Patents by Inventor Caleb Obholz

Caleb Obholz 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).

  • Track shoe and track assembly for tracked vehicles
    Patent number: 11702158
    Abstract: A track shoe for an endless track assembly has a base and an opposing hull. The hull of the track shoe has opposing sidewalls that are angled to meet at an apex, thus forming an inverted V-shape. The apex of the hull extends the width of the track shoe. Laterally-disposed ridges are spaced apart from the apex. and the height of the ridges tapers outwardly from the hull to form, respectively, a leading lip and a trailing lip of the track shoe. The track shoe may have upward bends at the ends of the width of the track shoe and optionally, may have secondary hulls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Epiroc Drilling Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Erik Vipond, James Hannah, Caleb Obholz
  • TRACK SHOE AND TRACK ASSEMBLY FOR TRACKED VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20210371023
    Abstract: A track shoe for an endless track assembly has a base and an opposing hull. The hull of the track shoe has opposing sidewalls that are angled to meet at an apex, thus forming an inverted V-shape. The apex of the hull extends the width of the track shoe. Laterally-disposed ridges are spaced apart from the apex. and the height of the ridges tapers outwardly from the hull to form, respectively, a leading lip and a trailing lip of the track shoe. The track shoe may have upward bends at the ends of the width of the track shoe and optionally, may have secondary hulls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Erik Vipond, James Hannah, Caleb Obholz