Patents by Inventor Steven Michael Casey

Steven Michael Casey 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).

  • Excavator cab with an improved field of view
    Patent number: 8172312
    Abstract: An excavator cab is configured to have an improved field of view for three passengers. Seating is provided for an operator, a trainer, and an trainee. Persons seated in those three seats have substantially similar lines of sight. The excavator cab is arranged such that the operator seat and the trainer seat face a front observation window. The trainee seat is mounted behind the operator seat and is retractable. The points of egress and aisle are wide enough to accommodate a stretcher or a litter in case of an emergency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Global Mining LLC
    Inventors: Lane C. Hobenshield, Steven Michael Casey, Mark D. Londborg, Russell J. Kroll
  • Excavator Cab With An Improved Field Of View
    Publication number: 20110049932
    Abstract: An excavator cab is configured to have an improved field of view for three passengers. Seating is provided for an operator, a trainer, and an trainee. Persons seated in those three seats have substantially similar lines of sight. The excavator cab is arranged such that the operator seat and the trainer seat face a front observation window. The trainee seat is mounted behind the operator seat and is retractable. The points of egress and aisle are wide enough to accommodate a stretcher or a litter in case of an emergency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Lane C. Hobenshield, Steven Michael Casey, Mark D. Londborg, Russell J. Kroll
  • Multiple outlet air path for a clothes dryer
    Patent number: 7020985
    Abstract: A clothes dryer has a heat source, preferably a heat pump, a rotating drum, and means to generate flow of air from the heat source to an inlet in the drum. At least two outlets are separated from each other in the drum to enable higher air flow rates without increase in pressure drop, resulting in reduced drying time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Michael Casey, David Michael Martin, John Thomas Dieckmann, Peter Francis Pescatore, Philip C. Carbone, Warren James Ellis, Jr., Frederick E. Chernetski
  • Excavator cab
    Patent number: D614674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: Bucyrus International, Inc.
    Inventors: Lane C. Hobenshield, Steven Michael Casey, Mark D. Londborg, Russell J. Kroll
  • Joystick with indents
    Patent number: D639809
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Bucyrus International, Inc.
    Inventors: Lane Colin Hobenshield, Wayne G. Chmiel, Steven Michael Casey
  • Joystick
    Patent number: D640258
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Bucyrus International, Inc.
    Inventors: Lane Hobenshield, Steven Michael Casey
  • Joystick with indents
    Patent number: D645046
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Bucyrus International, Inc.
    Inventors: Lane Colin Hobenshield, Wayne G. Chmiel, Steven Michael Casey