Patents by Inventor Benjamin Isaac Jones, JR.

Benjamin Isaac Jones, JR. 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).

  • Track pad geometry for soft surfaces
    Patent number: 10745070
    Abstract: A track chain member comprises a shoe member defining a track chain traveling direction and a lateral direction perpendicular to the track chain traveling direction, the shoe member further defining a first lateral end, a second lateral end, and a ground engaging surface spanning from the first lateral end to the second lateral end; wherein the shoe member further defines a main central void disposed on the ground engaging surface that is centered along the lateral direction of the shoe member with respect to the first and the second lateral ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Isaac Jones, Jr.
  • TRACK PAD GEOMETRY FOR SOFT SURFACES
    Publication number: 20190283818
    Abstract: A track chain member comprises a shoe member defining a track chain traveling direction and a lateral direction perpendicular to the track chain traveling direction, the shoe member further defining a first lateral end, a second lateral end, and a ground engaging surface spanning from the first lateral end to the second lateral end; wherein the shoe member further defines a main central void disposed on the ground engaging surface that is centered along the lateral direction of the shoe member with respect to the first and the second lateral ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Isaac Jones, JR.