Patents by Inventor Joshua C. Bedyk

Joshua C. Bedyk 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: 20150136523
    Abstract: A ladder is provided. The ladder includes a frame having a first side wall and a second side wall. The first and second side walls are connected by a plurality of steps. The plurality of steps is provided in an axially spaced apart arrangement relative to each other. The ladder also includes an actuator coupled to the frame. The actuator is configured to provide a rotary movement to the frame for positioning the ladder in any one of a deployed position and a stowed position. The ladder further includes a torsion plate. The torsion plate is provided on the frame in cooperation with the actuator. The torsion plate is configured to transfer at least a portion of a torque associated with the rotary movement from the first side wall to the second side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Madera, Joshua C. Bedyk, Christopher P. Cherwin, John M. Teter
  • Patent number: 8905172
    Abstract: An integrated service center has an outward facing wall. A first and second section are recessed from the outward facing wall, each with a plurality of walls and a lower end, which forms an opening in the lower end and extends to the outward facing wall. The first section has a fluid access point disposed at an angle between 30 and 60 degrees below a reference plane. The second section has an electrical access point. A door assembly is mounted to move between an open and closed, which abuts the outward facing wall and covers the first section when closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Madera, Joshua C. Bedyk, Jeffrey P. Sayre, Adam M. Plecker
  • Publication number: 20140284126
    Abstract: An integrated service center has an outward facing wall. A first and second section are recessed from the outward facing wall, each with a plurality of walls and a lower end, which forms an opening in the lower end and extends to the outward facing wall. The first section has a fluid access point disposed at an angle between 30 and 60 degrees below a reference plane. The second section has an electrical access point. A door assembly is mounted to move between an open and closed, which abuts the outward facing wall and covers the first section when closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Madera, Joshua C. Bedyk, Jeffrey P. Sayre, Adam M. Plecker
  • Publication number: 20140261286
    Abstract: A modular structure is provided. The modular structure may be detachably mounted on an engine enclosure. The modular structure includes a first section and a second section. The first section is configured to house at least one of an aftertreatment module and a muffler module. The second section is configured to house an air cleaner module. At least one of the first section and the second section is configured to be detachable from the engine enclosure to provide access to an engine within the engine enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Robert J. Madera, Joshua C. Bedyk, John M. Teter
  • Publication number: 20140041964
    Abstract: An access stairway attached with a platform of a machine, which is movable between a lowered position and a folded position. The access stairway includes a stairway pivotally supported at the platform, and a handrail attached to the stairway. The handrail is configured to collapse and align substantially close to the stairway in the folded position to allow an operator movement onto the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Joshua C. Bedyk