Patents by Inventor John R. Arne

John R. Arne 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).

  • Dump truck with removable/extendable conveyor and spreader
    Patent number: 6698997
    Abstract: The dump body of a dump truck includes an opening in the bottom of the dump body through which material in the receptacle can be deposited onto an endless conveyor below the dump body. A spreader is removably mounted on the conveyor whereby material moved by the conveyor onto the spreader is discharged rearwardly of the dump truck. The conveyor and spreader unit can be extended and retracted relative to the dump body and can be completely removed from the dump body and the opening in the bottom of the dump body covered when using the dump truck in a dumping mode of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: The Louise Berkman Company
    Inventors: John R. Arne, George M. Bailey
  • Dump truck with removable/extendable conveyor and spreader
    Publication number: 20030156933
    Abstract: The dump body of a dump truck includes an opening in the bottom of the dump body through which material in the receptacle can be deposited onto an endless conveyor below the dump body. A spreader is removably mounted on the conveyor whereby material moved by the conveyor onto the spreader is discharged rearwardly of the dump truck. The conveyor and spreader unit can be extended and retracted relative to the dump body and can be completely removed from the dump body and the opening in the bottom of the dump body covered when using the dump truck in a dumping mode of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: The Louis Berkman Company, a corporation of Ohio
    Inventors: John R. Arne, George M. Bailey