Patents by Inventor Dave Michael Thaler

Dave Michael Thaler 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).

  • Exhaust treatment device having submerged connecting flanges
    Patent number: 7501005
    Abstract: An exhaust treatment device is provided for a power system. The exhaust treatment device has an inlet module, a filter module, an outlet module, and a clamping element. The filter has a housing with at least one submerged flange. At least one of the inlet and the outlet modules also have at least one submerged flange. The clamping element is configured to engage the at least one submerged flange of the filter module and the at least one submerged flange of the at least one of the inlet and the outlet modules to connect the filter module to the at least one of the inlet and outlet modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Dave Michael Thaler
  • Particulate trap with selective blocking element
    Patent number: 7332016
    Abstract: A particulate trap has a housing with an inlet and an outlet. The particulate trap also has a plurality of fluidly isolated filters stacked within the housing, between the inlet and the outlet. The stacked plurality of filters have a stack direction and a transverse direction and the flow of exhaust is directed through the plurality of filters in the transverse direction. The particulate trap further has an actuator with a blocking portion configured for linear movement to selectively block exhaust flow through each of the plurality of filters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joanna Louise Costura, Matthew E. Williams, Matthew T. Kiser, Cornelius N. Opris, J. Josh Driscoll, Dave Michael Thaler, Robert L. Meyer
  • Particulate trap filter element
    Patent number: 7291197
    Abstract: A filter element has a filter media and at least one base member. The filter element further has a ceramic paste connecting the filter media to the at least one base member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joanna Louise Costura, Matthew E. Williams, Matthew T. Kiser, Cornelius N. Opris, Dave Michael Thaler, Amy Fluharty