Patents by Inventor Adam J. Thomas

Adam J. Thomas 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: 11773563
    Abstract: A dipper handle includes a dipper tube, a dipper engagement member, and an intermediate member between the dipper tube and the dipper engagement member. The dipper tube has a substantially cylindrical outer surface and a contoured inner surface. The contoured inner surface results in multiple wall thicknesses for the dipper tube, including a first thickness proximate a first end and a second, larger thickness, proximate a second end. The second end is configured for coupling to the intermediate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Global Mining LLC
    Inventors: Adam J. Thomas, Michael W. Haws, Aruna Kinjarapu, Cristian Zaharia, Vladimir A. Korchagin
  • Publication number: 20230056316
    Abstract: A dipper handle includes a dipper tube, a dipper engagement member, and an intermediate member between the dipper tube and the dipper engagement member. The dipper tube has a substantially cylindrical outer surface and a contoured inner surface. The contoured inner surface results in multiple wall thicknesses for the dipper tube, including a first thickness proximate a first end and a second, larger thickness, proximate a second end. The second end is configured for coupling to the intermediate member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Publication date: February 23, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Global Mining LLC
    Inventors: Adam J. Thomas, Michael W. Haws, Aruna Kinjarapu, Cristian Zaharia, Vladimir A. Korchagin
  • Publication number: 20220217918
    Abstract: A horticultural plant growing assembly includes a pair of casings, each with a bottom and a side wall. Each side wall includes an upper edge configured to engage one another to define a cavity between the casings. The plant growing assembly further includes a light system, and a plurality of frame members that are connectable together to form a frame, with the light system being attachable to the frame. The plant growing assembly is configurable into a packaged configuration and an assembled configuration. In the packaged configuration, the frame members and the light system are contained within the cavity, and in the assembled configuration the frame members are connected together to form the frame with the light system attached to the frame. One of the casings includes a shelf adapted to support a plant with the light system disposed above the shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Dale W. Voelz, Adam J. Thomas
  • Patent number: 11304384
    Abstract: A horticultural plant growing assembly includes a pair of casings, each with a bottom and a side wall. Each side wall includes an upper edge configured to engage one another to define a cavity between the casings. The plant growing assembly further includes a light system, and a plurality of frame members that are connectable together to form a frame, with the light system being attachable to the frame. The plant growing assembly is configurable into a packaged configuration and an assembled configuration. In the packaged configuration, the frame members and the light system are contained within the cavity, and in the assembled configuration the frame members are connected together to form the frame with the light system attached to the frame. One of the casings includes a shelf adapted to support a plant with the light system disposed above the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Borroughs, LLC
    Inventors: Dale W. Voelz, Adam J. Thomas
  • Publication number: 20210000024
    Abstract: A horticultural plant growing assembly includes a pair of casings, each with a bottom and a side wall. Each side wall includes an upper edge configured to engage one another to define a cavity between the casings. The plant growing assembly further includes a light system, and a plurality of frame members that are connectable together to form a frame, with the light system being attachable to the frame. The plant growing assembly is configurable into a packaged configuration and an assembled configuration. In the packaged configuration, the frame members and the light system are contained within the cavity, and in the assembled configuration the frame members are connected together to form the frame with the light system attached to the frame. One of the casings includes a shelf adapted to support a plant with the light system disposed above the shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Dale W. Voelz, Adam J. Thomas