Patents by Inventor Mike P. Siers

Mike P. Siers 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).

  • Operator console
    Patent number: 10843634
    Abstract: A cover for an operator console of a machine includes a first section rotatably coupled to the operator console. The first section selectively rotates between a first position and a second position about a rotational axis. The cover also includes a second section rotatably coupled to the operator console and the first section. The second section selectively rotates between a third position and a fourth position about the rotational axis. The second section is also adapted to engage with the first section during rotation of the second section from the third position to the fourth position to rotate the first section from the first position to the second position. The second section is further adapted to engage with the first section during rotation of the second section from the fourth position to the third position to rotate the first section from the second position to the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Burger, Johnson David Sugidharan, Michael S. Hemry, Brian D. Nagel, Cody Conrad Lynne, Mike P. Siers, Jaya Kumar Karani
  • OPERATOR CONSOLE
    Publication number: 20200307462
    Abstract: A cover for an operator console of a machine includes a first section rotatably coupled to the operator console. The first section selectively rotates between a first position and a second position about a rotational axis. The cover also includes a second section rotatably coupled to the operator console and the first section. The second section selectively rotates between a third position and a fourth position about the rotational axis. The second section is also adapted to engage with the first section during rotation of the second section from the third position to the fourth position to rotate the first section from the first position to the second position. The second section is further adapted to engage with the first section during rotation of the second section from the fourth position to the third position to rotate the first section from the second position to the first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Tyler Burger, Johnson David Sugidharan, Michael S. Hemry, Brian D. Nagel, Cody Conrad Lynne, Mike P. Siers, Jaya Kumar Karani
  • Force assist arrangement for a slidable coupling
    Patent number: 8096379
    Abstract: The disclosure includes a force assist arrangement for a slidable coupling, a slidable coupling including the force assist arrangement, and a machine including respectively slidable portions, such as, the slidable coupling, and the force assist arrangement. The force assist arrangement includes at least first and second links pivotably coupled together at one end and to the respectively slidable portions at the other ends, and a force assist device pivotably coupled to the links along their respective lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: John L. Marsolek, Ryan J. Nelson, Mike P. Siers
  • Force assist arrangement for a slidable coupling
    Publication number: 20090272591
    Abstract: A force assist arrangement for a slidable coupling, a slidable coupling including the force assist arrangement, and a machine including respectively slidable portions, the slidable coupling, and the force assist arrangement. The force assist arrangement includes at least first and second links pivotably coupled together at one end and to the respectively slidable portions at the other ends, and a force assist device pivotably coupled to the links along their respective lengths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: John L. Marsolek, Ryan J. Nelson, Mike P. Siers