Patents by Inventor Jeremy L. Kiekhaefer

Jeremy L. Kiekhaefer 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).

  • Pothole protection mechanism for a lift machine
    Patent number: 11148921
    Abstract: A pothole protection mechanism provides additional support for a lift vehicle in the event a wheel is driven into a hole while the platform is elevated. The mechanism includes a pair of extendible and retractable pothole protection bars. A mechanism serves to actuate the pothole protection mechanism based on a position of the vehicle lifting section. Components are included to provide support when deployed, to assist in deploying, and to enable platform lift down in the event that the pothole protection bars are stuck in the deployed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: JLG Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew S. Erickson, Jeremy L. Kiekhaefer
  • POTHOLE PROTECTION MECHANISM FOR A LIFT MACHINE
    Publication number: 20190389706
    Abstract: A pothole protection mechanism provides additional support for a lift vehicle in the event a wheel is driven into a hole while the platform is elevated. The mechanism includes a pair of extendible and retractable pothole protection bars. A mechanism serves to actuate the pothole protection mechanism based on a position of the vehicle lifting section. Components are included to provide support when deployed, to assist in deploying, and to enable platform lift down in the event that the pothole protection bars are stuck in the deployed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew S. Erickson, Jeremy L. Kiekhaefer