Patents by Inventor Chad Michael Slater

Chad Michael Slater 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).

  • ENGINE
    Publication number: 20190264635
    Abstract: An engine is described having a crankcase, a liner and a head assembly. The crankcase is split along a plane defining a two part crankcase, where fluid passages are passing through only one of the crankcase portions, so as to not require crossing the split line. A connecting rod also includes a tapered end, and the piston has a complementary carrier receiving the connecting rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Allen Oltmans, Brian J. Hitt, David Andrew Galsworthy, Chad Michael Slater, Daniel Joseph Nugteren, George Jay McKoskey, Gordon Raymond Nelson
  • Engine
    Patent number: 10294889
    Abstract: An engine is described having a crankcase, a liner and a head assembly. The crankcase is split along a plane defining a two part crankcase, where fluid passages are passing through only one of the crankcase portions, so as to not require crossing the split line. A connecting rod also includes a tapered end, and the piston has a complementary carrier receiving the connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Allen Oltmans, Brian J. Hitt, David Andrew Galsworthy, Chad Michael Slater, Daniel Joseph Nugteren, George Jay McKoskey, Gordon Raymond Nelson
  • Engine
    Patent number: 9719463
    Abstract: An engine is described having a crankcase, a liner and a head assembly. The crankcase is split along a plane defining a two part crankcase, where fluid passages are passing through only one of the crankcase portions, so as to not require crossing the split line. A connecting rod also includes a tapered end, and the piston has a complementary carrier receiving the connecting rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Allen Oltmans, Chad Michael Slater, Daniel Joseph Nugteren, George Jay McKoskey, Gordon Raymond Nelson, David Andrew Galsworthy, Blake Andrew Anderson
  • ENGINE
    Publication number: 20120073537
    Abstract: An engine is described having a crankcase, a liner and a head assembly. The crankcase is split along a plane defining a two part crankcase, where fluid passages are passing through only one of the crankcase portions, so as to not require crossing the split line. A connecting rod also includes a tapered end, and the piston has a complementary carrier receiving the connecting rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Allen Oltmans, Brian J. Hitt, David Andrew Galsworthy, Chad Michael Slater, Daniel Joseph Nugteren, George Jay McKoskey, Gordon Raymond Nelson
  • ENGINE
    Publication number: 20120073527
    Abstract: An engine is described having a crankcase, a liner and a head assembly. The crankcase is split along a plane defining a two part crankcase, where fluid passages are passing through only one of the crankcase portions, so as to not require crossing the split line. A connecting rod also includes a tapered end, and the piston has a complementary carrier receiving the connecting rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Bret Allen Oltmans, Chad Michael Slater, Daniel Joseph Nugteren, George Jay Mckoskey, Gordon Raymond Nelson, David Andrew Galsworthy, Blake Andrew Anderson