Patents by Inventor Ian Leonard Macdonald

Ian Leonard Macdonald 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: 20140158484
    Abstract: A brake hub is disclosed. The brake hub may include a cylindrical body portion, and a rim extending from an outer edge of the cylindrical body portion. The rim may include a plurality of first splines disposed on an outer annular surface of the rim. Each of the plurality of first splines may extend from a first end of the rim to a second end of the rim. The rim may also include a plurality of radial apertures in the rim extending from the first end of the rim toward the second end of the rim, and a plurality of second splines disposed on the outer annular surface of the rim. Each of the plurality of second splines may extend from an edge of one of the plurality of radial apertures to the second end of the rim. The brake hub may also include a mounting flange protruding from the cylindrical body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Inventor: Ian Leonard MACDONALD
  • Publication number: 20140158478
    Abstract: A separator plate is disclosed. The separator plate may include a plate-like ring including an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a thickness. The separator plate further includes a generally smooth surface disposed on opposing sides of the plate-like ring spaced apart by the thickness and a plurality of apertures extending from the inner diameter to the outer diameter within the thickness of the ring. The cross-section of each of the plurality of apertures remains generally consistent in cross-sectional are along the extent from the inner diameter to the outer diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Ian Leonard Macdonald