Patents by Inventor Hugo Camargo

Hugo Camargo 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).

  • Cutter head for longwall shearer
    Patent number: 10036248
    Abstract: A cutter head for a mining machine includes a first end and a second end with a drum axis extending between the first and the second ends. The cutter head also includes a web coupled to the second end of the drum. The web includes a plurality of arcuate apertures. Each arcuate aperture extends through an angle about the drum axis. The cutter head further includes a plurality of first ribs coupled to the web. Each of the first ribs is positioned between adjacent arcuate apertures. The cutter head also includes a plurality of second ribs coupled to the web. Each of the second ribs extend across one of the plurality of arcuate apertures. A first angle that extends between one of the first ribs and an adjacent one of the second ribs is different than a second angle extending between the one first rib and another adjacent second rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignees: Joy Global Underground Mining LLC, The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Dep. of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Joseph Defibaugh, Hugo Camargo, Junyi Yang
  • CUTTER HEAD FOR LONGWALL SHEARER
    Publication number: 20160102549
    Abstract: A cutter head for a mining machine includes a first end and a second end with a drum axis extending between the first and the second ends. The cutter head also includes a web coupled to the second end of the drum. The web includes a plurality of arcuate apertures. Each arcuate aperture extends through an angle about the drum axis. The cutter head further includes a plurality of first ribs coupled to the web. Each of the first ribs is positioned between adjacent arcuate apertures. The cutter head also includes a plurality of second ribs coupled to the web. Each of the second ribs extend across one of the plurality of arcuate apertures. A first angle that extends between one of the first ribs and an adjacent one of the second ribs is different than a second angle extending between the one first rib and another adjacent second rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Joseph Defibaugh, Hugo Camargo, Junyi Yang