Patents by Inventor Gregory Owen Potts

Gregory Owen Potts 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).

  • Filter element integrated seal profile
    Patent number: 11707703
    Abstract: An integrated seal member includes an at least partially annular body defining a longitudinal axis, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The at least partially annular body includes a mounting portion, a sealing portion including at least one top sealing feature and at least one bottom sealing feature, and an apertured connecting portion that extends radially outwardly from the mounting portion to the sealing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jon T. Immel, Stephen Ellis Oedewaldt, Jeffrey R. Ries, Gregory Owen Potts, Jay Hamilton Cline, Joseph J. Every, Darrell Lee Morehouse, III
  • INTEGRAL FILTER ENDCAP, MOLD, AND SEAL
    Publication number: 20230111559
    Abstract: An integrated seal member includes an at least partially annular body defining a longitudinal axis, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The at least partially annular body includes a top annular mounting portion, a sealing portion including at least one top sealing feature and at least one bottom sealing feature, and a connecting portion that extends at least radially outwardly from the top annular mounting portion to the sealing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Jon T. IMMEL, Stephen Ellis OEDEWALDT, Jeffrey R. RIES, Gregory Owen POTTS, Joseph J. EVERY, Darrell Lee MOREHOUSE, III, Philip Carl SPENGLER
  • Integral filter endcap, mold, and seal
    Patent number: 11541334
    Abstract: An integrated seal member includes an at least partially annular body defining a longitudinal axis, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The at least partially annular body includes a top annular mounting portion, a sealing portion including at least one top sealing feature and at least one bottom sealing feature, and a connecting portion that extends at least radially outwardly from the top annular mounting portion to the sealing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jon T. Immel, Stephen Ellis Oedewaldt, Jeffrey R. Ries, Gregory Owen Potts, Joseph J. Every, Darrell Lee Morehouse, III, Philip Carl Spengler
  • INTEGRAL FILTER ENDCAP, MOLD, AND SEAL
    Publication number: 20220001307
    Abstract: An integrated seal member includes an at least partially annular body defining a longitudinal axis, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The at least partially annular body includes a top annular mounting portion, a sealing portion including at least one top sealing feature and at least one bottom sealing feature, and a connecting portion that extends at least radially outwardly from the top annular mounting portion to the sealing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jon T. Immel, Stephen Ellis Oedewaldt, Jeffrey R. Ries, Gregory Owen Potts, Joseph J. Every, Darrell Lee Morehouse, III, Philip Carl Spengler
  • FILTER ELEMENT INTEGRATED SEAL PROFILE
    Publication number: 20210331097
    Abstract: An integrated seal member includes an at least partially annular body defining a longitudinal axis, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. The at least partially annular body includes a mounting portion, a sealing portion including at least one top sealing feature and at least one bottom sealing feature, and an apertured connecting portion that extends radially outwardly from the mounting portion to the sealing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2020
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jon T. Immel, Stephen Ellis Oedewaldt, Jeffrey R. Ries, Gregory Owen Potts, Jay Hamilton Cline, Joseph J. Every, Darrell Lee Morehouse, III