Patents by Inventor Joseph Oswald

Joseph Oswald 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).

  • Impacting mechanism
    Patent number: 4852662
    Abstract: An impacting mechanism for impacting a surface. An impacting mechanism having plungers spaced apart and adjacent allows fractured pieces to fly away and has a latch assembly that puts side loads on the plungers. An impacting mechanism having an impact plunger disposed in generally centered relation within a tubular actuator shields the impact to contain fractured pieces and provides a plurality of latch assemblies to equalize loading. The impacting mechanism breaks composite material into a plurality of pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1989
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond A. Bianchi, David Kistner, Joseph Oswald, Elmer B. Phelps