Patents by Inventor Ryan M. Snodgrass

Ryan M. Snodgrass 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).

  • Patent number: 9207673
    Abstract: A finger-mounted remote control device capable of wirelessly transmitting a travel request signal to a materials handling vehicle. The finger-mounted remote control device includes a rigid mounting structure adapted to be mounted over at least one finger of an operator's hand; a mounting strap coupled to said rigid mounting structure for securing said rigid mounting structure to the at least one finger; a wireless transmitter/power pack unit coupled to said rigid mounting structure; and control structure coupled to said mounting structure and comprising a switch adapted to be actuated by an operator's thumb so as to cause said wireless transmitter/power pack unit to generate a travel request signal to the materials handling vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Steven R. Pulskamp, Matthew M. Green, Eugene P. Horvath, James F. Schloemer, Vernon W. Siefring, Ryan M. Snodgrass
  • Publication number: 20150129076
    Abstract: A tube assembly is disposed between a cylinder head of an engine and a fuel supply valve housing. The tube assembly includes a tube member, a first fitting member coupled to each end of the tube member, a second fitting member coupled to the first fitting member proximate to the fuel supply valve housing and a third fitting member coupled to the first fitting member proximate to the cylinder head. The tube member includes an inner tube configured to receive fuel therein and an outer tube disposed around the inner tube. The outer tube is communicably coupled to a leakage detection system. The first fitting member, the second fitting member and the second fitting member include respective passages that fluidly communicate with the inner tube and the outer tube of the tube member. Each of the second and third fitting members also includes radially spaced grooves at both faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan M. Snodgrass, Michael D. Gough, Nicholas E. Wainscott, Oren P. Griffin
  • Patent number: 8454037
    Abstract: A load wheel assembly for a materials handling vehicle includes first and second spaced side members, at least one rotatable roller extending between the first and second side members. An interface structure provides a substantially rigid connection between the load wheel assembly and a mounting structure on the materials handling vehicle. The mounting structure includes a transverse bar and the interface structure includes a portion that engages and mates with the transverse bar to form a rigid connection between the interface structure and the transverse bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Lucas B. Waltz, Ryan M. Snodgrass, Kevin A. Gilliland, Eric P. Gasser, Keith G. Bornhorst, Kurt A. Hilgefort
  • Publication number: 20100320034
    Abstract: A load wheel assembly for a materials handling vehicle includes first and second spaced side members, at least one rotatable roller extending between the first and second side members. An interface structure provides a substantially rigid connection between the load wheel assembly and a mounting structure on the materials handling vehicle. The mounting structure includes a transverse bar and the interface structure includes a portion that engages and mates with the transverse bar to form a rigid connection between the interface structure and the transverse bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lucas B. Waltz, Ryan M. Snodgrass, Kevin A. Gilliland, Eric P. Gasser, Keith G. Bornhorst, Kurt A. Hilgefort
  • Patent number: 7845657
    Abstract: A load wheel assembly for a materials handling vehicle includes first and second spaced side members, at least one rotatable roller extending between the first and second side members and a retainer for holding the roller in the side members. An interface structure provides a substantially rigid connection between the load wheel assembly and a mounting structure on the materials handling vehicle. The load wheel assembly can be moved vertically or horizontally into a mounted position within the outrigger and at least a portion of the interface structure mates with the mounting structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Lucas B. Waltz, Ryan M. Snodgrass, Kevin A. Gilliland, Eric P. Gasser
  • Publication number: 20100145551
    Abstract: A finger-mounted remote control device capable of wirelessly transmitting a travel request signal to a materials handling vehicle. The finger-mounted remote control device includes a rigid mounting structure adapted to be mounted over at least one finger of an operator's hand; a mounting strap coupled to said rigid mounting structure for securing said rigid mounting structure to the at least one finger; a wireless transmitter/power pack unit coupled to said rigid mounting structure; and control structure coupled to said mounting structure and comprising a switch adapted to be actuated by an operator's thumb so as to cause said wireless transmitter/power pack unit to generate a travel request signal to the materials handling vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: Steven R. Pulskamp, Jeffry D. Dues, Matthew M. Green, Eugene P. Horvath, James F. Schloemer, Vernon W. Siefring, Ryan M. Snodgrass, Jesse Wershing
  • Publication number: 20080308359
    Abstract: A load wheel assembly for a materials handling vehicle includes first and second spaced side members, at least one rotatable roller extending between the first and second side members and a retainer for holding the roller in the side members. An interface structure provides a substantially rigid connection between the load wheel assembly and a mounting structure on the materials handling vehicle. The load wheel assembly can be moved vertically or horizontally into a mounted position within the outrigger and at least a portion of the interface structure mates with the mounting structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Lucas B. Waltz, Ryan M. Snodgrass, Kevin A. Gilliland, Eric P. Gasser