one or more metal additives to improve the coating process and/or to alter the properties of the tin or tin and zinc metal alloy.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2002Date of Patent: November 25, 2003Assignee: The Louis Berkman CompanyInventors: Jay F. Carey, II, Mehrooz Zamanzadeh, Nicholas R. Hesske
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Publication number: 20030196732Abstract: A corrosion-resistant coated base metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy includes tin and zinc. The corrosion resistant coated base metal includes a heat created intermetallic layer primarily including copper and zinc.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2002Publication date: October 23, 2003Applicant: The Louis Berkman Company, an Ohio corporationInventors: Jay F. Carey, Mehrooz Zamanzadeh
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Publication number: 20030175547Abstract: A corrosion-resistant coated brass metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy is a tin metal alloy or a tin and zinc metal alloy. The corrosion resistant metal alloy may also include one or more metal additives to improve the coating process and/or to alter the properties of the tin or tin and zinc metal alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2003Publication date: September 18, 2003Applicant: The Louis Berkman Company, an Ohio corporationInventors: Jay F. Carey, Mehrooz Zamanzadeh, Nicholas R. Hesske
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Patent number: 6618964Abstract: A snowplow blade mount assembly mountable on a vehicle that includes a frame mount assembly which is affixed to a frame of the vehicle and a support assembly that connects to the frame mount assembly. The support assembly is designed to connect to a lift mount assembly and a blade mount assembly. The support assembly enables the blade mount assembly and/or lift mount assembly to be conveniently connected and disconnected from the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2002Date of Patent: September 16, 2003Assignee: The Louis Berkman CompanyInventors: James A. Kost, Robert L. Potak
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Publication number: 20030168522Abstract: An improved spreader assembly adapted to be mounted on a vehicle having a tailgate and a bumper. The improved spreader assembly includes a hopper and a retaining arrangement. The hopper has an upper section and a bottom section. The bottom section has a base surface adapted to at least partially rest on a top surface of the bumper. The retaining arrangement includes a band that fits at least about a portion of a front face of the upper section of the hopper. One end of the band is adapted to connect to the vehicle to maintain at least a portion of a back face of the upper section at least closely adjacent to the tailgate of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2002Publication date: September 11, 2003Applicant: The Louis Berkman Company, an Ohio corporationInventors: James A. Kost, Josh Vyrostek
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Publication number: 20030170485Abstract: A corrosion-resistant coated brass metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy is a tin metal alloy or a tin and zinc metal alloy. The corrosion resistant metal alloy may also include one or more metal additives to improve the coating process and/or to alter the properties of the tin or tin and zinc metal alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2003Publication date: September 11, 2003Applicant: The Louis Berkman Company, an Ohio corporationInventors: Jay F. Carey, Mehrooz Zamanzadeh, Nicholas R. Hesske
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Publication number: 20030168536Abstract: An improved spreader assembly adapted to be mounted on a vehicle having a tailgate and a bumper. The improved spreader assembly includes a hopper and a retaining arrangement. The hopper has an upper section and a bottom section. The bottom section has a base surface adapted to at least partially rest on a top surface of the bumper. The retaining arrangement includes a band that fits at least about a portion of a front face of the upper section of the hopper. One end of the band is adapted to connect to the vehicle to maintain at least a portion of a back face of the upper section at least closely adjacent to the tailgate of the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2002Publication date: September 11, 2003Applicant: The Louis Berkman Company, an Ohio corporationInventors: James A. Kost, Josh Vyrostek
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Publication number: 20030156933Abstract: The dump body of a dump truck includes an opening in the bottom of the dump body through which material in the receptacle can be deposited onto an endless conveyor below the dump body. A spreader is removably mounted on the conveyor whereby material moved by the conveyor onto the spreader is discharged rearwardly of the dump truck. The conveyor and spreader unit can be extended and retracted relative to the dump body and can be completely removed from the dump body and the opening in the bottom of the dump body covered when using the dump truck in a dumping mode of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2002Publication date: August 21, 2003Applicant: The Louis Berkman Company, a corporation of OhioInventors: John R. Arne, George M. Bailey
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Patent number: 6594923Abstract: A snowplow blade mount assembly mountable on a vehicle that includes a blade mount assembly which connects a snowplow blade to a vehicle. The blade mount assembly enables the snowplow blade to pivot in several planes.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2001Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: The Louis Berkman CompanyInventors: James A. Kost, Robert L. Potak
