Patents by Inventor Terry Toohig

Terry Toohig 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).

  • Traveling ski grade reference for asphalt paving machine
    Patent number: 5492433
    Abstract: A flexible, floating beam, for use with a ground contour averaging apparatus on a paving machine includes a flexible main beam mounted on a paving machine, sliding skis supporting the main beam above the ground at two or more points, the main beam formed from a preselected material having a yield strength, the main beam having a preselected combination of section, moment of inertia, bending moment and deflection, whereby the main beam is characterized by a combination of maximum deflection and an internal stress below the yield strength of the beam material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Ingersoll-Rand Company
    Inventors: Marta Mosier, Laikram Narsingh, Terry Toohig