Patents by Inventor Godfrey G. Little

Godfrey G. Little 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).

  • Apparatus for tamping paving material
    Patent number: 6551018
    Abstract: An apparatus that tamps paving material and distributes the paving material evenly across a screed plate before the paving material is leveled by the screed plate. The apparatus includes a tamper bar for compacting material, a drive connected to the tamper bar, and a biasing member. The drive intermittently forces the tamper bar downward into contact with the paving material at a desired speed and to a desired depth. The biasing member is connected to the tamper bar and biases the tamper bar upward against the drive such that the biasing member raises the tamper bar out of contact with the paving surface after the drive forces the tamper bar downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Blaw-Knox Construction Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian Baker, Godfrey G. Little
  • Apparatus for tamping paving material
    Publication number: 20020141823
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus that tampers paving material and distributes the paving material evenly across a screed plate before the paving material is leveled by the screed plate. The apparatus includes a tamper bar for compacting material, a drive connected to the tamper bar, and a biasing member. The drive intermittently forces the tamper bar downward into contact with the paving material at a desired speed and to a desired depth. The biasing member is connected to the tamper bar and biases the tamper bar upward against the drive such that the biasing member raises the tamper bar out of contact with the paving surface after the drive forces the tamper bar downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: Blaw-Konx Construction Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Adrian Baker, Godfrey G. Little