Patents by Inventor Andrew Nitchie

Andrew Nitchie 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).

  • Material collection system
    Patent number: 11959236
    Abstract: A material collection system is provided. The system can include a vacuum generator having a fan to develop an airflow and draw material into a conduit. The system can also include a transmission, a power source to selectively power at least one of the vacuum generator and the transmission, a variable power divider to divide a power output from the power source to the transmission and the vacuum generator, and a control system to control the variable power divider in a first mode and a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Old Dominion Brush Company
    Inventors: Britt R. Calloway, Andrew Nitchie, Robert Mayes, Tim Stumph, Chris Turner
  • System and method for efficient engine operation
    Patent number: 11957298
    Abstract: A material collection system is provided. The system can include a vehicle, a conduit, a vacuum generator mounted to the vehicle to develop an airflow and to draw material into the conduit, and a moveable boom mounted to the vehicle to support the conduit. The system can include a control system to control a speed of the vacuum generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Old Dominion Brush Company
    Inventors: Britt R. Calloway, Robert Mayes, Andrew Nitchie, Tim Stumph, Chris Turner
  • Lifting arm
    Patent number: D967592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Cranemasters, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Isringhausen, Britt Calloway, Jonathan Dip, Andrew Nitchie
  • Lifting arm
    Patent number: D968745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Cranemasters, Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Isringhausen, Britt Calloway, Jonathan Dip, Andrew Nitchie