Patents by Inventor Brett Jason Carlson

Brett Jason Carlson 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).

  • Surface maintenance machine with removable storage
    Patent number: 11154175
    Abstract: A coupling mechanism for removably coupling a storage cart to a surface maintenance machine includes a cart-side connector connectable to the storage cart and a machine-side connector connectable to the surface maintenance machine. The coupling mechanism includes a connecting rod engageable with the machine-side connector. The coupling mechanism includes a bracket assembly positioned between the cart-side connector and the machine-side connector. The bracket assembly can receive the connecting rod to engage therewith to facilitate a first relative movement between the connecting rod and a portion of the bracket assembly in a direction perpendicular to a floor surface on which the surface maintenance machine is traveling, and a pivoting of the bracket assembly about a pivot axis passing through the connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Tennant Company
    Inventors: Brett Jason Carlson, Matthew Ryan Baldwin, Laurence A. Jensen, John C. Ickes, Martin L. Dickrell, Michael M. Dimovski, Stefan Sehmke, Jacob L. Stock
  • SURFACE MAINTENANCE MACHINE WITH REMOVABLE STORAGE
    Publication number: 20190110657
    Abstract: A coupling mechanism for removably coupling a storage cart to a surface maintenance machine includes a cart-side connector connectable to the storage cart and a machine-side connector connectable to the surface maintenance machine. The coupling mechanism includes a connecting rod engageable with the machine-side connector. The coupling mechanism includes a bracket assembly positioned between the cart-side connector and the machine-side connector. The bracket assembly can receive the connecting rod to engage therewith to facilitate a first relative movement between the connecting rod and a portion of the bracket assembly in a direction perpendicular to a floor surface on which the surface maintenance machine is traveling, and a pivoting of the bracket assembly about a pivot axis passing through the connecting rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Brett Jason Carlson, Matthew Ryan Baldwin, Laurence A. Jensen, John C. Ickes, Martin L. Dickrell, Michael M. Dimovski, Stefan Sehmke, Jacob L. Stock