Patents by Inventor Jameson Smieja

Jameson Smieja 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).

  • Extendable screed height adjusting system with angle of attack adjustment
    Patent number: 9222227
    Abstract: An extendable screed has independent height and angle of attack adjustment for a lower extender frame. At least one post and cylinder assembly are used to couple the lower extender frame to an upper extender frame at a pin that allows rotation of the lower extender frame relative to the upper extender frame. A vertical adjuster uses a drive rod with a pivoting attachment at the lower extender frame. An axis of rotation of the pin and an axis of rotation of the pivoting attachment are co-linear. This arrangement allows lower extender frame to move vertically while allowing angle of attack adjustments to be made about the co-linear axes of rotation. Simple screw adjusters displaced from the axis of the pin and collet assemblies allow raising and lowering the back of the lower extender frame to adjust the angle of attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Kopacz, Jameson Smieja, Chad M. Arnold, Tim Wehrenberg
  • Screed extension sliding support system
    Patent number: 9187868
    Abstract: A screed assembly includes a screed and a screed extension, with the screed coupled to the screed extension. The screed further includes an upper frame and a lower frame. The lower frame is adapted to move in a substantially vertical direction and movement in a substantially vertical direction of the lower frame results in corresponding substantially vertical movement of the screed extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jameson Smieja, Dean Diers, John Jorgensen, Brett Engel
  • Screed Extension Sliding Support System
    Publication number: 20150284919
    Abstract: A screed assembly includes a screed and a screed extension, with the screed coupled to the screed extension. The screed further includes an upper frame and a lower frame. The lower frame is adapted to move in a substantially vertical direction and movement in a substantially vertical direction of the lower frame results in corresponding substantially vertical movement of the screed extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jameson Smieja, Dean Diers, John Jorgensen, Brett Engel
  • Extendable Screed Height Adjusting System with Angle of Attack Adjustment
    Publication number: 20150218761
    Abstract: An extendable screed has independent height and angle of attack adjustment for a lower extender frame. At least one post and cylinder assembly are used to couple the lower extender frame to an upper extender frame at a pin that allows rotation of the lower extender frame relative to the upper extender frame. A vertical adjuster uses a drive rod with a pivoting attachment at the lower extender frame. An axis of rotation of the pin and an axis of rotation of the pivoting attachment are co-linear. This arrangement allows lower extender frame to move vertically while allowing angle of attack adjustments to be made about the co-linear axes of rotation. Simple screw adjusters displaced from the axis of the pin and collet assemblies allow raising and lowering the back of the lower extender frame to adjust the angle of attack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Kopacz, Jameson Smieja, Chad M. Arnold, Tim Wehrenberg
  • Screed extension sliding support system
    Patent number: 9074329
    Abstract: A screed assembly includes a screed and a screed extension, with the screed coupled to the screed extension. The screed further includes an upper frame and a lower frame. The lower frame is adapted to move in a substantially vertical direction and movement in a substantially vertical direction of the lower frame results in corresponding substantially vertical movement of the screed extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jameson Smieja, Dean Diers, John Jorgensen, Brett Engel
  • SCREED EXTENSION SLIDING SUPPORT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140328626
    Abstract: A screed assembly includes a screed and a screed extension, with the screed coupled to the screed extension. The screed further includes an upper frame and a lower frame. The lower frame is adapted to move in a substantially vertical direction and movement in a substantially vertical direction of the lower frame results in corresponding substantially vertical movement of the screed extension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jameson Smieja, Dean Diers, John Jorgensen, Brett Engel