Patents by Inventor Douglas C. Serrurier

Douglas C. Serrurier 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: 20200157776
    Abstract: An adapter cover includes a shell body including an exterior surface, an interior surface, and defining a vertical direction, a horizontal direction, and a vertical plane, a front face portion defining a thru-hole, a top leg extending horizontally from the front face portion and defining an adapter key receiving recess on the interior surface and a top leg side portion defining a concave arcuate portion extending rearward from the front face portion, a convex arcuate portion extending horizontally from the concave arcuate portion, terminating in a vertical rear surface, and a bottom leg extending horizontally from the front face portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric T. Sinn, Douglas C. Serrurier, Rammagy Yoeu
  • Publication number: 20200157778
    Abstract: A load sharing block includes a body including a flat outer surface defining a first end and a second end, a first arcuate outer portion extending from the first end of the flat outer surface, and a second arcuate outer portion extending from the second end of the flat outer surface. The first arcuate outer portion terminates at a first free end and includes a first elliptical outer surface extending from the first free end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric T. Sinn, Douglas C. Serrurier, Rammagy Yoeu
  • Publication number: 20200157779
    Abstract: An adapter includes a first leg, a second leg, and a throat portion that define a slot defining a direction of assembly onto a work implement assembly, a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the direction of assembly, and a vertical direction that is perpendicular to the direction of assembly and the lateral direction. The throat portion further includes a first throat side surface disposed along the lateral direction and a second throat side surface disposed on the opposite side of the throat portion along the lateral direction. The first throat side surface defines a first adapter cover receiving recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Eric T. Sinn, Douglas C. Serrurier, Rammagy Yoeu
  • Publication number: 20190242095
    Abstract: A shroud configured to be attached to a work implement comprises a ground engaging surface with a convex acruate portion, a first concave arcuate portion on one side of the convex arcuate portion, and a second concave arcuate portion on the other side of the convex arcuate portion, or an upper outside loading surface extending from the ground engaging surface including a first concave arcuate loading portion, a first convex arcuate loading portion, and a second convex arcuate loading portion, or a slot the defines a front clearance face with a first rearward facing pad therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas C. Serrurier
  • Patent number: 10323390
    Abstract: A tip adapter comprises a side throat surface with a variable blend defining a radius of curvature ranging from 200 mm to 270 mm, or a lower nose surface that includes a first planar portion and a second planar portion defining a lower obtuse angle therebetween, or a top throat surface with a top arcuate portion defining a radius of curvature ranging from 100 mm to 300 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas C. Serrurier, David Worth
  • Patent number: 10323391
    Abstract: A shroud configured to be attached to a work implement comprises a ground engaging surface with a convex arcuate portion, a first concave arcuate portion on one side of the convex arcuate portion, and a second concave arcuate portion on the other side of the convex arcuate portion, or an upper outside loading surface extending from the ground engaging surface including a first concave arcuate loading portion, a first convex arcuate loading portion, and a second convex arcuate loading portion, or a slot the defines a front clearance face with a first rearward facing pad therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas C. Serrurier
  • Patent number: 10294638
    Abstract: A tip defining a cavity for being attached to a work implement comprises a body that defines a cavity with a cavity upper flat portion length ranging from 5 mm to 20 mm, or a cavity side transition surface configured to avoid interference with a tip adapter, or a cavity first lower planar surface that forms an oblique angle with the cavity second lower planar surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas C. Serrurier, David Worth
  • Patent number: 10264721
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes: a chassis; a hitch connected to the chassis; and a harrow carried by the chassis. The harrow includes: a tine frame having at least one clamp tab; and at least one tine clamped to the tine frame by the at least one clamp tab, the at least one tine including a clamped portion with a pair of opposite ends and a pair of vertically descending teeth, each of the vertically descending teeth being connected to a respective end of the clamped portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Douglas C. Serrurier
  • Publication number: 20190063043
    Abstract: A tip adapter comprises a side throat surface with a variable blend defining a radius of curvature ranging from 200 mm to 270 mm, or a lower nose surface that includes a first planar portion and a second planar portion defining a lower obtuse angle therebetween, or a top throat surface with a top arcuate portion defining a radius of curvature ranging from 100 mm to 300 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas C. Serrurier, David Worth
  • Publication number: 20190063045
    Abstract: A shroud configured to be attached to a work implement comprises a ground engaging surface with a convex arcuate portion, a first concave arcuate portion on one side of the convex arcuate portion, and a second concave arcuate portion on the other side of the convex arcuate portion, or an upper outside loading surface extending from the ground engaging surface including a first concave arcuate loading portion, a first convex arcuate loading portion, and a second convex arcuate loading portion, or a slot the defines a front clearance face with a first rearward facing pad therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas C. Serrurier
  • Publication number: 20190063044
    Abstract: A tip defining a cavity for being attached to a work implement comprises a body that defines a cavity with a cavity upper flat portion length ranging from 5 mm to 20 mm, or a cavity side transition surface configured to avoid interference with a tip adapter, or a cavity first lower planar surface that forms an oblique angle with the cavity second lower planar surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas C. Serrurier, David Worth
  • Publication number: 20180192570
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes: a chassis; a hitch connected to the chassis; and a harrow carried by the chassis. The harrow includes: a tine frame having at least one clamp tab; and at least one tine clamped to the tine frame by the at least one clamp tab, the at least one tine including a clamped portion with a pair of opposite ends and a pair of vertically descending teeth, each of the vertically descending teeth being connected to a respective end of the clamped portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Douglas C. Serrurier