Patents by Inventor Justin Michael Malohn

Justin Michael Malohn 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).

  • Patent number: 8998303
    Abstract: The cab for a mobile machine includes a seat for an operator, and a rollover protective structure (ROPS). The ROPS being positioned on either side of a first vertical plane centrally located on the seat and extending along a length of the cab. The ROPS may include a C-post positioned behind the seat, and a B-post positioned in front of the seat. The C-post may include a first portion extending upwards and angled towards the seat. The first portion may extend from a first end proximate a bottom rear corner of the cab to a second end proximate the first vertical axis. The ROPS may also include a second portion extending upwards from the second end to a third end proximate a roof of the cab. The ROPS may further include a third portion extending in a direction away from the seat from the third end to a fourth end proximate a top rear corner of the cab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J Gielda, Christian D. Ritchie, Brent Ryan Frazier, Justin Michael Malohn, Brad Robert Van De Veer
  • Patent number: 8926003
    Abstract: A cab of a mobile machine may include a seat for an operator. The cab may also include a first vertical plane centrally located on the seat and extending along a length of the cab. The cab may further include a rollover protective structure (ROPS). The ROPS may include a first component and a second component positioned on either side of the first vertical plane. At least one of the first component and the second component may include a single tube shaped to form a C-post positioned behind the seat, a B-post positioned in front of the seat, and a header connecting the C-post and the B-post. The C-post and the B-post may each include support structures that extend from a floor of the cab to a roof of the cab. The header may extend along a length of the cab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Gielda, Christian D. Ritchie, Brent Ryan Frazier, Justin Michael Malohn
  • Patent number: 8851555
    Abstract: The cab of a mobile machine may include a first vertical plane centrally positioned along a width of the cab and extending along a length of the cab. The cab may also include a frame with an integrated rollover protective structure. The frame may include an A-post, a B-post, and a C-post arranged along a side of the cab and extending along a height direction of the cab. An elongated portion of the A-post may be inclined from a vertical axis of the cab to make an acute angle with the first vertical plane and an acute angle with a second vertical plane orthogonal to the first vertical plane. And, an elongated portion of the B-post may be inclined from the vertical axis to make an acute angle with the first vertical plane and an acute angle with the second vertical plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mathew J Gielda, Christian D. Ritchie, Justin Michael Malohn, Brent Ryan Frazier
  • Publication number: 20140225397
    Abstract: The cab for a mobile machine includes a seat for an operator, and a rollover protective structure (ROPS). The ROPS being positioned on either side of a first vertical plane centrally located on the seat and extending along a length of the cab. The ROPS may include a C-post positioned behind the seat, and a B-post positioned in front of the seat. The C-post may include a first portion extending upwards and angled towards the seat. The first portion may extend from a first end proximate a bottom rear corner of the cab to a second end proximate the first vertical axis. The ROPS may also include a second portion extending upwards from the second end to a third end proximate a roof of the cab. The ROPS may further include a third portion extending in a direction away from the seat from the third end to a fourth end proximate a top rear corner of the cab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Gielda, Christian D. Ritchie, Brent Ryan Frazier, Justin Michael Malohn, Brad Robert Van De Veer
  • Publication number: 20140217778
    Abstract: A cab of a mobile machine may include a seat for an operator. The cab may also include a first vertical plane centrally located on the seat and extending along a length of the cab. The cab may further include a rollover protective structure (ROPS). The ROPS may include a first component and a second component positioned on either side of the first vertical plane. At least one of the first component and the second component may include a single tube shaped to form a C-post positioned behind the seat, a B-post positioned in front of the seat, and a header connecting the C-post and the B-post. The C-post and the B-post may each include support structures that extend from a floor of the cab to a roof of the cab. The header may extend along a length of the cab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Gielda, Christian D. Ritchie, Brent Ryan Frazier, Justin Michael Malohn
  • Publication number: 20140217779
    Abstract: The cab of a mobile machine may include a first vertical plane centrally positioned along a width of the cab and extending along a length of the cab. The cab may also include a frame with an integrated rollover protective structure. The frame may include an A-post, a B-post, and a C-post arranged along a side of the cab and extending along a height direction of the cab. An elongated portion of the A-post may he inclined from a vertical axis of the cab to make an acute angle with the first vertical plane and an acute angle with a second vertical plane orthogonal to the first vertical plane. And, an elongated portion of the B-post may be inclined from the vertical axis to make an acute angle with the first vertical plane and an acute angle with the second vertical plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Gielda, Christian D. Ritchie, Justin Michael Malohn, Brent Ryan Frazier
  • Patent number: 8702154
    Abstract: The cab for a mobile machine includes a seat for an operator, and a rollover protective structure (ROPS). The ROPS being positioned on either side of a first vertical plane centrally located on the seat and extending along a length of the cab. The ROPS may include a C-post positioned behind the seat, and a B-post positioned in front of the seat. The C-post may include a first portion extending upwards and angled towards the seat. The first portion may extend from a first end proximate a bottom rear corner of the cab to a second end proximate the first vertical axis. The ROPS may also include a second portion extending upwards from the second end to a third end proximate a roof of the cab. The ROPS may further include a third portion extending in a direction away from the seat from the third end to a fourth end proximate a top rear corner of the cab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Gielda, Christian D. Ritchie, Brent Ryan Frazier, Justin Michael Malohn, Brad Robert Van De Veer
  • Patent number: 8172076
    Abstract: A seal member for sealing a conveyor belt is a monolithic homogeneous piece of material having opposite first and second halves and comprises first and second primary seals and first and second secondary seals. The first secondary seal is resiliently movable relative to the first primary seal. The second secondary seal is resiliently movable relative to the second primary seal. The first primary seal and the first secondary seal are part of the first half of the seal member. The second primary seal and the second secondary seal are part of the second half of the seal member. When the seals on one of the first and second halves of the seal member become excessively worn, the seal member can be flipped so that the seals on the other half of the seal member can be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Martin Engineering Company
    Inventors: Steve Eugene Brody, Justin Michael Malohn, Terry Lynn Swearingen, Travis John Grawe, Martin Andrew Yepsen, Francis P. Polowy, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20100072035
    Abstract: A seal member for sealing a conveyor belt is a monolithic homogeneous piece of material having opposite first and second halves and comprises first and second primary seals and first and second secondary seals. The first secondary seal is resiliently movable relative to the first primary seal. The second secondary seal is resiliently movable relative to the second primary seal. The first primary seal and the first secondary seal are part of the first half of the seal member. The second primary seal and the second secondary seal are part of the second half of the seal member. When the seals on one of the first and second halves of the seal member become excessively worn, the seal member can be flipped so that the seals on the other half of the seal member can be utilized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: MARTIN ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: Steve Eugene Brody, Justin Michael Malohn, Terry Lynn Swearingen, Travis John Grawe, Martin Andrew Yepsen, Francis P. Polowy, JR.