Patents by Inventor Don Wesley Bomstad

Don Wesley Bomstad 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).

  • Hydraulic fitting for bulkhead mounting with key shaped cross section
    Patent number: 9096990
    Abstract: A hydraulic fitting is used to fluidly connect hydraulic hoses on opposite sides of a bulkhead of a machine. The bulkhead is clamped between a flange of the hydraulic fitting and a nut. One set of threads of the hydraulic fitting is split by a flat surface to create a cross section with a key shape that is received in only one orientation through a matched key shaped mounting bore in the bulkhead. The key shape interaction prevents the hydraulic fitting from rotating when installed in the bulkhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Paul Sayre, Don Wesley Bomstad
  • Hydraulic Fitting For Bulkhead Mounting With Key Shaped Cross Section
    Publication number: 20130153063
    Abstract: A hydraulic fitting is used to fluidly connect hydraulic hoses on opposite sides of a bulkhead of a machine. The bulkhead is clamped between a flange of the hydraulic fitting and a nut. One set of threads of the hydraulic fitting is split by a flat surface to create a cross section with a key shape that is received in only one orientation through a matched key shaped mounting bore in the bulkhead. The key shape interaction prevents the hydraulic fitting from rotating when installed in the bulkhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Paul Sayre, Don Wesley Bomstad