Patents by Inventor Daryl Halvorsen

Daryl Halvorsen 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).

  • Cleaner module for a compacting machine and an associated method of operating a compacting machine
    Patent number: 6217255
    Abstract: A cleaner module adapted for use on a compacting machine having (i) a compaction wheel and (ii) a pair of compaction tips secured to a peripheral surface of the compaction wheel such that the pair of compaction tips are spaced apart from each other so as to define a wheel space interposed therebetween is disclosed. The cleaner module includes a cleaner rod having a cleaning end. The cleaner module also includes a first bearing member which supports the cleaner rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Harvey Knell, Daryl Halvorsen, Gary Ohlrogge