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Publication number: 20030110666Abstract: A snowplow blade mount assembly mountable on a vehicle that includes a frame mount assembly which is affixed to a frame of the vehicle and a support assembly that connects to the frame mount assembly. The support assembly is designed to connect to a lift mount assembly and a blade mount assembly. The support assembly enables the blade mount assembly and/or lift mount assembly to be conveniently connected and disconnected from the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2003Publication date: June 19, 2003Applicant: The Louis Berkman Company, an Ohio corporationInventors: James A. Kost, Robert L. Potak
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Patent number: 6564479Abstract: A plow of the type used to clear snow and like debris from roadways and similar surfaces has a plastic moldboard secured to a rigid frame adapted to be mounted to a vehicle. The frame has at least one vertically extending brace member spaced from the moldboard to define a vertically extending gap between frame and moldboard. At least a portion of the gap is at least partially filled with a resilient material so that the moldboard is able to resiliently flex into the gap during heavy snow removal while preventing the gap from being filled with foreign matter including ice otherwise preventing desired flexing of the moldboard.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2000Date of Patent: May 20, 2003Assignee: The Louis Berkman CompanyInventor: Robert V. Vickers
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Publication number: 20030089432Abstract: A corrosion-resistant coated brass metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy is a tin metal alloy or a tin and zinc metal alloy. The corrosion resistant metal alloy may also include one or more metal additives to improve the coating process and/or to alter the properties of the tin or tin and zinc metal alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2002Publication date: May 15, 2003Applicant: The Louis Berkman Company, an Ohio corporationInventors: Jay F. Carey, Mehrooz Zamanzadeh, Nicholas R. Hesske
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Publication number: 20030079811Abstract: A corrosion-resistant coated brass metal coated with a corrosion resistant alloy. The corrosion resistant alloy is a tin metal alloy or a tin and zinc metal alloy. The corrosion resistant metal alloy may also include one or more metal additives to improve the coating process and/or to alter the properties of the tin or tin and zinc metal alloy.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2002Publication date: May 1, 2003Applicant: The Louis Berkman Company, an Ohio corporationInventors: Jay F. Carey, Mehrooz Zamanzadeh, Nicholas R. Hesske
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Publication number: 20020117562Abstract: A shield for a vehicle mounted spreader device having a hopper and a rotating spreader element beneath the hopper to broadcast particulate material flowing from the hopper onto the spreader element comprises a top wall having an opening for material flowing from the hopper and a side wall extending downwardly from the top wall and circumferentially thereabout between opposite ends spaced apart to provide a discharge opening, and the side wall is arcuate between the opposite ends thereof and eccentric with respect to the opening in the top wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 8, 2002Publication date: August 29, 2002Applicant: The Louis Berkman Company, a corporation of OhioInventor: James A. Kost
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Publication number: 20020078604Abstract: A snowplow blade mount assembly mountable on a vehicle that includes a frame mount assembly which is affixed to a frame of the vehicle and a support assembly that connects to the frame mount assembly. The support assembly is designed to connect to a lift mount assembly and a blade mount assembly. The support assembly enables the blade mount assembly and/or lift mount assembly to be conveniently connected and disconnected from the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2002Publication date: June 27, 2002Applicant: The Louis Berkman CompanyInventors: James A. Kost, Robert L. Potak
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Patent number: 6398137Abstract: A truck having a material spreader and a control mechanism to regulate the velocity of materials ejected from the material spreader. The material spreader includes a material guider to guide the trajectory of substantially all the materials in a direction substantially opposite the direction of forward movement of the truck. The control mechanism includes a velocity sensor adapted to detect the velocity of the truck and to send a signal indicative of the truck velocity to a velocity controller. The velocity controller sends a signal to the material spreader which is dependent on the truck velocity to control the velocity of the materials ejected from the material spreader. The material spreader is mounted to the truck to allow the material spreader to be moved between a non-operational and operational position. The material spreader is also mounted to allow for lateral and/or upward movement upon encountering a predetermined force.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2000Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: The Louis Berkman CompanyInventors: Kenneth P. Manon, Roland L. Hagemeyer, Melvin L. Wilton