Patents by Inventor James Michael Hutsick

James Michael Hutsick 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).

  • Passive track tensioning system
    Patent number: 11208165
    Abstract: A tensioning system includes an idler wheel, a yoke coupled to the idler wheel, a set of crawler drive tracks that extends around at least a portion of the idler wheel, a mobile base supported by the crawler driver tracks that defines a frame, a pre-load actuating element attached to the mobile base, and a spring element pre-loaded by the pre-load actuating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Joy Global Surface Mining Inc
    Inventors: Joseph James Wirkus, James Michael Hutsick
  • PASSIVE TRACK TENSIONING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190039666
    Abstract: A tensioning system includes an idler wheel, a yoke coupled to the idler wheel, a set of crawler drive tracks that extends around at least a portion of the idler wheel, a mobile base supported by the crawler driver tracks that defines a frame, a pre-load actuating element attached to the mobile base, and a spring element pre-loaded by the pre-load actuating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph James Wirkus, James Michael Hutsick