Patents by Inventor Craig Mitchell Berger

Craig Mitchell Berger 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).

  • Cylinder head including a stress slot with filler
    Patent number: 7677218
    Abstract: A seal for an engine is disclosed. The seal may include a cylinder head gasket. The seal may also include a cylinder head having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the cylinder head attached to the cylinder head gasket. The seal may also include a plurality of adjacent openings extending through the cylinder head, from the top to the bottom surface. The seal may further include one or more elongated slots in the bottom surface of the cylinder head, the one or more slots being located between at least two of the adjacent openings and extending between the openings. The seal may also include filler material filling each of the elongated slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Craig Mitchell Berger
  • Cylinder head including a stress slot with filler
    Publication number: 20090033035
    Abstract: A seal for an engine is disclosed. The seal may include a cylinder head gasket. The seal may also include a cylinder head having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the cylinder head attached to the cylinder head gasket. The seal may also include a plurality of adjacent openings extending through the cylinder head, from the top to the bottom surface. The seal may further include one or more elongated slots in the bottom surface of the cylinder head, the one or more slots being located between at least two of the adjacent openings and extending between the openings. The seal may also include filler material filling each of the elongated slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventor: Craig Mitchell Berger