Patents by Inventor James B. Rike

James B. Rike 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: 11602987
    Abstract: A support system is provided for a vehicle. The support system can include one or more bracket assemblies in which each includes a coupling member and a curved member in which the coupling member is affixed to a structure of the vehicle. A housing can be supported by the one or more bracket assemblies in which the housing encloses a container that stores a material such that the housing protects the container and the material. The support system provides movement between a length of the container so as to reduce deterioration of the support system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: James B. Rike, Steven J. Tiede, Michael A. Pintz
  • Patent number: 11585297
    Abstract: A fuel module system is provided. The fuel module system can be mounted on a chassis of a vehicle and deliver a material from a container to an engine at a regulated pressure and a target temperature for optimization of the vehicle. The flow of material can be from the one or more containers to the fuel module system and then to a portion of the engine, wherein the material housed within the one or more containers has a first temperature, a first pressure, and a first flow rate and at the delivery to the portion of engine, the material is adjusted by the fuel module system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: James B. Rike
  • Publication number: 20220314787
    Abstract: An integrated fill system is provided for a vehicle. The integrated fill system can include a container configured to house a compressed gas having a first end and a second end. A first neck mount is configured to receive the first end of the container and configured to restrict movement, and a second neck mount is configured to receive the second end of the container and configured to enable movement. A housing is configured to encase the container and the first and second neck mounts. A fill line has a first end coupled to the first end of the container, and a draw line has a first end coupled to the second end of the container. A filter is arranged proximate to the fill line to prevent contaminants from entering the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventor: JAMES B. RIKE
  • Patent number: 11396230
    Abstract: An integrated fill system is provided for a vehicle. The integrated fill system can include a receptacle, a cap that mates with the receptacle, and a fill line that is in fluid communication between the receptacle and a container. The integrated fill system can further include a valve between an opening on an end of the container and an end of the fill line to allow one-way fluid communication for entry of compressed material into the container. The integrated fill system can further include a draw line on an opposite end of the container to maintain separate lines for filling and drawing compressed material into/from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: James B. Rike
  • Patent number: 11332060
    Abstract: Provided is an assembly including a dump body configured to be supported by a frame to be moved relative to the frame between a dump position and a load position. The dump body includes first and second sidewalls, a front wall, a floor having a first opening, a tailgate, and an apron below the tailgate, the apron having a second opening substantially perpendicular to the first opening. The assembly also includes an endless conveyor configured to direct material to the second opening and being removably attached to the dump body below the floor such that material is prevented from exiting the dump body through the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: PALMER TRUCKS, INC.
    Inventor: James B. Rike
  • Publication number: 20210046817
    Abstract: An integrated fill system is provided for a vehicle. The integrated fill system can include a receptacle, a cap that mates with the receptacle, and a fill line that is in fluid communication between the receptacle and a container. The integrated fill system can further include a valve between an opening on an end of the container and an end of the fill line to allow one-way fluid communication for entry of compressed material into the container. The integrated fill system can further include a draw line on an opposite end of the container to maintain separate lines for filling and drawing compressed material into/from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventor: JAMES B. RIKE
  • Patent number: 10889181
    Abstract: An integrated fill system is provided for a vehicle. The integrated fill system can include a receptacle, a cap that mates with the receptacle, and a fill line that is in fluid communication between the receptacle and a container. The integrated fill system can further include a valve between an opening on an end of the container and an end of the fill line to allow one-way fluid communication for entry of compressed material into the container. The integrated fill system can further include a draw line on an opposite end of the container to maintain separate lines for filling and drawing compressed material into/from the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: James B. Rike
  • Publication number: 20200139808
    Abstract: An integrated fill system is provided for a vehicle. The integrated fill system can include a receptacle, a cap that mates with the receptacle, and a fill line that is in fluid communication between the receptacle and a container. The integrated fill system can further include a valve between an opening on an end of the container and an end of the fill line to allow one-way fluid communication for entry of compressed material into the container. The integrated fill system can further include a draw line on an opposite end of the container to maintain separate lines for filling and drawing compressed material into/from the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventor: JAMES B. RIKE
  • Publication number: 20190275921
    Abstract: Provided is an assembly including a dump body configured to be supported by a frame to be moved relative to the frame between a dump position and a load position. The dump body includes first and second sidewalls, a front wall, a floor having a first opening, a tailgate, and an apron below the tailgate, the apron having a second opening substantially perpendicular to the first opening. The assembly also includes an endless conveyor configured to direct material to the second opening and being removably attached to the dump body below the floor such that material is prevented from exiting the dump body through the first opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventor: James B. Rike
  • Patent number: 10351038
    Abstract: Provided is a vehicle including a frame and a dump body supported by the frame to be move relative to the frame between a dump position and aloud position. The dump body includes first and second sidewalls, a front wall, a floor having a first opening, a tailgate, and an apron below the tailgate, the apron having a second opening substantially perpendicular to the first opening. The vehicle also includes an endless conveyor configured to direct material to the second opening and removably attached to the dump body below the floor such that material is prevented from exiting the dump body through the first opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: PALMER TRUCKS, INC.
    Inventor: James B. Rike
  • Publication number: 20190105986
    Abstract: A support system is provided for a vehicle. The support system can include one or more bracket assemblies in which each includes a coupling member and a curved member in which the coupling member is affixed to a structure of the vehicle. A housing can be supported by the one or more bracket assemblies in which the housing encloses a container that stores a material such that the housing protects the container and the material. The support system provides movement between a length of the container so as to reduce deterioration of the support system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: JAMES B. RIKE, STEVEN J. TIEDE, MICHAEL A. PINTZ
  • Publication number: 20190085791
    Abstract: A fuel module system is provided. The fuel module system can be mounted on a chassis of a vehicle and deliver a material from a container to an engine at a regulated pressure and a target temperature for optimization of the vehicle. The flow of material can be from the one or more containers to the fuel module system and then to a portion of the engine, wherein the material housed within the one or more containers has a first temperature, a first pressure, and a first flow rate and at the delivery to the portion of engine, the material is adjusted by the fuel module system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: JAMES B. RIKE
  • Patent number: 10183576
    Abstract: A support system is provided for a vehicle. The support system can include one or more bracket assemblies in which each includes a coupling member and a curved member in which the coupling member is affixed to a structure of the vehicle. A housing can be supported by the one or more bracket assemblies in which the housing encloses a container that stores a material such that the housing protects the container and the material. The support system provides movement between a length of the container so as to reduce deterioration of the support system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: James B. Rike, Steven J. Tiede, Michael A. Pintz
  • Publication number: 20180147936
    Abstract: A support system is provided for a vehicle. The support system can include one or more bracket assemblies in which each includes a coupling member and a curved member in which the coupling member is affixed to a structure of the vehicle. A housing can be supported by the one or more bracket assemblies in which the housing encloses a container that stores a material such that the housing protects the container and the material. The support system provides movement between a length of the container so as to reduce deterioration of the support system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: JAMES B. RIKE, STEVEN J. TIEDE, MICHAEL A. PINTZ
  • Patent number: D832139
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: PALMER TRUCKS, INC.
    Inventor: James B. Rike
  • Patent number: D840267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: PALMER TRUCKS, INC.
    Inventor: James B. Rike
  • Patent number: D849599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Palmer Power and Truck Equipment
    Inventor: James B. Rike
  • Patent number: D849662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: James B. Rike
  • Patent number: D858740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: James B. Rike, Steven J. Tiede, Michael A. Pintz
  • Patent number: D868665
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: James B. Rike