Patents by Inventor Richard Wood Francis

Richard Wood Francis 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: 20110236129
    Abstract: A paving machine which is configured to move in a paving direction for spreading, leveling and finishing concrete into a form having a generally upwardly exposed, finished concrete surface and terminating in lateral concrete sides. The paving machine has a main frame, including a center module, bolsters laterally movably connected to respective lateral sides of the center module for changing a spacing between the bolsters, and a crawler track associated with respective aft and forward ends of the bolsters. A bolster swing leg for each crawler track supports an upright jacking column secured to the swing leg proximate a free end thereof. A worm gear drive between the jacking column and the crawler track permits rotational movements of the crawler track and the jacking column about an upright axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2011
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Guntert & Zimmerman Const. Div., Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald M. Guntert, JR., Gerald L. Dahlinger, Richard Wood Francis