Patents by Inventor Avert Glen Vannette

Avert Glen Vannette 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).

  • WHEEL END WITH INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20120233992
    Abstract: A wheel end assembly comprises a wheel hub support housing and a wheel hub drive assembly rotatably connected to the wheel hub support housing. The wheel end assembly also includes a hydraulic motor operatively coupled to the wheel hub drive assembly, the hydraulic motor being disposed to deliver a torque to the wheel hub drive assembly. The wheel end assembly further includes a pump, fluidly coupled to the wheel hub drive assembly and the hydraulic motor, the pump being disposed to provide a flow of hydraulic fluid to the wheel hub drive assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Norval Paul Thomson, Steven Alan Daniel, Daniel Peter Sergison, Avert Glen Vannette
  • Wheel end with integrated motor assembly
    Patent number: 8215430
    Abstract: A wheel end assembly comprises a wheel hub support housing and a wheel hub drive assembly rotatably connected to the wheel hub support housing. The wheel end assembly also includes a hydraulic motor operatively coupled to the wheel hub drive assembly, the hydraulic motor being disposed to deliver a torque to the wheel hub drive assembly. The wheel end assembly further includes a pump, fluidly coupled to the wheel hub drive assembly and the hydraulic motor, the pump being disposed to provide a flow of hydraulic fluid to the wheel hub drive assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Norval Paul Thomson, Steven Alan Daniel, Daniel Peter Sergison, Avert Glen Vannette
  • Cooling system packaging arrangement for a machine
    Patent number: 7836967
    Abstract: A radiator of a cooling system is disposed within an engine compartment, between a rear mounted engine and a cab on a wheeled machine. The remaining components within the engine compartment are arranged such that they are lower in height than the radiator, the engine compartment enclosure generally angling down from the cab rearward. The enclosure includes an air intake that opens into a gap between the enclosure and cab. A fan disposed rearward the radiator may pull cooling air through the air intake and past the radiator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventors: Steven A. Daniel, Avert Glen Vannette, Daniel Peter Sergison, Norval P. Thomson
  • Cooling system packaging arrangement for a machine
    Publication number: 20100018732
    Abstract: A radiator of a cooling system is disposed within an engine compartment, between a rear mounted engine and a cab on a wheeled machine. The remaining components within the engine compartment are arranged such that they are lower in height than the radiator, the engine compartment enclosure generally angling down from the cab rearward. The enclosure includes an air intake that opens into a gap between the enclosure and cab. A fan disposed rearward the radiator may pull cooling air through the air intake and past the radiator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Steven A. Daniel, Avert Glen Vannette, Daniel Peter Sergison, Norval P. Thomson
  • Wheel end with integrated motor assembly
    Publication number: 20090272596
    Abstract: A wheel end assembly comprises a wheel hub support housing and a wheel hub drive assembly rotatably connected to the wheel hub support housing. The wheel end assembly also includes a hydraulic motor operatively coupled to the wheel hub drive assembly, the hydraulic motor being disposed to deliver a torque to the wheel hub drive assembly. The wheel end assembly further includes a pump, fluidly coupled to the wheel hub drive assembly and the hydraulic motor, the pump being disposed to provide a flow of hydraulic fluid to the wheel hub drive assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Norval Paul Thomson, Steven Alan Daniel, Daniel Peter Sergison, Avert Glen Vannette