Patents by Inventor Gary Leroy Biltgen

Gary Leroy Biltgen 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).

  • Surface treatment for ferrous components
    Patent number: 6656293
    Abstract: A method for treating a surface of a first component wherein at least a portion of the surface of the first component contacts a surface of a second component. The method includes forming a compound layer at at least a portion of the surface of the first component by a thermochemical diffusion treatment and isotropically finishing the at least a portion of the surface of the first component that contacts the surface of the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventors: Jared A Black, Matthew Thomas Kiser, Gary Leroy Biltgen
  • Surface treatment for ferrous components
    Publication number: 20030106617
    Abstract: A method for treating a surface of a first component wherein at least a portion of the surface of the first component contacts a surface of a second component. The method includes forming a compound layer at at least a portion of the surface of the first component by a thermochemical diffusion treatment and isotropically finishing the at least a portion of the surface of the first component that contacts the surface of the second component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jared A. Black, Matthew Thomas Kiser, Gary Leroy Biltgen