Patents by Inventor Joel N. Thieschafer

Joel N. Thieschafer 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).

  • Publication number: 20240308404
    Abstract: A plate includes: a sensor face; a plate base surface disposed opposite the sensor face in an axial direction; an inner passage connecting the sensor face to the plate base surface; and a blocking surface disposed axially between the sensor face and the plate base surface. The plate base surface is connected to the blocking surface by an inner periphery having an inner periphery diameter. The blocking surface is connected to the sensor face by an outer periphery having an outer periphery diameter and a middle periphery having a middle periphery diameter, the outer periphery transitioning to the middle periphery at two circumferential reductions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Saravanan Jayapalan, Joel N. Thieschafer, Harikumar Chellaswamy, Siva Subramanian
  • Patent number: 11447052
    Abstract: A control pod bracket assembly for an operator seat of a work machine adjusts a spacing distance between a right control pod and a left control pod. A right side bracket and a left side bracket having the control pods mounted thereon may be slidably coupled to a center bracket to move between inward and outward positions. Right side bracket and left side bracket locking mechanisms are selectively engageable to lock the side brackets at the inward or outward positions, and to unlock and allow the side brackets to move between the inward and outward positions. Adjustment of the side brackets allows the control pod spacing to be varied between a minimum control pod spacing distance and a maximum control pod spacing distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Daniel Koshiol, Joel N. Thieschafer, Michael W. Ries
  • Patent number: 11338860
    Abstract: A cover configured for attachment to the roof of an operator station of a work machine is disclosed. The cover may include at least one first compartment configured for partially containing a lighting device of the work machine. In addition, the cover may include at least one second compartment configured for partially containing a roof-mounted antenna of the work machine, the second compartment disposed in a generally upwardly-exposed portion of the cover when the cover is attached to the roof. Further, a roof assembly for an operator station of a work machine that incorporates the cover is disclosed. Furthermore, a method of manufacturing the cover is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Ries, Joel N. Thieschafer, Keith D. Koshiol, Eric S. LeDoux
  • Publication number: 20210284244
    Abstract: A cover configured for attachment to the roof of an operator station of a work machine is disclosed. The cover may include at least one first compartment configured for partially containing a lighting device of the work machine. In addition, the cover may include at least one second compartment configured for partially containing a roof-mounted antenna of the work machine, the second compartment disposed in a generally upwardly-exposed portion of the cover when the cover is attached to the roof. Further, a roof assembly for an operator station of a work machine that incorporates the cover is disclosed. Furthermore, a method of manufacturing the cover is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Michael W. Ries, Joel N. Thieschafer, Keith D. Koshiol, Eric S. LeDoux
  • Publication number: 20210284019
    Abstract: A control pod bracket assembly for an operator seat of a work machine adjusts a spacing distance between a right control pod and a left control pod. A right side bracket and a left side bracket having the control pods mounted thereon may be slidably coupled to a center bracket to move between inward and outward positions. Right side bracket and left side bracket locking mechanisms are selectively engageable to lock the side brackets at the inward or outward positions, and to unlock and allow the side brackets to move between the inward and outward positions. Adjustment of the side brackets allows the control pod spacing to be varied between a minimum control pod spacing distance and a maximum control pod spacing distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Daniel Koshiol, Joel N. Thieschafer, Michael W. Ries