Patents by Inventor Derek D. Larimore

Derek D. Larimore 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).

  • FATIGUE LIFE OPTIMIZED MODULAR BUCKET ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20250092635
    Abstract: A fatigue life optimized modular bucket assembly for a work machine and a method of manufacturing thereof are disclosed. The bucket assembly includes a bucket core having a pair of side sections, a continuous wrapper, a supporting element, and a receptacle; and an extension module having a pair of side bars, a guard module, an edge module, and, optionally, a set of extension plates. The method includes prebuilding the bucket core, receiving an order, providing parts for the extension module, and assembling the bucket core and the extension module parts. The bucket assembly may include universal and customizable components without exhibiting reduction to fatigue life commonly associated with weld seams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Gopalakrishnan KANNIAPPAN, David WORTH, Nicholas John FAYVILLE, Derek D. LARIMORE
  • Fatigue life optimized modular bucket assembly
    Patent number: 12163307
    Abstract: A fatigue life optimized modular bucket assembly for a work machine and a method of manufacturing thereof are disclosed. The bucket assembly includes a bucket core having a pair of side sections, a continuous wrapper, a supporting element, and a receptacle; and an extension module having a pair of side bars, a guard module, an edge module, and, optionally, a set of extension plates. The method includes prebuilding the bucket core, receiving an order, providing parts for the extension module, and assembling the bucket core and the extension module parts. The bucket assembly may include universal and customizable components without exhibiting reduction to fatigue life commonly associated with weld seams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Gopalakrishnan Kanniappan, David Worth, Nicholas John Fayville, Derek D. Larimore
  • FATIGUE LIFE OPTIMIZED MODULAR BUCKET ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20220403616
    Abstract: A fatigue life optimized modular bucket assembly for a work machine and a method of manufacturing thereof are disclosed. The bucket assembly includes a bucket core having a pair of side sections, a continuous wrapper, a supporting element, and a receptacle; and an extension module having a pair of side bars, a guard module, an edge module, and, optionally, a set of extension plates. The method includes prebuilding the bucket core, receiving an order, providing parts for the extension module, and assembling the bucket core and the extension module parts. The bucket assembly may include universal and customizable components without exhibiting reduction to fatigue life commonly associated with weld seams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Gopalakrishnan Kanniappan, David Worth, Nicholas John Fayville, Derek D. Larimore