Patents by Inventor Eric Sinn
Eric Sinn 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).
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Patent number: 11788260Abstract: A ground engaging tip of a ground engaging tip assembly includes an adapter that attaches to the base edge and having a forwardly extending adapter nose, and a ground engaging tip. The tip has a rear edge and a top and bottom outer surfaces. The top and bottom outer surfaces extend forward from the rear edge of the ground engaging tip and converge at a front edge of the tip. The tip includes first and second side outer surfaces extending forward from the rear edge to the front edge. Tip includes a nose cavity for receiving the adapter nose therein. The nose cavity has first and second side inner surfaces opposite the first and second side outer surfaces, respectively. The nose cavity has an aperture and a retention channel on at least one of the first and second side inner surfaces. The retention channel extends from the rear edge to the aperture and guides a lug of the adapter into the aperture during installation of the ground engaging tip on the adapter.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Eric Sinn, Jason Jura, Mihai Mircea Balan
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Patent number: 11613874Abstract: A ground engaging tip of a tip assembly for a base edge of a ground engaging implement has an adapter configured for attachment to the base edge of implement and having a forwardly extending adapter nose. The ground engaging tip has a rear edge, a top outer surface, and a bottom outer surface. The top outer surface and the bottom outer surface extend forward from the rear edge of the ground engaging tip and converge at a front edge of the ground engaging tip. The ground engaging tip also has a nose cavity, within the ground engaging tip and defined between the converging top and bottom outer surfaces of the ground engaging tip, for receiving the adapter nose therein. The nose cavity includes a wear indicator extending from an inner surface of the nose cavity, into the ground engaging tip, toward the bottom outer surface of the ground engaging tip.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Eric Sinn, Mihai Mircea Balan, Jason Jura
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Publication number: 20230062218Abstract: A ground engaging tip of a ground engaging tip assembly includes an adapter configured for attachment to the base edge of the implement and having a forwardly extending adapter nose. The ground engaging tip has a rear edge, a top outer surface, and a bottom outer surface. The top and bottom outer surfaces extend forward from the rear edge and converge at a front edge of the ground engaging tip. The tip has first and second side outer surfaces extending forward from the rear edge of the ground engaging tip to the front edge. The tip has a nose cavity for receiving the adapter nose therein. The tip has a support rib on at least one of the first or second side outer surfaces, the support rib being positioned at the rear edge and extending lengthwise from the bottom outer surface toward the top outer surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2022Publication date: March 2, 2023Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Eric Sinn, Mihai Mircea Balan, Jason Jura
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Patent number: 11519159Abstract: A ground engaging tip of a ground engaging tip assembly includes an adapter configured for attachment to the base edge of the implement and having a forwardly extending adapter nose. The ground engaging tip has a rear edge, a top outer surface, and a bottom outer surface. The top and bottom outer surfaces extend forward from the rear edge and converge at a front edge of the ground engaging tip. The tip has first and second side outer surfaces extending forward from the rear edge of the ground engaging tip to the front edge. The tip has a nose cavity for receiving the adapter nose therein. The tip has a support rib on at least one of the first or second side outer surfaces, the support rib being positioned at the rear edge and extending lengthwise from the bottom outer surface toward the top outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Eric Sinn, Mihai Mircea Balan, Jason Jura
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Publication number: 20220243429Abstract: A ground engaging tip of a ground engaging tip assembly includes an adapter that attaches to the base edge and having a forwardly extending adapter nose, and a ground engaging tip. The tip has a rear edge and a top and bottom outer surfaces. The top and bottom outer surfaces extend forward from the rear edge of the ground engaging tip and converge at a front edge of the tip. The tip includes first and second side outer surfaces extending forward from the rear edge to the front edge. Tip includes a nose cavity for receiving the adapter nose therein. The nose cavity has first and second side inner surfaces opposite the first and second side outer surfaces, respectively. The nose cavity has an aperture and a retention channel on at least one of the first and second side inner surfaces. The retention channel extends from the rear edge to the aperture and guides a lug of the adapter into the aperture during installation of the ground engaging tip on the adapter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: August 4, 2022Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Eric Sinn, Jason Jura, Mihai Mircea Balan
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Patent number: 11365530Abstract: A retainer sleeve for use with a lock in a ground engaging tool. The retainer sleeve can include a skirt extending part way around a retainer axis to form a portion of an annulus. The retainer sleeve can further include a plurality of legs joined to the skirt and formed to mate with a lock cavity of the ground engaging tool. The plurality of legs can form an inner surface shaped to rotatably receive an outer surface of the lock.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Corey Wells, Jason Jura, Eric Sinn, Doug Serrurier
