Patents by Inventor Frank Reitenbach

Frank Reitenbach 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).

  • Plow guide assembly for plow guides
    Patent number: 10508540
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plow guide assembly for guiding a mining plow. The plow guide assembly may comprise a base member including a first guide beam for guideing the mining plow and extending along a first axis, and a second guide beam spaced apart the first guide beam for defining a service clearance therebetween, and extending along a second axis axially aligned to the first axis. The plow guide assembly may further comprise an insert element insertable into the service clearance and having a third guide beam extending along a third axis. In an assembled state of the insert element, the third axis is axially aligned to the first and second axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Siepenkort, Klaus Duhnke, Susanne Wutzke, Frank Reitenbach
  • PLOW GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR PLOW GUIDES
    Publication number: 20170292378
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plow guide assembly for guiding a mining plow. The plow guide assembly may comprise a base member including a first guide beam for guideing the mining plow and extending along a first axis, and a second guide beam spaced apart the first guide beam for defining a service clearance therebetween, and extending along a second axis axially aligned to the first axis. The plow guide assembly may further comprise an insert element insertable into the service clearance and having a third guide beam extending along a third axis. In an assembled state of the insert element, the third axis is axially aligned to the first and second axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GMBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Siepenkort, Klaus Duhnke, Susanne Wutzke, Frank Reitenbach