Patents by Inventor Thomas V. Schorn

Thomas V. Schorn 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).

  • Grain bin lifting system and method
    Patent number: 8516680
    Abstract: A building and grain bin lifting system utilizing a combination of lifting assemblies for lifting building and grain bin components. The lifting assembly includes a mobile supporting structure, a jack disposed within the mobile supporting structure configured to linearly travel, a mounting bracket attached to the jack, connectably interfacing with a building component, an exclusive power source for providing operating power to the jack, an onboard controller enabling selective raise/lower activation of the jack, and a remote control unit in communication with the controller allowing an operator to operate one or more controls associated with the lifting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventors: Roger D. Kooima, Thomas V. Schorn
  • Grain bin lifting system and method
    Patent number: 8177193
    Abstract: A building and grain bin lifting system utilizing a combination of lifting assemblies for lifting building and grain bin components. The lifting assembly includes a mobile supporting structure, a jack disposed within the mobile supporting structure configured to linearly travel, a mounting bracket attached to the jack, connectably interfacing with a building component, an exclusive power source for providing operating power to the jack, an onboard controller enabling selective raise/lower activation of the jack, and a remote control unit in communication with the controller allowing an operator to operate one or more controls associated with the lifting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Inventors: Roger D. Kooima, Thomas V. Schorn
  • GRAIN BIN LIFTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110062399
    Abstract: A building and grain bin lifting system utilizing a combination of lifting assemblies for lifting building and grain bin components. The lifting assembly includes a mobile supporting structure, a jack disposed within the mobile supporting structure configured to linearly travel, a mounting bracket attached to the jack, connectably interfacing with a building component, an exclusive power source for providing operating power to the jack, an onboard controller enabling selective raise/lower activation of the jack, and a remote control unit in communication with the controller allowing an operator to operate one or more controls associated with the lifting assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Roger D. Kooima, Thomas V. Schorn
  • GRAIN BIN LIFTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20100207079
    Abstract: A building and grain bin lifting system utilizing a combination of lifting assemblies for lifting building and grain bin components. The lifting assembly includes a mobile supporting structure, a jack disposed within the mobile supporting structure configured to linearly travel, a mounting bracket attached to the jack, connectably interfacing with a building component, an exclusive power source for providing operating power to the jack, an onboard controller enabling selective raise/lower activation of the jack, and a remote control unit in communication with the controller allowing an operator to operate one or more controls associated with the lifting assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 19, 2010
    Inventors: ROGER D. KOOIMA, THOMAS V. SCHORN