Patents by Inventor John Cudoc

John Cudoc 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).

  • HYDRAULIC ARRANGEMENT FOR A DELIMBER
    Publication number: 20150289456
    Abstract: A knuckleboom loader for processing trees includes a delimber, an actuator, and a hydraulic arrangement. The delimber includes a knife. The actuator is coupled to the knife and is operable to move the knife. The hydraulic arrangement includes a fluid, a tank, a pump, and a valving arrangement. The tank is configured to store the fluid. The pump is in fluid communication with the tank and is configured to supply fluid from the tank to the actuator. The valving arrangement is located between the pump and the actuator. The valving arrangement is operable to regulate a flow of fluid from the pump to the actuator, and from the actuator to the tank for opening and closing the knife relative to a trunk of a tree.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Forest Products Inc.
    Inventor: John Cudoc
  • TIMBER PROCESSING WITH A KNUCKLEBOOM LOG LOADER
    Publication number: 20130284317
    Abstract: A machine for processing trees includes a trailer; a loader and a tree processing unit mounted on the trailer. The tree processing unit is configured to independently process loaded trees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventor: John Cudoc