Patents by Inventor Deepu Krishnan Venugopal

Deepu Krishnan Venugopal 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).

  • Lock mechanism for a tiltable operator cab
    Patent number: 10286964
    Abstract: A lock mechanism for a tiltable operator cab of a machine is provided. The lock mechanism includes a first bracket which receives a first engagement member of the operator cab. The operator cab is pivotably coupled to an end of the machine. A second bracket receives a second engagement member of the operator cab. The second bracket is located at an offset spaced apart from the first bracket. The lock mechanism includes a sliding member having a first locking pin and a second locking pin. The sliding member slides between a first position and a second position. When the sliding member is in the first position, the first locking pin locks the first bracket with the first engagement member, and the second locking pin locks the second bracket with the second engagement member such that the sliding member locks a tilt motion of the operator cab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Deepu Krishnan Venugopal, Ashish Rajiv Honwadkar
  • LOCK MECHANISM FOR A TILTABLE OPERATOR CAB
    Publication number: 20190071137
    Abstract: A lock mechanism for a tiltable operator cab of a machine is provided. The lock mechanism includes a first bracket which receives a first engagement member of the operator cab. The operator cab is pivotably coupled to an end of the machine. A second bracket receives a second engagement member of the operator cab. The second bracket is located at an offset spaced apart from the first bracket. The lock mechanism includes a sliding member having a first locking pin and a second locking pin. The sliding member slides between a first position and a second position. When the sliding member is in the first position, the first locking pin locks the first bracket with the first engagement member, and the second locking pin locks the second bracket with the second engagement member such that the sliding member locks a tilt motion of the operator cab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Deepu Krishnan Venugopal, Ashish Rajiv Honwadkar