Patents by Inventor Paul Joseph Koenen

Paul Joseph Koenen 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).

  • Moldboard with a scraping tool for a milling machine
    Patent number: 11926973
    Abstract: A scraper for use with a moldboard of a milling machine is manufactured from a rigid material including at least one of the following: a hardened steel having a hardness of at least 50 Rockwell Scale C, a carbide, and PCD diamonds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Koenen, Robert Edwin Carr
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ALIGNMENT OF MACHINES DURING OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20230349109
    Abstract: A system for controlling an alignment of a first machine with respect to a second machine. The system includes a projector mounted on the second machine. The projector is configured to project one or more light beams. The system further includes an image capturing device configured to capture one or more images of the first machine and the one or more light beams. The system further includes a controller configured to determine a position of the first machine with respect to the one or more light beams based on the one or more images and generate an alert when one or more characteristics of the one or more light beams shifts from a first condition to a second condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Koenen, Garrett Daniel Reed
  • MOLDBOARD WITH A SCRAPING TOOL FOR A MILLING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20230138318
    Abstract: A scraper for use with a moldboard of a milling machine is manufactured from a rigid material including at least one of the following: a hardened steel having a hardness of at least 50 Rockwell Scale C, a carbide, and PCD diamonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Koenen, Robert Edwin Carr