Patents by Inventor Dennis W. Dicker

Dennis W. Dicker 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).

  • CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ACTUATED PINS
    Publication number: 20230313486
    Abstract: An actuated shear pin includes an actuator and pin body coupled to the actuator. The actuator selectively configures the pin body in a locking configuration or a stowed configuration. In the locking configuration, the pin body is placed in a travel path of two components configured to move relative to each other, to inhibit such relative movement. In the stowed configuration, the pin body is out of the travel path, thereby allowing the two components to move relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Underground Mining Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Riley A. Albers, Jason P. Wigg, Dennis W. Dicker, Rowan T. Franks, Robert A. Herold, Steven R. Krause, Fuaad A. Sayeed, Brodie L. Thompson