Patents by Inventor JEFF M. THOMPSON

JEFF M. THOMPSON 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).

  • Anchorless crash cushion apparatus including crash cushion stabilizing structure
    Patent number: 11193248
    Abstract: An anchorless crash cushion apparatus having a plurality of interconnected water-filled crash cushion elements and a non-water filled forward-most cushion element includes vehicle capture structure resisting upward tilting of a frontally impacting vehicle and ramping of the frontally impacting vehicle and stabilizing structure resisting relative rotation between the crash cushion elements in both vertical and lateral planes during vehicle impact. External elongated deformable structural members extend along the sides of the crash cushion elements and bend outwardly away from the crash cushion elements during frontal vehicle impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Lindsay Transportation Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew A. Elmore, Jason T. Lim, Daniel Paul Dacayanan Loya, Alvaro E. Morales Flores, Gerrit A. Dyke, Jeff M. Thompson
  • Anchorless crash cushion apparatus with metal nose cap
    Patent number: 11136736
    Abstract: An anchorless crash cushion apparatus having a plurality of interconnected water-filled crash cushion elements and a non-water filled forward-most cushion element includes vehicle capture structure resisting upward tilting of an impacting vehicle and ramping of the impacting vehicle and stabilizing structure resisting relative rotation between the crash cushion elements in both vertical and lateral planes during vehicle impact. The forward-most cushion element defines a notch and a metal nose cap having a weakened midsection is located in front of the notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Lindsay Transportation Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Elmore, Jason T. Lim, Alvaro E. Morales Flores, Daniel Paul Dacayanan Loya, Gerrit A. Dyke, Jeff M. Thompson
  • Anchorless crash cushion apparatus with midnose stabilizing structure
    Patent number: 11035088
    Abstract: An anchorless crash cushion apparatus having a plurality of interconnected water-filled crash cushion elements and a non-water filled forward-most cushion element includes vehicle capture structure resisting upward tilting of an impacting vehicle and ramping of the impacting vehicle and stabilizing structure including a midnose structure resisting relative rotation between crash cushion elements in both vertical and lateral planes during vehicle impact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Lindsay Transportation Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Paul Dacayanan Loya, Matthew A. Elmore, Jason T. Lim, Alvaro E. Morales Flores, Gerrit A. Dyke, Jeff M. Thompson
  • Anchorless crash cushion apparatus with transition weldment connectable to a rigid hazard object
    Patent number: 10961674
    Abstract: An anchorless crash cushion apparatus having a plurality of interconnected water-filled crash cushion elements and a non-water filled forward-most cushion element includes vehicle capture structure resisting upward tilting of an impacting vehicle and ramping of the impacting vehicle and stabilizing structure resisting relative rotation between the crash cushion elements in both vertical and lateral planes during vehicle impact. A transition weldment is employed to connect the anchorless crash cushion apparatus to a rigid hazard object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Lindsay Transportation Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew A. Elmore, Alvaro E. Morales Flores, Jason T. Lim, Daniel Paul Dacayanan Loya, Gerrit A. Dyke, Jeff M. Thompson
  • ANCHORLESS CRASH CUSHION APPARATUS WITH METAL NOSE CAP
    Publication number: 20200248418
    Abstract: An anchorless crash cushion apparatus having a plurality of interconnected water-filled crash cushion elements and a non-water filled forward-most cushion element includes vehicle capture structure resisting upward tilting of an impacting vehicle and ramping of the impacting vehicle and stabilizing structure resisting relative rotation between the crash cushion elements in both vertical and lateral planes during vehicle impact. The forward-most cushion element defines a notch and a metal nose cap having a weakened midsection is located in front of the notch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Lindsay Transportation Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: MATTHEW A. ELMORE, JASON T. LIM, ALVARO E. MORALES FLORES, DANIEL PAUL DACAYANAN LOYA, GERRIT A. DYKE, JEFF M. THOMPSON
  • ANCHORLESS CRASH CUSHION APPARATUS INCLUDING CRASH CUSHION STABILIZING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200248419
    Abstract: An anchorless crash cushion apparatus having a plurality of interconnected water-filled crash cushion elements and a non-water filled forward-most cushion element includes vehicle capture structure resisting upward tilting of a frontally impacting vehicle and ramping of the frontally impacting vehicle and stabilizing structure resisting relative rotation between the crash cushion elements in both vertical and lateral planes during vehicle impact. External elongated deformable structural members extend along the sides of the crash cushion elements and bend outwardly away from the crash cushion elements during frontal vehicle impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: LINDSAY TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew A. Elmore, Jason T. Lim, Daniel Paul Dacayanan Loya, Alvaro E. Morales Flores, Gerrit A. Dyke, Jeff M. Thompson
  • ANCHORLESS CRASH CUSHION APPARATUS WITH TRANSITION WELDMENT CONNECTABLE TO A RIGID HAZARD OBJECT
    Publication number: 20200248421
    Abstract: An anchorless crash cushion apparatus having a plurality of interconnected water-filled crash cushion elements and a non-water filled forward-most cushion element includes vehicle capture structure resisting upward tilting of an impacting vehicle and ramping of the impacting vehicle and stabilizing structure resisting relative rotation between the crash cushion elements in both vertical and lateral planes during vehicle impact. A transition weldment is employed to connect the anchorless crash cushion apparatus to a rigid hazard object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Lindsay Transportation Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: MATTHEW A. ELMORE, ALVARO E. MORALES FLORES, JASON T. LIM, DANIEL PAUL DACAYANAN LOYA, GERRIT A. DYKE, JEFF M. THOMPSON
  • ANCHORLESS CRASH CUSHION APPARATUS WITH MIDNOSE STABILIZING STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20200248420
    Abstract: An anchorless crash cushion apparatus having a plurality of interconnected water-filled crash cushion elements and a non-water filled forward-most cushion element includes vehicle capture structure resisting upward tilting of an impacting vehicle and ramping of the impacting vehicle and stabilizing structure including a midnose structure resisting relative rotation between crash cushion elements in both vertical and lateral planes during vehicle impact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: Lindsay Transportation Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: DANIEL PAUL DACAYANAN LOYA, Matthew A. Elmore, Jason T. Lim, Alvaro E. Morales Flores, Gerrit A. Dyke, Jeff M. Thompson