Patents by Inventor David Stanley Austin

David Stanley Austin 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).

  • Machine and walking assembly for machine
    Patent number: 11390342
    Abstract: A walking assembly for a machine includes a walking shoe and a driving assembly including a walking frame, a driving member, and a linkage member pivotally coupled to the driving member and the walking shoe. The walking assembly also includes a sliding assembly coupled to the walking shoe and the walking frame. The sliding assembly includes a support structure adapted to be received within the walking shoe and sliding assembly plate member mounted on the support structure. The sliding assembly further includes a pair of roller chains adapted to roll on a contact surface of the plate member. The sliding assembly includes a sliding shoe adapted to be coupled with the walking frame that is in rolling contact with the pair of roller chains. The sliding assembly also includes a guiding assembly to retain the sliding shoe in rolling contact with the pair of roller chains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Global Mining LLC
    Inventor: David Stanley Austin
  • MACHINE AND WALKING ASSEMBLY FOR MACHINE
    Publication number: 20210387686
    Abstract: A walking assembly for a machine includes a walking shoe and a driving assembly including a walking frame, a driving member, and a linkage member pivotally coupled to the driving member and the walking shoe. The walking assembly also includes a sliding assembly coupled to the walking shoe and the walking frame. The sliding assembly includes a support structure adapted to be received within the walking shoe and sliding assembly plate member mounted on the support structure. The sliding assembly further includes a pair of roller chains adapted to roll on a contact surface of the plate member. The sliding assembly includes a sliding shoe adapted to be coupled with the walking frame that is in rolling contact with the pair of roller chains. The sliding assembly also includes a guiding assembly to retain the sliding shoe in rolling contact with the pair of roller chains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Global Mining LLC
    Inventor: David Stanley Austin