Patents by Inventor Bodie Delane Cooper

Bodie Delane Cooper 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).

  • Wear member for excavating equipment
    Patent number: 8191291
    Abstract: A wear member for attachment along the digging edge of excavating equipment that includes ridges formed along its front working end. As the front end wears away, the tips of the ridges along the front of the wear member project forward to define a serrated penetrating edge. A serrated front edge is able to more easily cut into and through the ground. The ridges may be arranged in a generally axial direction along the front working end to present a reduced surface area to contact the ground for easier penetration. The ridges provide the front working end with sufficient rigidity and strength without unduly enlarging the surface area of the penetrating edge that initiates contact with the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Esco Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Vanderpoorten, Bodie Delane Cooper
  • Wear Member For Excavating Equipment
    Publication number: 20100170121
    Abstract: A wear member for attachment along the digging edge of excavating equipment that includes ridges formed along its front working end. As the front end wears away, the tips of the ridges along the front of the wear member project forward to define a serrated penetrating edge. A serrated front edge is able to more easily cut into and through the ground. The ridges may be arranged in a generally axial direction along the front working end to present a reduced surface area to contact the ground for easier penetration. The ridges provide the front working end with sufficient rigidity and strength without unduly enlarging the surface area of the penetrating edge that initiates contact with the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: ESCO Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Vanderpoorten, Bodie Delane Cooper