Patents by Inventor Colin Swan GARNETT

Colin Swan GARNETT 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).

  • Pitch adjustment assembly for machine-mounted tool
    Patent number: 10087600
    Abstract: An assembly for use in adjusting a pitch of a tool relative to a machine may have a link with a first end connectable to the tool and a second end connectable to the machine. The assembly may also have a bushing configured to engage a slot in at least one of the machine and the tool. An offset bore may be formed in the bushing. The assembly may also have a pin passing through the offset bore of the bushing and the link. The bushing may be reconfigurable between a plurality of discrete positions within the slot to incrementally adjust the pitch of the tool relative to the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Wilson Hoyt, Benjamin Thomas Nelson, Colin Swan Garnett
  • PITCH ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLY FOR MACHINE-MOUNTED TOOL
    Publication number: 20170260715
    Abstract: An assembly is disclosed for use in adjusting a pitch of a tool relative to a machine. The assembly may have a link with a first end connectable to the tool and a second end connectable to the machine. The assembly may also have a bushing configured to engage a slot in at least one of the machine and the tool. An offset bore may be formed in the bushing. The assembly may also have a pin passing through the offset bore of the bushing and the link. The bushing may be reconfigurable between a plurality of discrete positions within the slot to incrementally adjust the pitch of the tool relative to the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2016
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Wilson HOYT, Benjamin Thomas NELSON, Colin Swan GARNETT