Patents by Inventor Curtis Beekman

Curtis Beekman 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).

  • Patent number: 10562507
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a braking system for a work vehicle having hydraulically-actuated brakes. The braking system includes a primary release valve, a secondary release valve, and at least one braking mechanism having one or more brake springs. The braking mechanism(s) is hydraulically coupled to the primary release valve and the secondary release valve via one or more hydraulic lines. As such, during full-power operation of the work vehicle, when the brakes are to be released, the primary release valve is energized so as to overcome a valve biasing spring, thereby shifting the primary release valve so as to direct pressurized hydraulic fluid to the braking mechanism(s). Further, when the brakes are to be applied, the primary release valve is inactive so as to allow the hydraulic fluid to flow away from the braking mechanism(s) to a primary reservoir such that the one or more brake springs compress the braking mechanism(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Jackson, Curtis Beekman, Christopher Alan Andreuccetti
  • Publication number: 20180244252
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a braking system for a work vehicle having hydraulically-actuated brakes. The braking system includes a primary release valve, a secondary release valve, and at least one braking mechanism having one or more brake springs. The braking mechanism(s) is hydraulically coupled to the primary release valve and the secondary release valve via one or more hydraulic lines. As such, during full-power operation of the work vehicle, when the brakes are to be released, the primary release valve is energized so as to overcome a valve biasing spring, thereby shifting the primary release valve so as to direct pressurized hydraulic fluid to the braking mechanism(s). Further, when the brakes are to be applied, the primary release valve is inactive so as to allow the hydraulic fluid to flow away from the braking mechanism(s) to a primary reservoir such that the one or more brake springs compress the braking mechanism(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Jeffrey Jackson, Curtis Beekman, Christopher Alan Andreuccetti
  • Publication number: 20050236868
    Abstract: A window support assembly is provided having a first plate, a window panel with first and second sides and a high modulus of elasticity cured resin first layer bonded to and disposed between the first plate and the first surface of the window panel. The assembly may include a latch fixed to the plate or a second plate fixed to the other surface of the glass. A fastener or fasteners may compress the first and second plates together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Curtis Beekman, Philip Iannarelli, Richard Housman, John Kinney