Patents by Inventor Herchel R. Bryan, JR.

Herchel R. Bryan, JR. 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: 11618142
    Abstract: Dust cover installation tool configured for placement of a dust cover in an annular opening of an idler pulley includes a frame and a cap press. The frame includes an actuator end core, an opposed placement plate, and at least first and second arms extending therebetween, and a third arm disposed between the first and second arms. The cap press includes a press plate and a rotatable threaded rod extending through a threaded bore in the actuator end core. Rotation of the threaded rod in a first direction within the threaded bore advances the press plate toward the placement plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn M. Christian, Herchel R. Bryan, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230049484
    Abstract: Dust cover installation tool configured for placement of a dust cover in an annular opening of an idler pulley includes a frame and a cap press. The frame includes an actuator end core, an opposed placement plate, and at least first and second arms extending therebetween, and a third arm disposed between the first and second arms. The cap press includes a press plate and a rotatable threaded rod extending through a threaded bore in the actuator end core. Rotation of the threaded rod in a first direction within the threaded bore advances the press plate toward the placement plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Shawn M. Christian, Herchel R. Bryan, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160299020
    Abstract: A device for measuring span of a belt driveably engaging v-grooved pulleys is disclosed. The device includes a first arm having a first wedged end adapted to engage a first engaging portion. The first engaging portion is defined by a portion where the belt leaves a first pulley. The device includes a second arm having a second wedged end adapted to engage with a second engaging portion. The second engaging portion is defined by a portion where the belt leaves a second pulley. The device further includes an elongated portion coupled to the first arm by a first leg. The elongated portion has a scale indicative of a distance between the first wedged end and second wedge end. The device also includes a sliding portion coupled to the second arm and adapted to slidably receive the elongated portion of the first arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Herchel R. Bryan, JR.