Patents by Inventor STEVEN J. TIEDE

STEVEN J. TIEDE 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).

  • Methods and systems for alternative fuel container support
    Patent number: 11602987
    Abstract: A support system is provided for a vehicle. The support system can include one or more bracket assemblies in which each includes a coupling member and a curved member in which the coupling member is affixed to a structure of the vehicle. A housing can be supported by the one or more bracket assemblies in which the housing encloses a container that stores a material such that the housing protects the container and the material. The support system provides movement between a length of the container so as to reduce deterioration of the support system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: James B. Rike, Steven J. Tiede, Michael A. Pintz
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL CONTAINER SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20190105986
    Abstract: A support system is provided for a vehicle. The support system can include one or more bracket assemblies in which each includes a coupling member and a curved member in which the coupling member is affixed to a structure of the vehicle. A housing can be supported by the one or more bracket assemblies in which the housing encloses a container that stores a material such that the housing protects the container and the material. The support system provides movement between a length of the container so as to reduce deterioration of the support system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: JAMES B. RIKE, STEVEN J. TIEDE, MICHAEL A. PINTZ
  • Methods and systems for alternative fuel container support
    Patent number: 10183576
    Abstract: A support system is provided for a vehicle. The support system can include one or more bracket assemblies in which each includes a coupling member and a curved member in which the coupling member is affixed to a structure of the vehicle. A housing can be supported by the one or more bracket assemblies in which the housing encloses a container that stores a material such that the housing protects the container and the material. The support system provides movement between a length of the container so as to reduce deterioration of the support system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: James B. Rike, Steven J. Tiede, Michael A. Pintz
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL CONTAINER SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20180147936
    Abstract: A support system is provided for a vehicle. The support system can include one or more bracket assemblies in which each includes a coupling member and a curved member in which the coupling member is affixed to a structure of the vehicle. A housing can be supported by the one or more bracket assemblies in which the housing encloses a container that stores a material such that the housing protects the container and the material. The support system provides movement between a length of the container so as to reduce deterioration of the support system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: JAMES B. RIKE, STEVEN J. TIEDE, MICHAEL A. PINTZ
  • Methods and systems for alternative fuel container support
    Patent number: 9908406
    Abstract: A support system is provided for a vehicle. The support system can include one or more bracket assemblies in which each includes a coupling member and a curved member in which the coupling member is affixed to a structure of the vehicle. A housing can be supported by the one or more bracket assemblies in which the housing encloses a container that stores a material such that the housing protects the container and the material. The support system provides movement between a length of the container so as to reduce deterioration of the support system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: James B. Rike, Steven J. Tiede, Michael A. Pintz
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALTERNATIVE FUEL CONTAINER SUPPORT
    Publication number: 20170334288
    Abstract: A support system is provided for a vehicle. The support system can include one or more bracket assemblies in which each includes a coupling member and a curved member in which the coupling member is affixed to a structure of the vehicle. A housing can be supported by the one or more bracket assemblies in which the housing encloses a container that stores a material such that the housing protects the container and the material. The support system provides movement between a length of the container so as to reduce deterioration of the support system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: JAMES B. RIKE, STEVEN J. TIEDE, MICHAEL A. PINTZ
  • Plate for tank support system
    Patent number: D858740
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: James B. Rike, Steven J. Tiede, Michael A. Pintz