Patents by Inventor Gregory L. Lambert

Gregory L. Lambert 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).

  • Cutting machine and method
    Patent number: 10792737
    Abstract: A cutting tool for removing material from an engine block structure includes an engine block structure support sized to receive the engine block structure, a platform having a longitudinal dimension and a width dimension, and a cutting assembly supported on the platform and movable in a longitudinal direction along an adjustable rail, and movable in a direction approximately orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, the cutting assembly including a rotary cutter. The cutting tool also includes an alignment mechanism including an engagement structure configured to secure the cutting assembly to one of a plurality of predetermined positions on the adjustable rail, and an adjustment mechanism for moving the adjustable rail and cutting assembly in the longitudinal direction to position the rotary cutter to a desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Killingbeck, Kyle R. Corn, Timothy S. Graham, Gregory L. Lambert
  • CUTTING MACHINE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200298322
    Abstract: A cutting tool for removing material from an engine block structure includes an engine block structure support sized to receive the engine block structure, a platform having a longitudinal dimension and a width dimension, and a cutting assembly supported on the platform and movable in a longitudinal direction along an adjustable rail, and movable in a direction approximately orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, the cutting assembly including a rotary cutter. The cutting tool also includes an alignment mechanism including an engagement structure configured to secure the cutting assembly to one of a plurality of predetermined positions on the adjustable rail, and an adjustment mechanism for moving the adjustable rail and cutting assembly in the longitudinal direction to position the rotary cutter to a desired position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Killingbeck, Kyle R. Corn, Timothy S. Graham, Gregory L. Lambert