Patents by Inventor Eric James Charles

Eric James Charles 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).

  • Exhaust system device with mounting bracket
    Patent number: 8141535
    Abstract: An exhaust system device is disclosed. The exhaust system device may have a mount supporting a first exhaust treatment device and a second exhaust treatment device. The exhaust system device may also have a mounting bracket coupled to the mount. The exhaust system device may further have an air cleaner attached to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket may be configured to substantially occlude the air cleaner from thermal radiation emitted by the first exhaust treatment device and the second exhaust treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Frederick Olsen, Jack Albert Merchant, Eric James Charles, Muthukumar Chandrasekaran Trichirapalli
  • Fuel line protective cover
    Patent number: 8028673
    Abstract: A fuel line protective cover is disclosed. The fuel line protective cover includes a first leg configured to be mounted to a top surface of an engine and configured to extend the length of an engine. The fuel line protective cover further includes at least one second leg configured to be mounted to a side surface of an engine. The first leg and the at least one second leg cooperate to at least partially enclose a high pressure fuel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Inventors: Paul Frederick Olsen, William Lyle Schell, Eric James Charles, Christine Cronin McKay
  • Mounting and cooling device for emissions system electronics
    Patent number: 7966979
    Abstract: A cooling device for emissions system electronics is disclosed. The cooling device may have a mount for an exhaust treatment device. The mount may have a framework comprising a plurality of rigid members. The cooling device may also have a passageway located within at least one rigid member of the plurality of rigid members. The passageway may be configured to transmit a flow of coolant. The cooling device may further have a plate coupled to the at least one rigid member and at least one electronic device coupled to the plate. The at least one electronic device may be associated with the exhaust treatment device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Frederick Olsen, Jack Albert Merchant, Eric James Charles, Muthukumar Chandrasekaran Trichirapalli
  • Mounting and cooling device for emissions system electronics
    Publication number: 20100186388
    Abstract: A cooling device for emissions system electronics is disclosed. The cooling device may have a mount for an exhaust treatment device. The mount may have a framework comprising a plurality of rigid members. The cooling device may also have a passageway located within at least one rigid member of the plurality of rigid members. The passageway may be configured to transmit a flow of coolant. The cooling device may further have a plate coupled to the at least one rigid member and at least one electronic device coupled to the plate. The at least one electronic device may be associated with the exhaust treatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Frederick Olsen, Jack Albert Merchant, Eric James Charles, Muthukumar Chandrasekaran Trichirapalli
  • Exhaust system device with mounting bracket
    Publication number: 20100187383
    Abstract: An exhaust system device is disclosed. The exhaust system device may have a mount supporting a first exhaust treatment device and a second exhaust treatment device. The exhaust system device may also have a mounting bracket coupled to the mount. The exhaust system device may further have an air cleaner attached to the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket may be configured to substantially occlude the air cleaner from thermal radiation emitted by the first exhaust treatment device and the second exhaust treatment device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Paul Frederick Olsen, Jack Albert Merchant, Eric James Charles, Muthukumar Chandrasekaran Trichirapalli
  • Fuel line protective cover
    Publication number: 20090107450
    Abstract: A fuel line protective cover is disclosed. The fuel line protective cover includes a first leg configured to be mounted to a top surface of an engine and configured to extend the length of an engine. The fuel line protective cover further includes at least one second leg configured to be mounted to a side surface of an engine. The first leg and the at least one second leg cooperate to at least partially enclose a high pressure fuel system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Inventors: Paul Frederick Olsen, William Lyle Schell, Eric James Charles, Christine Cronin McKay