Patents by Inventor Gordon Spratt

Gordon Spratt 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).

  • Patent number: 9371953
    Abstract: A base made of a composite material supports a generator assembly. The base may support a number of components of the generator assembly, including an alternator, an engine, a control panel, a fuel tank, and a lifting frame. The base may include first and second tiers that are in two different horizontal planes for mounting of the alternator on one tier and the engine on the second tier, with a drive shaft of the alternator being aligned with a drive shaft of the engine. The base may include ribs extending from an under side of a support surface of the base in order to distribute loads and withstand stresses that result from the weight of the generator assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar (NI) Limited
    Inventors: Gordon Spratt, John Lawson
  • Publication number: 20150207383
    Abstract: A generator assembly may include a base made of a composite material for supporting a plurality of components including an alternator, and engine, and a fuel tank for storing the fuel for the operation of the engine. The base may include a recess formed in a support surface of the base, and a lid configured to be detachably mounted to the support surface to close the recess and form the fuel tank. The lid may include a baffle configured to extend into the recess and separate and define a fuel feed chamber and a return flow chamber in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR (NI) LIMITED
    Inventors: Gordon Spratt, John Lawson, Ian Kelly
  • Publication number: 20150176751
    Abstract: A base made of composite material is configured for supporting a generator. The base may experience some vibrations transferred from the generator. The base may include one or more mounting members to secure the generator to the base. The mounting members are located at least partially over each of a plurality of access pockets provided in the base. The mounting members are arranged over the access pockets to provide an access to the underneath of the mounting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar (NI) Limited
    Inventors: Gordon Spratt, John Lawson, Ian Kelly
  • Publication number: 20150152996
    Abstract: A base made of a composite material supports a generator assembly. The base may support a number of components of the generator assembly, including an alternator, an engine, a control panel, a fuel tank, and a lifting frame. The base may include first and second tiers that are in two different horizontal planes for mounting of the alternator on one tier and the engine on the second tier, with a drive shaft of the alternator being aligned with a drive shaft of the engine. The base may include ribs extending from an under side of a support surface of the base in order to distribute loads and withstand stresses that result from the weight of the generator assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar (NI) Limited
    Inventors: Gordon Spratt, John Lawson
  • Patent number: D721827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar (NI) Limited
    Inventors: Gordon Spratt, John Lawson, Peter Raby