Patents by Inventor David A. Gleissner

David A. Gleissner 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).

  • Inverter location and orientation within a mobile machine
    Patent number: 11821173
    Abstract: A mobile machine includes front and rear ends, a frame, rotatably supported ground engaging mechanisms, and an electrical drive system. The electrical drive system includes a source of electrical energy, an inverter, at least one electric motor operatively coupled to rotate at least one of the ground engaging mechanisms, a plurality of first electric cables electrically coupling the source of electrical energy to the inverter, and a plurality of second electric cables electrically coupling the inverter to the electric motor. The inverter is disposed in the mobile machine in a vertical orientation at the rear end of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Randy D. Stoecker, David A. Gleissner, Lance M. Cowper, Kurt D. Smeltzer
  • Inverter Location and Orientation Within a Mobile Machine
    Publication number: 20210087789
    Abstract: A mobile machine includes front and rear ends, a frame, rotatably supported ground engaging mechanisms, and an electrical drive system. The electrical drive system includes a source of electrical energy, an inverter, at least one electric motor operatively coupled to rotate at least one of the ground engaging mechanisms, a plurality of first electric cables electrically coupling the source of electrical energy to the inverter, and a plurality of second electric cables electrically coupling the inverter to the electric motor. The inverter is disposed in the mobile machine in a vertical orientation at the rear end of the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Randy D. Stoecker, David A. Gleissner, Lance M. Cowper, Kurt D. Smeltzer
  • Coil and stator assembly of a rotary electric machine
    Patent number: 10110080
    Abstract: A coil for a rotary electric machine includes a plurality of electrically conductive wires defining a group of wires wrapped to define a plurality of turns. The coil further includes a pair of major sections and a compound outer surface along the pair of major sections. The compound outer surface has a first leg section and a second leg section with the first leg section and the second leg section at an angle to each other. A bonding material is positioned along portions of the pair of major sections to define the compound outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Rodwan T. Adra, David A. Gleissner, Frederick Glueck, Jeffrey T. Michielutti, Ralph E. Boirum
  • Coil and Stator Assembly of a Rotary Electric Machine
    Publication number: 20170155295
    Abstract: A coil for a rotary electric machine includes a plurality of electrically conductive wires defining a group of wires wrapped to define a plurality of turns. The coil further includes a pair of major sections and a compound outer surface along the pair of major sections. The compound outer surface has a first leg section and a second leg section with the first leg section and the second leg section at an angle to each other. A bonding material is positioned along portions of the pair of major sections to define the compound outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2015
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Rodwan T. Adra, David A. Gleissner, Frederick Glueck, Jeffrey T. Michielutti, Ralph E. Boirum