Patents by Inventor Brian Thomas Rimmey

Brian Thomas Rimmey 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).

  • Publication number: 20200141094
    Abstract: A cutting tool assembly is disclosed. The cutting tool assembly may have an adapter board, which may have at least one bore, extending from a proximal end to a distal end. The assembly may also have a cutting tool, having an elongated tool body. At least a portion of the tool body may be disposed within the bore. The tool body may have an annular channel on the tool body adjacent the distal end of the bore. The assembly may have a spring clip, having a generally hollow cylindrical sleeve, circumscribing at least a portion of the tool body within the bore. The spring clip may also have a flange attached to and extending radially outward from the sleeve. The spring clip may also have a circumferential rib extending radially inward from the sleeve. The circumferential rib may be configured to engage with the annular channel within the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: David B. PARZYNSKI, JR., Thomas M. CONGDON, Brian Thomas RIMMEY
  • Patent number: 10106960
    Abstract: A lock assembly includes a compressible base. The compressible base includes a front face and a back face. The front face and the back face may each have a noncircular shape. The lock assembly includes a rigid latch member extending from the front face of the compressible base. The latch member includes a ramp extending away from the front face. The ramp may have a low end and an elevated end, the elevated end extending further away from the front face than the low end. The latch member includes a tool engaging feature extending into the ramp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford Otto Jeske, Brian Thomas Rimmey, Nathan Bjerke
  • Publication number: 20170145665
    Abstract: A lock assembly includes a compressible base. The compressible base includes a front face and a back face. The front face and the back face may each have a noncircular shape. The lock assembly includes a rigid latch member extending from the front face of the compressible base. The latch member includes a ramp extending away from the front face. The ramp may have a low end and an elevated end, the elevated end extending further away from the front face than the low end. The latch member includes a tool engaging feature extending into the ramp.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Clifford Otto Jeske, Brian Thomas Rimmey, Nathan Bjerke
  • Patent number: 9175457
    Abstract: Disclosed are various exemplary embodiments of a lock for a ground engaging tool. The lock may include a head portion having a tool interface configured to receive a tool for applying torque about a lock rotation axis and a C-shaped portion extending from the head portion and defining a lock slot for receiving a portion of a support member to be locked with the ground engaging tool. The C-shaped portion may include an outer surface configured to be rotatably received in an inner surface of a retainer bushing. The head portion may include a wall extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the lock rotation axis. The wall may include a first surface from which the tool interface extends, a second surface, opposite the first surface, from which the C-shaped portion extends, and a through-hole having a first end opening out to the tool interface and a second end opening out to the lock slot defined by the C-shaped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Brian Thomas Rimmey
  • Publication number: 20140259806
    Abstract: Disclosed are various exemplary embodiments of a lock for a ground engaging tool. The lock may include a head portion having a tool interface configured to receive a tool for applying torque about a lock rotation axis and a C-shaped portion extending from the head portion and defining a lock slot for receiving a portion of a support member to be locked with the ground engaging tool. The C-shaped portion may include an outer surface configured to be rotatably received in an inner surface of a retainer bushing. The head portion may include a wall extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to the lock rotation axis. The wall may include a first surface from which the tool interface extends, a second surface, opposite the first surface, from which the C-shaped portion extends, and a through-hole having a first end opening out to the tool interface and a second end opening out to the lock slot defined by the C-shaped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventor: Brian Thomas Rimmey