Patents by Inventor Jacob PITMAN

Jacob PITMAN 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).

  • Plate between ring assemblies of a ring seal system
    Patent number: 11333249
    Abstract: A ring seal system is disclosed. The ring seal system may include a first ring assembly that includes a first sealing surface. The ring seal system may include a second ring assembly that includes a second sealing surface. The ring seal system may include a plate, between the first ring assembly and the second ring assembly, that includes a first contact surface and a second contact surface. The ring seal system may include a coating on the first contact surface and the second contact surface. The first contact surface may be mechanically connected to the first sealing surface to form a first seal with the first sealing surface. The second contact surface may be mechanically connected to the second sealing surface form a second seal with the second sealing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin Jones, David Hakes, Jacob Pitman, Thomas Ellmann
  • PLATE BETWEEN RING ASSEMBLIES OF A RING SEAL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200191275
    Abstract: A ring seal system is disclosed. The ring seal system may include a first ring assembly that includes a first sealing surface. The ring seal system may include a second ring assembly that includes a second sealing surface. The ring seal system may include a plate, between the first ring assembly and the second ring assembly, that includes a first contact surface and a second contact surface. The ring seal system may include a coating on the first contact surface and the second contact surface. The first contact surface may be mechanically connected to the first sealing surface to form a first seal with the first sealing surface. The second contact surface may be mechanically connected to the second sealing surface form a second seal with the second sealing surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Benjamin JONES, David HAKES, Jacob PITMAN, Thomas ELLMANN