Patents by Inventor Christopher Bach

Christopher Bach 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).

  • Patent number: 10265572
    Abstract: An exercise device that includes a frame, a user interface; a connection cable and a plurality of components that provide resistance to the cable and user interface. These components include a programmable, driven carriage capable of vertical movement between first and second positions and including one or more pulleys mounted thereon, wherein the cable extending away from the first end and user interface passes around the one or more pulleys on the carriage, a slider mechanism moveable between first and second positions and including one or more pulleys mounted thereon, and a pneumatic resistance device that is secured to the frame and that is operatively associated with the slider mechanism to provide resistance to slider mechanism movement between the first and second positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventor: James Christopher Bach
  • Publication number: 20170268643
    Abstract: This invention relates to an end cap return for a ball screw. The end cap uses tangential force from the sidewalls of the ball passage to roll the ball bearings sideways out of the leadscrew raceway rather than the typical protruding finger that picks the balls up directly. The end cap allows it to be advantageously fabricated with using additive manufacturing, making the end cap cost effective for use in custom ball screw assemblies. In some embodiments, the end cap may include an insert for certain portions of the end cap that can be easily and inexpensively replaced should the insert become worn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Burpee, Scott Smith, Christopher Bach
  • Publication number: 20170173379
    Abstract: An exercise device that includes a frame, a user interface; a connection cable and a plurality of components that provide resistance to the cable and user interface. These components include a programmable, driven carriage capable of vertical movement between first and second positions and including one or more pulleys mounted thereon, wherein the cable extending away from the first end and user interface passes around the one or more pulleys on the carriage, a slider mechanism moveable between first and second positions and including one or more pulleys mounted thereon, and a pneumatic resistance device that is secured to the frame and that is operatively associated with the slider mechanism to provide resistance to slider mechanism movement between the first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventor: James Christopher Bach
  • Publication number: 20170173380
    Abstract: An exercise device that includes a frame, a user interface; a connection cable and a plurality of components that provide resistance to the cable and user interface. These components include a programmable, driven carriage capable of vertical movement between first and second positions and including one or more pulleys mounted thereon, wherein the cable extending away from the first end and user interface passes around the one or more pulleys on the carriage, a slider mechanism moveable between first and second positions and including one or more pulleys mounted thereon, and a pneumatic resistance device that is secured to the frame and that is operatively associated with the slider mechanism to provide resistance to slider mechanism movement between the first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventor: James Christopher Bach
  • Publication number: 20160121156
    Abstract: An exercise device that includes a frame, a user interface; a connection cable and a plurality of components that provide resistance to the cable and user interface. These components include a programmable, driven carriage capable of vertical movement between first and second positions and including one or more pulleys mounted thereon, wherein the cable extending away from the first end and user interface passes around the one or more pulleys on the carriage, a slider mechanism moveable between first and second positions and including one or more pulleys mounted thereon, and a pneumatic resistance device that is secured to the frame and that is operatively associated with the slider mechanism to provide resistance to slider mechanism movement between the first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventor: James Christopher Bach
  • Patent number: 8689762
    Abstract: A process for remanufacturing a cylinder head that includes a worn or damaged rocker arm stand adapted to receive a rocker shaft to which at least one rocker arm is mounted, the steps including machining a channel in a surface of the worn or damaged rocker arm stand, securing an insert into the channel, and machining the insert to form a remanufactured inner facing surface. The remanufactured cylinder head includes at least one rocker arm stand that has a machined channel with a remanufactured insert secured therein, the rocker shaft being disposed adjacent the inner facing surface, not the rocker arm stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Bach, Curtis Graham, Trent Simpson, Michael Bridges
  • Patent number: 8607759
    Abstract: A process for remanufacturing a cylinder head that includes a worn or damaged rocker arm stand adapted to receive a rocker shaft to which at least one rocker arm is mounted, the steps including machining a channel in a surface of the worn or damaged rocker arm stand, securing an insert into the channel, and machining the insert to form a remanufactured inner facing surface. The remanufactured cylinder head includes at least one rocker arm stand that has a machined channel with a remanufactured insert secured therein, the rocker shaft being disposed adjacent the inner facing surface, not the rocker arm stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Bach, Curtis Graham, Trent Simpson, Michael Bridges
  • Patent number: 8251038
    Abstract: An insert for use in a remanufactured cylinder head rocker arm stand, the insert comprising an inner facing surface having a radius within a range of 35 to 45 mm and a length within a range of 70 to 103 mm, and an outer facing surface adapted for disposal against a channel in the rocker arm stand, the rocker arm shaft being disposed adjacent the inner facing surface in use, but not adjacent the rocker arm stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Bach, Curtis Graham, Trent Simpson, Michael Bridges
  • Publication number: 20120017861
    Abstract: A process for remanufacturing a cylinder head that includes a worn or damaged rocker arm stand adapted to receive a rocker shaft to which at least one rocker arm is mounted, the steps including machining a channel in a surface of the worn or damaged rocker arm stand, securing an insert into the channel, and machining the insert to form a remanufactured inner facing surface. The remanufactured cylinder head includes at least one rocker arm stand that has a machined channel with a remanufactured insert secured therein, the rocker shaft being disposed adjacent the inner facing surface, not the rocker arm stand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Bach, Curtis Graham, Trent Simpson, Michael Bridges
  • Publication number: 20120017862
    Abstract: An insert for use in a remanufactured cylinder head rocker arm stand, the insert comprising an inner facing surface having a radius within a range of 35 to 45 mm and a length within a range of 70 to 103 mm, and an outer facing surface adapted for disposal against a channel in the rocker arm stand, the rocker arm shaft being disposed adjacent the inner facing surface in use, but not adjacent the rocker arm stand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Bach, Curtis Graham, Trent Simpson, Michael Bridges