Patents by Inventor Gregory Kaufmann

Gregory Kaufmann 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: 20070000242
    Abstract: A regeneration assembly includes a first portion including a combustion chamber connected to a combustor head. The regeneration assembly also includes a second portion including a housing. The first portion is removably connectable to the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Harmon, Cho Liang, Gregory Kaufmann, Mari Lou Balmer-Millar
  • Publication number: 20060242951
    Abstract: A combustion burner refractory material retention system is provided. The system may include a tubular enclosure having a first section and a second section, wherein the first section has an internal cross-sectional area that is less than an internal cross-sectional area of the second section. A refractory material body may be disposed within the tubular enclosure second section. A first support layer may be disposed on a surface of the refractory material body, and at least one outer support layer may be disposed between the refractory material body and a wall of the tubular enclosure second section. The first support layer may form an insulating barrier between the refractory material body and the outer support layer, and a cross-sectional area of the combined refractory material body and first support layer may be at least as large as the internal cross-sectional area of the tubular enclosure first section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2005
    Publication date: November 2, 2006
    Inventors: Cho Liang, Matthew Kiser, Dave Thaler, Gregory Kaufmann, Mari Balmer-Millar, Jeremy Trethewey
  • Patent number: D767641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Knobloch, Mark Diekevers, Timothy Thorson, Caroline Brewer, Gregory Kaufmann, Kevin Steiner, Temitope Akinlua, Martin Tagore Joseph Xavier
  • Patent number: D769333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Knobloch, Mark Diekevers, Timothy Thorson, Caroline Brewer, Gregory Kaufmann, Kevin Steiner, Temitope Akinlua, Martin Tagore Joseph Xavier
  • Patent number: D790599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Knobloch, Mark Diekevers, Timothy Thorson, Caroline Brewer, Gregory Kaufmann, Kevin Steiner, Temitope Akinlua, Martin Tagore Joseph Xavier