Patents by Inventor Brad R. Van De Veer

Brad R. Van De Veer 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: 7347488
    Abstract: A vehicle cab includes a floor, a roof, a front support operably coupling the floor and the roof, and at least two side supports operably coupling the floor and the roof. The vehicle cab further includes a door operably coupled to one of the at least two side supports. The door extends from adjacent the floor toward the roof. The door includes a window extending in a substantially uninterrupted manner from a lower edge of the door toward an upper edge of the door. The front support is located along a centrally-located, longitudinal axis of the vehicle cab, such that when the door is in a closed position, the door extends along a line oriented at an angle oblique with respect the longitudinal axis of the vehicle cab between the front support and the side support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron R. Hayes, Daniel J. Whiting, Christopher D. Derham, Brad R. Van De Veer