Patents by Inventor Thomas Walter SPISAK

Thomas Walter SPISAK 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).

  • System and method for changing a surface characteristic of a concrete bridge surface
    Patent number: 11767647
    Abstract: An automated concrete bridge paver with an ability to provide effective control of a concrete paver by a remotely locatable concrete bridge paver operator, which includes a fixed operator control station and a mobile wireless remote operator control station which can be used when the remotely locatable concrete bridge paver operator leaves the operator control station. Mobile wireless remote operator control station includes a video screen which can display live video images from a plurality of remote wireless camera and sensor pods, which can be fixed on the paver or moved about the paver on an articulated arm, with or without a human basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Terex USA, LLC
    Inventors: Javier Valencia, Thomas Walter Spisak
  • System and method for supporting a rail of a concrete paver from a series of barriers having differing barrier width characteristics
    Patent number: 11598053
    Abstract: A system for paving a bridge comprising a screed rail configured to support a concrete paver and a plurality of adjustable width barrier brackets to support the screed rail with a bridge barrier, where each adjustable width barrier brackets comprise a rail support bracket and an “L” barrier bracket which allows for width adjustment by translation of the rail support bracket through the “L” barrier bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Terex USA, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Walter Spisak, Kevin James Kruse
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING A SURFACE CHARACTERISTIC OF A CONCRETE BRIDGE SURFACE
    Publication number: 20210214902
    Abstract: An automated concrete bridge paver with an ability to provide effective control of a concrete paver by a remotely locatable concrete bridge paver operator, which includes a fixed operator control station and a mobile wireless remote operator control station which can be used when the remotely locatable concrete bridge paver operator leaves the operator control station. Mobile wireless remote operator control station includes a video screen which can display live video images from a plurality of remote wireless camera and sensor pods, which can be fixed on the paver or moved about the paver on an articulated arm, with or without a human basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Javier VALENCIA, Thomas Walter SPISAK
  • System and method for changing a surface characteristic of a concrete bridge surface
    Patent number: 10961669
    Abstract: An automated concrete bridge paver with an ability to provide effective control of a concrete paver by a remotely locatable concrete bridge paver operator 202, which includes a fixed operator control station and a mobile wireless remote operator control station 210 which can be used when the remotely locatable concrete bridge paver operator 202 leaves the operator control station 204. Mobile wireless remote operator control station 210 includes a video screen which can display live video images from a plurality of remote wireless camera and sensor pods 212, which can be fixed on the paver or moved about the paver on an articulated arm, with or without a human basket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Terex USA, LLC
    Inventors: Javier Valencia, Thomas Walter Spisak
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A RAIL OF A CONCRETE PAVER FROM A SERIES OF BARRIERS HAVING DIFFERING BARRIER WIDTH CHARACTERISTICS
    Publication number: 20200240092
    Abstract: A system for paving a bridge comprising a screed rail configured to support a concrete paver and a plurality of adjustable width barrier brackets to support the screed rail with a bridge barrier, where each adjustable width barrier brackets comprise a rail support bracket and an “L” barrier bracket which allows for width adjustment by translation of the rail support bracket through the “L” barrier bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Walter SPISAK, Kevin James KRUSE
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANGING A SURFACE CHARACTERISTIC OF A CONCRETE BRIDGE SURFACE
    Publication number: 20190218728
    Abstract: An automated concrete bridge paver with an ability to provide effective control of a concrete paver by a remotely locatable concrete bridge paver operator 202, which includes a fixed operator control station and a mobile wireless remote operator control station 210 which can be used when the remotely locatable concrete bridge paver operator 202 leaves the operator control station 204. Mobile wireless remote operator control station 210 includes a video screen which can display live video images from a plurality of remote wireless camera and sensor pods 212, which can be fixed on the paver or moved about the paver on an articulated arm, with or without a human basket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Inventors: Javier VALENCIA, Thomas Walter SPISAK