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Patent number: 11306461Abstract: A ground engaging tip of a ground engaging tip assembly includes an adapter that attaches to the base edge and having a forwardly extending adapter nose, and a ground engaging tip. The tip has a rear edge and a top and bottom outer surfaces. The top and bottom outer surfaces extend forward from the rear edge of the ground engaging tip and converge at a front edge of the tip. The tip includes first and second side outer surfaces extending forward from the rear edge to the front edge. Tip includes a nose cavity for receiving the adapter nose therein. The nose cavity has first and second side inner surfaces opposite the first and second side outer surfaces, respectively. The nose cavity has an aperture and a retention channel on at least one of the first and second side inner surfaces. The retention channel extends from the rear edge to the aperture and guides a lug of the adapter into the aperture during installation of the ground engaging tip on the adapter.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Eric Sinn, Jason Jura, Mihai Mircea Balan
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Patent number: 11225779Abstract: A retainer sleeve for use with a lock in a ground engaging tool. The retainer sleeve can include a skirt extending part way around a retainer axis. The retainer sleeve can further include a plurality of legs joined to the skirt and formed to mate with a lock cavity of the ground engaging tool. The skirt can form an inner surface shaped to rotatably receive an outer surface of the lock.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Corey Wells, Jason Jura, Eric Sinn, Doug Serrurier
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Patent number: 11118329Abstract: A retainer sleeve for use with a lock in a ground engaging tool. The retainer sleeve may include an outer skirt extending around a retainer axis, where the outer skirt may include an outer surface formed to mate with a lock cavity of the ground engaging tool. The retainer sleeve can further include an inner sleeve flexibly connected to the outer skirt via a lower bend. The inner skirt may be formed to rotatably receive an outer surface of the lock. The retainer sleeve may also include a detent projection extending radially inward from the inner skirt with respect to the retainer axis and formed to engage a detent recess of the lock to releasably hold the lock.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Jason Jura, Corey Wells, Eric Sinn, Doug Serrurier
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Publication number: 20200378093Abstract: A retainer sleeve for use with a lock in a ground engaging tool. The retainer sleeve can include a skirt extending part way around a retainer axis. The retainer sleeve can further include a plurality of legs joined to the skirt and formed to mate with a lock cavity of the ground engaging tool. The skirt can form an inner surface shaped to rotatably receive an outer surface of the lock.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Corey Wells, Jason Jura, Eric Sinn, Doug Serrurier
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Publication number: 20200378090Abstract: A retainer sleeve for use with a lock in a ground engaging tool. The retainer sleeve may include an outer skirt extending around a retainer axis, where the outer skirt may include an outer surface formed to mate with a lock cavity of the ground engaging tool. The retainer sleeve can further include an inner sleeve flexibly connected to the outer skirt via a lower bend. The inner skirt may be formed to rotatably receive an outer surface of the lock. The retainer sleeve may also include a detent projection extending radially inward from the inner skirt with respect to the retainer axis and formed to engage a detent recess of the lock to releasably hold the lock.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Jason Jura, Corey Wells, Eric Sinn, Doug Serrurier
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Publication number: 20200378092Abstract: A retainer sleeve for use with a lock in a ground engaging tool. The retainer sleeve can include a skirt extending part way around a retainer axis to form a portion of an annulus. The retainer sleeve can further include a plurality of legs joined to the skirt and formed to mate with a lock cavity of the ground engaging tool. The plurality of legs can form an inner surface shaped to rotatably receive an outer surface of the lock.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Corey Wells, Jason Jura, Eric Sinn, Doug Serrurier
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Patent number: D905763Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Eric Sinn, Douglas Serrurier, Rammagy Yoeu
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Patent number: D905764Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Eric Sinn, Douglas Serrurier, Rammagy Yoeu
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Patent number: D905765Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 22, 2020Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Eric Sinn, Douglas Serrurier, Rammagy Yoeu
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Patent number: D906376Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Eric Sinn, Doug Serrurier, Jason Jura, Corey Wells
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Patent number: D924940Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Eric Sinn, Douglas Serrurier, Rammagy Yoeu
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Patent number: D924941Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Eric Sinn, Douglas Serrurier, Rammagy Yoeu
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Patent number: D924942Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Eric Sinn, Doug Serrurier, Corey Wells, Jason Jura
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Patent number: D925616Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Eric Sinn, Douglas Serrurier, Rammagy Yoeu