Patents by Inventor David Michael Worth

David Michael Worth 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).

  • Publication number: 20240011249
    Abstract: A work implement for a construction machine includes a collection member, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a plate member coupled to the collection member, the first side wall, and the second side wall. The collection member, the first side wall, the second side wall, and the plate member together define a hollow space. Further, at least one of the first side wall, the second side wall, and the plate member define an opening that communicates with the hollow space. The work implement further includes a sensor mounting system including a cover, a plurality of mechanical fasteners adapted to couple the cover with the work implement, and a sensor mounted on the cover. Upon coupling of the cover with the first side wall, the sensor is partially received within the hollow space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Riley A. Albers, David Michael Worth
  • Patent number: 11079921
    Abstract: A method includes, with a processor executing computer-readable instructions stored within a memory device, displaying, on a display device and via at least one graphical user interface (GUI), a first interface element associated with a machine selection, receiving, via the first interface element, a first input comprising an indication of a machine, displaying, on the display device and via the at least one GUI, one or more second interface elements associated with tool parameters, receiving, via the second interface element, a second input comprising an indication of the tool parameters, determining, based at least in part on the machine and the tool parameters, one or more tools for use with the machine, and presenting, via the at least one GUI, a graphical representation of the one or more tools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: David Michael Worth, James B. Fairgrieve, Amit Kashyap, John P. Marek, Yihong Yang
  • Patent number: 10246848
    Abstract: A hinge attachment bracket for use with a work implement is provided. The bracket comprises a substantial I-beam configuration that includes a first flange, a second flange, a web that connects the first flange to the second flange and that defines a boss that defines a pin receiving bore that establishes a radial direction, a radial plane and a longitudinal axis. The first and second flanges may merge toward each other tangentially forming a first extension portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: David Michael Worth
  • Patent number: 9957689
    Abstract: A tilt bucket may include a front structure having an outer surface, the front structure including a base plate with a bottom surface. The tilt bucket may include a bottom edge and a curved wrapper extending between the base plate and the bottom edge. A ratio of a maximum distance between the curved wrapper and a first line extending from the bottom edge to the tangent point on the outer surface of the front structure, taken substantially perpendicularly from the first line, relative to a length of the first line, may be about 0.64 to 0.70.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Andrew Rochel, Julia Kay Nitti, David Michael Worth, Davida Ray Reang, Giedre Simanskaite
  • Publication number: 20170198456
    Abstract: A hinge attachment bracket for use with a work implement is provided. The bracket comprises a substantial I-beam configuration that includes a first flange, a second flange, a web that connects the first flange to the second flang and that defines a boss that defines a pin receiving bore that establishes a radial direction, a radial plane and a longitudinal axis. The first and second flanges may merge toward each other tangentially forming a first extension portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: David Michael Worth
  • Publication number: 20170089030
    Abstract: A tilt bucket may include a front structure having an outer surface, the front structure including a base plate with a bottom surface. The tilt bucket may include a bottom edge and a curved wrapper extending between the base plate and the bottom edge. A ratio of a maximum distance between the curved wrapper and a first line extending from the bottom edge to the tangent point on the outer surface of the front structure, taken substantially perpendicularly from the first line, relative to a length of the first line, may be about 0.64 to 0.70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Ryan Andrew Rochel, Julia Kay Nitti, David Michael Worth, Davida Ray Reang, Giedre Simanskaite