Patents by Inventor Kort Randall

Kort Randall 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).

  • High load capacity wheel force transducer
    Patent number: 9649879
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a wheel force transducer mountable on a rotatable wheel in a machine, where the wheel force transducer includes an inner flange configured to be connected to an axle shaft of the machine, an outer flange configured to be connected to the wheel of the machine, a tube connected to the inner flange on one end and connected to the outer flange on the other end; and at least one force sensor mounted on the tube, where at least one force sensor is configured to provide data for at least one of the forces and moments subjected to the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kort Randall, Nicholas Krueger, Daniel Frohberg, David Cook
  • High Load Capacity Wheel Force Transducer
    Publication number: 20160288566
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a wheel force transducer mountable on a rotatable wheel in a machine, where the wheel force transducer includes an inner flange configured to be connected to an axle shaft of the machine, an outer flange configured to be connected to the wheel of the machine, a tube connected to the inner flange on one end and connected to the outer flange on the other end; and at least one force sensor mounted on the tube, where at least one force sensor is configured to provide data for at least one of the forces and moments subjected to the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kort Randall, Nicholas Krueger, Daniel Frohberg, David Cook