Patents by Inventor Danette E. Hadfield

Danette E. Hadfield 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).

  • Patent number: 7819638
    Abstract: A mounting system is provided for supporting a weight of a compressor in a mobile application. The compressor may include a top end and a bottom end. The mounting system may include a housing having a top plate and a bottom plate, the top plate being disposed a distance above the bottom plate. A mounting bracket may be connected to the top plate and the bottom plate. An isolation assembly may be disposed on the mounting bracket and may be configured to connect to the compressor at a connecting location below the top end and above a location at or adjacent to the bottom end of the compressor. The isolation assembly is configured to support the weight of the compressor at the connecting location without the compressor being supported adjacent to its bottom end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Grimm, Ryan Patrick McEnaney, Danette E. Hadfield
  • Patent number: 7748224
    Abstract: A temperature sensing assembly for monitoring a temperature of a pipe in a system. The temperature sensing assembly includes an insulator body having a first end, a second end, an outer surface, and an inner surface. The outer and inner surfaces extend between the first and second ends. The inner surface is configured to receive a portion of the pipe. A temperature sensor is disposed adjacent the inner surface and is configured to directly contact the pipe when the pipe is received by the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Grimm, Ryan Patrick McEnaney, Danette E. Hadfield, Aaron F. Clay, Ronald R. Gustin