Patents by Inventor Kenneth Judge

Kenneth Judge 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: 20250001716
    Abstract: A trash compactor may include a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, the drive mechanism further configured as one of the link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of the platen in an up and down manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Alexander Kachkovsky, Kenneth Judge
  • Publication number: 20230398757
    Abstract: A trash compactor may include a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, the drive mechanism further configured as one of the link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of the platen in an up and down manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Kachkovsky, Kenneth Judge
  • Publication number: 20220332075
    Abstract: A trash compactor may include a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, the drive mechanism further configured as one of the link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of the platen in an up and down manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Alexander Kachkovsky, Kenneth Judge
  • Patent number: 11273613
    Abstract: A trash compactor may include a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, the drive mechanism further configured as one of the link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of the platen in an up and down manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Compaction Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Kachkovsky, Kenneth Judge
  • Publication number: 20210053308
    Abstract: A trash compactor may include a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, the drive mechanism further configured as one of the link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of the platen in an up and down manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Alexander Kachkovsky, Kenneth Judge
  • Patent number: 10596775
    Abstract: A trash compactor may include a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, the drive mechanism further configured as one of the link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of the platen in an up and down manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Compaction Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander Kachkovsky, Kenneth Judge
  • Publication number: 20180311921
    Abstract: A trash compactor may include a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, the drive mechanism further configured as one of the link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of the platen in an up and down manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jim Hitchcock, Kenneth Judge, Luke Lundquist
  • Patent number: 10029434
    Abstract: A trash compactor may include a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, the drive mechanism further configured as one of the link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of the platen in an up and down manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Compaction Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Hitchcock, Kenneth Judge, Luke Lundquist
  • Publication number: 20150101499
    Abstract: The Trash Compactor comprising: a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, said drive mechanism further configured as one of said link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of said platen in an up and down manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Jim Hitchcock, Kenneth Judge, Luke Lundquist
  • Publication number: 20110192293
    Abstract: The Trash Compactor comprising: a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, said drive mechanism further configured as one of said link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of said platen in an up and down manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Inventors: Jim Hitchcock, Kenneth Judge, Luke Lundquist
  • Patent number: 7950325
    Abstract: A side loading trash compactor, comprising a frame defining a cavity, a receptacle for containing trash, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the receptacle, a first set of linkages having a first end attached to the frame by a first simple hinge joint, the first simple hinge joint having an axis of rotation, and a second end attached to the platen by a second simple hinge joint, a second set of linkages having a first end attached to the frame by a third simple hinge joint, and a second end attached to the platen by a fourth simple hinge joint, and a drive mechanism configured to move the plate up and down, wherein the first and second set of linkages operate in intersecting planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Inventors: Alexander Kachkovsky, Kenneth Judge