Patents by Inventor Jared N. Berke

Jared N. Berke 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: 11572667
    Abstract: A roadway or pavement sweeper with multiple sweeping modes for the removal of debris from a swept surface may, in some embodiments, include a sweeper vehicle having a pair of side-brooms independently movable between a retracted and extended position for sweeping debris into an area therebetween and at least one material-transfer broom to sweep a portion of the debris accumulated between the side-brooms as the vehicle moves in its direction of travel. A fan-driven suction-inlet may be provided at or adjacent each side of the vehicle. The at least one material-transfer broom may rotate in a first or other direction to transfer debris for entrainment into a selected suction-inlet for transfer to a debris hopper. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Schwarze Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale D. Glubrecht, Brian Giles, Felix W. Crunk, III, Ronald J. Schrimsher, Sean H. Howley, Jared N. Berke, John D. Madderra
  • Publication number: 20200318301
    Abstract: A roadway or pavement sweeper with multiple sweeping modes for the removal of debris from a swept surface may, in some embodiments, include a sweeper vehicle having a pair of side-brooms independently movable between a retracted and extended position for sweeping debris into an area therebetween and at least one material-transfer broom to sweep a portion of the debris accumulated between the side-brooms as the vehicle moves in its direction of travel. A fan-driven suction-inlet may be provided at or adjacent each side of the vehicle. The at least one material-transfer broom may rotate in a first or other direction to transfer debris for entrainment into a selected suction-inlet for transfer to a debris hopper. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Dale D. Glubrecht, Brian Giles, Felix W. Crunk, III, Ronald J. Schrimsher, Sean H. Howley, Jared N. Berke, John D. Madderra
  • Patent number: 10711416
    Abstract: A roadway or pavement sweeper with multiple sweeping modes for the removal of debris from a swept surface may, in some embodiments, include a sweeper vehicle having a pair of side-brooms independently movable between a retracted and extended position for sweeping debris into an area therebetween and at least one material-transfer broom to sweep a portion of the debris accumulated between the side-brooms as the vehicle moves in its direction of travel. A fan-driven suction-inlet may be provided at or adjacent each side of the vehicle. The at least one material-transfer broom may rotate in a first or other direction to transfer debris for entrainment into a selected suction-inlet for transfer to a debris hopper. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Schwarze Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale D. Glubrecht, Brian Giles, Felix W. Crunk, III, Ronald J. Schrimsher, Sean H. Howley, Jared N. Berke, John D. Madderra
  • Publication number: 20180298573
    Abstract: A roadway or pavement sweeper with multiple sweeping modes for the removal of debris from a swept surface may, in some embodiments, include a sweeper vehicle having a pair of side-brooms independently movable between a retracted and extended position for sweeping debris into an area therebetween and at least one material-transfer broom to sweep a portion of the debris accumulated between the side-brooms as the vehicle moves in its direction of travel. A fan-driven suction-inlet may be provided at or adjacent each side of the vehicle. The at least one material-transfer broom may rotate in a first or other direction to transfer debris for entrainment into a selected suction-inlet for transfer to a debris hopper. Other embodiments are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Dale D. Glubrecht, Brian Giles, Felix W. Crunk, III, Ronald J. Schrimsher, Sean H. Howley, Jared N. Berke, John D. Madderra