Patents by Inventor Madhukar MAGULURU

Madhukar MAGULURU 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: 9957691
    Abstract: A wear component for a ground engaging tool includes a mounting portion having a first surface, a second surface, and a thickness between the first surface and the second surface. The mounting portion is connectable to a mounting assembly of the ground engaging tool. The wear component also includes at least one wear portion connected to the mounting portion and forming at least one ground engaging edge. The at least one wear portion has at least one first surface including at least one groove extending from the at least one ground engaging edge toward the mounting portion, at least one second surface, and at least one thickness between the at least one first surface and the at least one second surface. A maximum of the at least one thickness of the at least one wear portion is larger than a maximum of the thickness of the mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Marshall Congdon, Madhukar Maguluru, Nick William Biggs
  • Patent number: 9903101
    Abstract: A side shroud may have an elongated body configured to straddle an edge of the work implement, and a mounting portion extending from a side of the elongated body. The mounting portion may include a back defining an opening, a first side connected to the back, and a second side connected to the back opposite the first side. The mounting portion may also include at least one tab extending inwardly from the back of the mounting portion at a location adjacent the opening and between the first and second sides. The at least one tab may be configured to removably couple the shroud to a mounting base attached to the work implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Madhukar Maguluru
  • Publication number: 20160160476
    Abstract: A side shroud is provided for use with a work implement. The shroud may have an elongated body configured to straddle an edge of the work implement, and a mounting portion extending from a side of the elongated body. The mounting portion may include a back defining an opening, a first side connected to the back, and a second side connected to the back opposite the first side. The mounting portion may also include at least one tab extending inwardly from the back of the mounting portion at a location adjacent the opening and between the first and second sides. The at least one tab may be configured to removably couple the shroud to a mounting base attached to the work implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Douglas SERRURIER, Madhukar MAGULURU
  • Publication number: 20160032556
    Abstract: A wear component for a ground engaging tool includes a longitudinally-extending mounting portion connectable to a mounting assembly of the ground engaging tool. The wear component also includes at least one wear portion connected to the mounting portion. The at least one wear portion forms at least one ground engaging edge. The wear component further includes a plurality of longitudinally-spaced ribs projecting from the at least one wear portion and connecting to the mounting portion. The plurality of ribs are configured to affect a direction of a flow of material passing along the at least one wear portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Thomas Marshall CONGDON, Madhukar MAGULURU, Nick William BIGGS
  • Publication number: 20160032559
    Abstract: A wear component for a ground engaging tool includes a mounting portion having a first surface, a second surface, and a thickness between the first surface and the second surface. The mounting portion is connectable to a mounting assembly of the ground engaging tool. The wear component also includes at least one wear portion connected to the mounting portion and forming at least one ground engaging edge. The at least one wear portion has at least one first surface including at least one groove extending from the at least one ground engaging edge toward the mounting portion, at least one second surface, and at least one thickness between the at least one first surface and the at least one second surface. A maximum of the at least one thickness of the at least one wear portion is larger than a maximum of the thickness of the mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Marshall CONGDON, Madhukar MAGULURU, Nick William BIGGS
  • Patent number: D769945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Madhukar Maguluru
  • Patent number: D790600
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Madhukar Maguluru