Patents by Inventor JOSEPH ANDREW WEISS

JOSEPH ANDREW WEISS 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).

  • Load centering devices and methods for a material handling vehicle
    Patent number: 10584021
    Abstract: Load centering devices and methods for a material handling vehicle are provided. In particular, load centering devices and methods are provided that enable a load to be centered with respect to load carrying forks on a material handling vehicle when the load is raised and/or lowered by the forks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: The Raymond Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Andrew Weiss, Robert Paterson, Boris Trifunovic
  • Systems and methods for sensing a load carried by a material handling vehicle
    Patent number: 10202267
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sensing the presence of a load carried by a material handling vehicle are provided. The material handling vehicle includes a vehicle body, and a load supporting member configured to support the load. The material handling vehicle further includes a load sensor configured to determine the presence of the load within a defined range of the load supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: The Raymond Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Andrew Weiss, Robert Paterson
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING A LOAD CARRIED BY A MATERIAL HANDLING VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170121159
    Abstract: Systems and methods for sensing the presence of a load carried by a material handling vehicle are provided. The material handling vehicle includes a vehicle body, and a load supporting member configured to support the load. The material handling vehicle further includes a load sensor configured to determine the presence of the load within a defined range of the load supporting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: JOSEPH ANDREW WEISS, ROBERT PATERSON
  • LOAD CENTERING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR A MATERIAL HANDLING VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20160297655
    Abstract: Load centering devices and methods for a material handling vehicle are provided. In particular, load centering devices and methods are provided that enable a load to be centered with respect to load carrying forks on a material handling vehicle when the load is raised and/or lowered by the forks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: JOSEPH ANDREW WEISS, ROBERT PATERSON, BORIS TRIFUNOVIC