Patents by Inventor Vincent John Neyens

Vincent John Neyens 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).

  • Method and apparatus for tracking a life cycle of turbocharger
    Patent number: 11705676
    Abstract: A plug configured to be at least partially inserted into a central housing of a turbocharger. The plug includes a body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a threaded portion extending from the second end to a location on the body between the first end and the second end. The plug further includes a heat sink coupled to the second end, and a microchip mounted to a substrate that is coupled to the heat sink, the microchip configured to store information related to the turbocharger, wherein the microchip is at least partially submerged in coolant in the central housing when the plug is inserted into the central housing of the turbocharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Hogan, Thomas Jeffrey Crowell, Jon Ashley Johnson, Anurag Menon Kunnath, Martin A. Lehman, Marian Elizabeth L. Neal, Vincent John Neyens, Joseph Brock Oelze, Tryg Carl Tow, Ross Wetzel
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING A LIFE CYCLE OF TURBOCHARGER
    Publication number: 20220186659
    Abstract: A plug configured to be at least partially inserted into a central housing of a turbocharger. The plug includes a body having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a threaded portion extending from the second end to a location on the body between the first end and the second end. The plug further includes a heat sink coupled to the second end, and a microchip mounted to a substrate that is coupled to the heat sink, the microchip configured to store information related to the turbocharger, wherein the microchip is at least partially submerged in coolant in the central housing when the plug is inserted into the central housing of the turbocharger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Brian C. Hogan, Thomas Jeffrey Crowell, Jon Ashley Johnson, Anurag Menon Kunnath, Martin A. Lehman, Marian Elizabeth L. Neal, Vincent John Neyens, Joseph Brock Oelze, Tryg Carl Tow, Ross Wetzel
  • LIFECYCLE TRACKING FOR MACHINE COMPONENTS
    Publication number: 20180174114
    Abstract: A system for tracking components of a machine and a method for tracking the lifecycle of a component for a machine is provided. The system may have an electronic chip having a serial number, wherein the electronic chip is integrated within a component of the machine. The system may also have a communication module operatively connected to the electronic chip via a communication bus and a transmitter module operatively connected to the communication module. The communication module may read the serial number of the electronic chip and the transmitter module transmits the serial number to a central database, causing the central database to associate the serial number and the component to the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent John Neyens, Darren Oliver Gordon O'Reilly