Patents by Inventor Jeremy J. Killingbeck

Jeremy J. Killingbeck 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).

  • Rotating bore sprayer alignment indicator assembly
    Patent number: 9500463
    Abstract: An alignment assembly for a rotating thermal sprayer may include an elongated alignment base that connects at one end to a sprayer positioning assembly connection mechanism, and an indicator device disposed at the opposite end of the alignment base and rotating about a sprayer rotational axis defined by the sprayer positioning assembly. The indicator device may have a visual indicator operatively connected to a stylus so that a display of the visual indicator changes when the stylus moves relative to a stylus neutral position. The sprayer positioning assembly may position the stylus in contact with a concave surface that will be coated, such as an engine bore, and the indicator device rotated about the sprayer rotational axis to determine whether display of the visual indicator changes to indicate if the sprayer rotational axis is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the concave surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Killingbeck, Donald L. Marrs, Jr.
  • Rotating Bore Sprayer Alignment Indicator Assembly
    Publication number: 20160033267
    Abstract: An alignment assembly for a rotating thermal sprayer may include an elongated alignment base that connects at one end to a sprayer positioning assembly connection mechanism, and an indicator device disposed at the opposite end of the alignment base and rotating about a sprayer rotational axis defined by the sprayer positioning assembly. The indicator device may have a visual indicator operatively connected to a stylus so that a display of the visual indicator changes when the stylus moves relative to a stylus neutral position. The sprayer positioning assembly may position the stylus in contact with a concave surface that will be coated, such as an engine bore, and the indicator device rotated about the sprayer rotational axis to determine whether display of the visual indicator changes to indicate if the sprayer rotational axis is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the concave surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Killingbeck, Donald L. Marrs, JR.