Patents by Inventor Jacob A. Simmer

Jacob A. Simmer 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: 11845622
    Abstract: A milling machine may include a frame supported by a traction device, a milling drum for milling a surface and supported on the frame, and a conveyor for receiving milled material from the milling drum and conveying the milled material upward to a release point. The milling machine may include a sensor configured for monitoring loading of a truck by the milling machine and a controller in communication with the sensor to coordinate with the sensor and recognize when the truck is full.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Edwin Carr, Eric S. Engelmann, Keng Yew Anthony Low, Jacob Simmer, Conwell K. Rife, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230295885
    Abstract: A paving machine includes a frame, a drive assembly including a steering mechanism, a hopper, a screed assembly, a material delivery system disposed on the frame and configured to transport a volume of paving material to the screed assembly, and a material feed adjustment system. The material delivery system includes a left conveyor having a left conveyor speed, a right conveyor having a right conveyor speed, a left auger having a left auger speed, and a right auger having a right auger speed. The material feed adjustment system includes a steering input sensor configured to transmit a steering angle of the steering mechanism, and a controller in electronic communication with the steering input sensor. The controller is configured to automatically control the left conveyor speed, the right conveyor speed, the left auger speed and the right auger speed based on the steering angle to maintain the target pile size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob A. Simmer, Mathew J. Hedrington
  • Publication number: 20220186446
    Abstract: A milling machine may include a frame supported by a traction device, a milling drum for milling a surface and supported on the frame, and a conveyor for receiving milled material from the milling drum and conveying the milled material upward to a release point. The milling machine may include a truck sensor configured for monitoring loading of a truck by the milling machine and a controller in communication with the truck sensor to coordinate with the truck sensor and recognize when the truck is full.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Edwin Carr, Eric S. Engelmann, Keng Yew Anthony Low, Jacob Simmer, Conwell K. Rife, JR.