Patents by Inventor Kristin Ann Schipull

Kristin Ann Schipull 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).

  • Planet carrier salvage process
    Patent number: 8950048
    Abstract: A remanufactured planet carrier is disclosed having a first plate and a second plate spaced apart from and oriented generally parallel to the first plate. Supports join and support the first and second plates. The remanufactured planet carrier further has a plurality of first pin bores in the first plate and a plurality of second pin bores in the second plate. The first pin bores are parallel and generally aligned with the second pin bores. A cylindrical member extends from a central axis of the second plate away from the first plate with a shaft bore formed within the cylindrical member. The first and second pin bores and the shaft bore each have a surface layer with a hardness of at least about 180 BHN and a strength of at least about 500 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Herbert Gerke, Daniel Thomas Cavanaugh, Kristin Ann Schipull, M. Brad Beardsley, Justin Curtis Embrey
  • PLANET CARRIER SALVAGE PROCESS
    Publication number: 20140141930
    Abstract: A remanufactured planet carrier is disclosed having a first plate and a second plate spaced apart from and oriented generally parallel to the first plate. Supports join and support the first and second plates. The remanufactured planet carrier further has a plurality of first pin bores in the first plate and a plurality of second pin bores in the second plate. The first pin bores are parallel and generally aligned with the second pin bores. A cylindrical member extends from a central axis of the second plate away from the first plate with a shaft bore formed within the cylindrical member. The first and second pin bores and the shaft bore each have a surface layer with a hardness of at least about 180 BHN and a strength of at least about 500 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Herbert Gerke, Daniel Thomas Cavanaugh, Kristin Ann Schipull, M. Brad Beardsley, Justin Curtis Embrey
  • Remanufactured Component And FeA1SiC Thermal Spray Wire For Same
    Publication number: 20130337215
    Abstract: A used component, such as an engine block or engine head, has at least one dimension that does not match a dimensional specification for the component. A thermal spray coating of FeAlSiC is applied to build up the dimension. The excess coating is milled off so that the body and coating have a second shape that matches the dimensional specification for the component. The coating has an ordered DO3 crystal structure with a stable aluminum oxide scale that produces oxidation resistance at about 700° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Eugene Sharp, Kegan Jon Luick, M. Brad Beardsley, Kristin Ann Schipull, Daniel Joseph Sordelet, Jarrod David Moss, Mark David Veliz