Patents by Inventor Gary F. Stewart

Gary F. Stewart 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).

  • Patent number: 6360846
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for leak testing and adding lubricating oil to enclosed reservoirs of undercarriage components of crawler-type equipment. Barometric pressure is measured by a transducer mounted on a handle from which an elongated wand extends, the wand having a nozzle on the end opposite the handle. The wand is inserted into the reservoir and communication is successively established and terminated between the handle and a source of pressurized nitrogen, a vacuum generator and a source of lubricating oil. After raising the pressure in the reservoir by connecting it to the nitrogen source, pressure is again measured at the end of a wait period to determine if the drop is greater or less than a predetermined amount indicating seal integrity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Assignee: Caterpillar
    Inventors: Ronald C. Beal, Darryl J. Brincks, Robert C. Brown, William G. Clelland, III, Kevin K. Fanter, Gary F. Stewart, John Styfhoorn