Patents by Inventor Brent Ryan Frazier
Brent Ryan Frazier 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).
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Patent number: 8998303Abstract: The cab for a mobile machine includes a seat for an operator, and a rollover protective structure (ROPS). The ROPS being positioned on either side of a first vertical plane centrally located on the seat and extending along a length of the cab. The ROPS may include a C-post positioned behind the seat, and a B-post positioned in front of the seat. The C-post may include a first portion extending upwards and angled towards the seat. The first portion may extend from a first end proximate a bottom rear corner of the cab to a second end proximate the first vertical axis. The ROPS may also include a second portion extending upwards from the second end to a third end proximate a roof of the cab. The ROPS may further include a third portion extending in a direction away from the seat from the third end to a fourth end proximate a top rear corner of the cab.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2015Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Matthew J Gielda, Christian D. Ritchie, Brent Ryan Frazier, Justin Michael Malohn, Brad Robert Van De Veer
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Patent number: 8926003Abstract: A cab of a mobile machine may include a seat for an operator. The cab may also include a first vertical plane centrally located on the seat and extending along a length of the cab. The cab may further include a rollover protective structure (ROPS). The ROPS may include a first component and a second component positioned on either side of the first vertical plane. At least one of the first component and the second component may include a single tube shaped to form a C-post positioned behind the seat, a B-post positioned in front of the seat, and a header connecting the C-post and the B-post. The C-post and the B-post may each include support structures that extend from a floor of the cab to a roof of the cab. The header may extend along a length of the cab.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Gielda, Christian D. Ritchie, Brent Ryan Frazier, Justin Michael Malohn
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Patent number: 8851555Abstract: The cab of a mobile machine may include a first vertical plane centrally positioned along a width of the cab and extending along a length of the cab. The cab may also include a frame with an integrated rollover protective structure. The frame may include an A-post, a B-post, and a C-post arranged along a side of the cab and extending along a height direction of the cab. An elongated portion of the A-post may be inclined from a vertical axis of the cab to make an acute angle with the first vertical plane and an acute angle with a second vertical plane orthogonal to the first vertical plane. And, an elongated portion of the B-post may be inclined from the vertical axis to make an acute angle with the first vertical plane and an acute angle with the second vertical plane.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Mathew J Gielda, Christian D. Ritchie, Justin Michael Malohn, Brent Ryan Frazier
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Publication number: 20140225397Abstract: The cab for a mobile machine includes a seat for an operator, and a rollover protective structure (ROPS). The ROPS being positioned on either side of a first vertical plane centrally located on the seat and extending along a length of the cab. The ROPS may include a C-post positioned behind the seat, and a B-post positioned in front of the seat. The C-post may include a first portion extending upwards and angled towards the seat. The first portion may extend from a first end proximate a bottom rear corner of the cab to a second end proximate the first vertical axis. The ROPS may also include a second portion extending upwards from the second end to a third end proximate a roof of the cab. The ROPS may further include a third portion extending in a direction away from the seat from the third end to a fourth end proximate a top rear corner of the cab.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2014Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Gielda, Christian D. Ritchie, Brent Ryan Frazier, Justin Michael Malohn, Brad Robert Van De Veer
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Publication number: 20140217778Abstract: A cab of a mobile machine may include a seat for an operator. The cab may also include a first vertical plane centrally located on the seat and extending along a length of the cab. The cab may further include a rollover protective structure (ROPS). The ROPS may include a first component and a second component positioned on either side of the first vertical plane. At least one of the first component and the second component may include a single tube shaped to form a C-post positioned behind the seat, a B-post positioned in front of the seat, and a header connecting the C-post and the B-post. The C-post and the B-post may each include support structures that extend from a floor of the cab to a roof of the cab. The header may extend along a length of the cab.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Gielda, Christian D. Ritchie, Brent Ryan Frazier, Justin Michael Malohn
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Publication number: 20140217779Abstract: The cab of a mobile machine may include a first vertical plane centrally positioned along a width of the cab and extending along a length of the cab. The cab may also include a frame with an integrated rollover protective structure. The frame may include an A-post, a B-post, and a C-post arranged along a side of the cab and extending along a height direction of the cab. An elongated portion of the A-post may he inclined from a vertical axis of the cab to make an acute angle with the first vertical plane and an acute angle with a second vertical plane orthogonal to the first vertical plane. And, an elongated portion of the B-post may be inclined from the vertical axis to make an acute angle with the first vertical plane and an acute angle with the second vertical plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2013Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Gielda, Christian D. Ritchie, Justin Michael Malohn, Brent Ryan Frazier
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Patent number: 8746395Abstract: An operator interface for advanced transmission control of a vehicle is disclosed. The operator interface may include a hand operated joystick mounted on a vehicle and a roller mounted on the joystick, the roller having at least two detents for providing at least four distinct states of speed control, the at least four distinct states including one or more increasing states and one or more decreasing states. In another embodiment, the roller of the operator interface may include at least one detent for providing at least three distinct states of speed control, the at least three distinct states including at least one increasing state, at least one decreasing state, and at least one other speed state provided in one of either an increasing state or a decreasing state.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: June 10, 2014Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Brent Ryan Frazier, David Allen Ober, Bryan Everett Copeland, Todd Bartholomew Smith, Shane C. McBride
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Patent number: 8702154Abstract: The cab for a mobile machine includes a seat for an operator, and a rollover protective structure (ROPS). The ROPS being positioned on either side of a first vertical plane centrally located on the seat and extending along a length of the cab. The ROPS may include a C-post positioned behind the seat, and a B-post positioned in front of the seat. The C-post may include a first portion extending upwards and angled towards the seat. The first portion may extend from a first end proximate a bottom rear corner of the cab to a second end proximate the first vertical axis. The ROPS may also include a second portion extending upwards from the second end to a third end proximate a roof of the cab. The ROPS may further include a third portion extending in a direction away from the seat from the third end to a fourth end proximate a top rear corner of the cab.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2013Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Matthew J. Gielda, Christian D. Ritchie, Brent Ryan Frazier, Justin Michael Malohn, Brad Robert Van De Veer
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Publication number: 20130306395Abstract: An operator interface for advanced transmission control of a vehicle is disclosed. The operator interface may include a hand operated joystick mounted on a vehicle and a roller mounted on the joystick, the roller having at least two detents for providing at least four distinct states of speed control, the at least four distinct states including one or more increasing states and one or more decreasing states. In another embodiment, the roller of the operator interface may include at least one detent for providing at least three distinct states of speed control, the at least three distinct states including at least one increasing state, at least one decreasing state, and at least one other speed state provided in one of either an increasing state or a decreasing state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2012Publication date: November 21, 2013Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.Inventors: Brent Ryan Frazier, David Allen Ober, Bryan Everett Copeland, Todd Bartholomew Smith, Shane C. McBride