Patents by Inventor Dirk Deckinga

Dirk Deckinga 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: 12545215
    Abstract: A pendulum rocker brush for a vehicle wash system is provided including a rocker arm, a rotatable coupler, a motor assembly, and a rocker brush head. Both the rocker brush head and motor assembly can be suspended from the coupler, freely dangling therefrom under the force of gravity, in an unbiased manner. The rocker brush head can pivot relative to the rocker arm through a swing angle between 5 and 45 degrees relative to vertical. The rotatable coupler and rocker brush head can be disposed at a pivoting angle between 10 and 45 degrees relative to a conveyor direction which a vehicle follows. When the rocker brush head encounters an opposing force above a movement threshold from the vehicle, the rocker brush head and the motor assembly can swing outward to the swing angle and at the pivoting angle so the vehicle is not damaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Tommy Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Austin N. Jacobs, Ryan Essenburg, Dirk Deckinga
  • Publication number: 20230331196
    Abstract: A pendulum rocker brush for a vehicle wash system is provided including a rocker arm, a rotatable coupler, a motor assembly, and a rocker brush head. Both the rocker brush head and motor assembly can be suspended from the coupler, freely dangling therefrom under the force of gravity, in an unbiased manner. The rocker brush head can pivot relative to the rocker arm through a swing angle between 5 and 45 degrees relative to vertical. The rotatable coupler and rocker brush head can be disposed at a pivoting angle between 10 and 45 degrees relative to a conveyor direction which a vehicle follows. When the rocker brush head encounters an opposing force above a movement threshold from the vehicle, the rocker brush head and the motor assembly can swing outward to the swing angle and at the pivoting angle so the vehicle is not damaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Austin N. Jacobs, Ryan Essenburg, Dirk Deckinga
  • Patent number: D1127320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Tommy Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Austin N. Jacobs, Ryan Essenburg, Dirk Deckinga