Patents by Inventor Craig D. Goeppinger

Craig D. Goeppinger 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).

  • Boot seal for machine system and method
    Patent number: 9109702
    Abstract: A machine system includes a first component, a second component, and a joint assembly pivotably connecting the first and second components in a finite angular pivoting range. A boot seal seals between the first and second components, and has a rest configuration where the boot seal has a curvilinear taper, and is deformable to a squished configuration forming a radially outward bulge. The radially outward bulge stores an energy of compression of the boot seal, to bias a sealing ring in the boot seal against the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sunil I. Mathew, Hong Lian, Craig D. Goeppinger, Brian C. Wright
  • Boot Seal For Machine System And Method
    Publication number: 20140286693
    Abstract: A machine system includes a first component, a second component, and a joint assembly pivotably connecting the first and second components in a finite angular pivoting range. A boot seal seals between the first and second components, and has a rest configuration where the boot seal has a curvilinear taper, and is deformable to a squished configuration forming a radially outward bulge. The radially outward bulge stores an energy of compression of the boot seal, to bias a sealing ring in the boot seal against the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar, Inc.
    Inventors: Sunil I. Mathew, Hong Lian, Craig D. Goeppinger, Brian C. Wright