Patents by Inventor Mark Thomas Grimm

Mark Thomas Grimm 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: 7819638
    Abstract: A mounting system is provided for supporting a weight of a compressor in a mobile application. The compressor may include a top end and a bottom end. The mounting system may include a housing having a top plate and a bottom plate, the top plate being disposed a distance above the bottom plate. A mounting bracket may be connected to the top plate and the bottom plate. An isolation assembly may be disposed on the mounting bracket and may be configured to connect to the compressor at a connecting location below the top end and above a location at or adjacent to the bottom end of the compressor. The isolation assembly is configured to support the weight of the compressor at the connecting location without the compressor being supported adjacent to its bottom end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Grimm, Ryan Patrick McEnaney, Danette E. Hadfield
  • Patent number: 7748224
    Abstract: A temperature sensing assembly for monitoring a temperature of a pipe in a system. The temperature sensing assembly includes an insulator body having a first end, a second end, an outer surface, and an inner surface. The outer and inner surfaces extend between the first and second ends. The inner surface is configured to receive a portion of the pipe. A temperature sensor is disposed adjacent the inner surface and is configured to directly contact the pipe when the pipe is received by the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Grimm, Ryan Patrick McEnaney, Danette E. Hadfield, Aaron F. Clay, Ronald R. Gustin
  • Publication number: 20080127663
    Abstract: An air-treatment system includes a cooling circuit, a first heat exchanger in thermal communication with the cooling circuit, and a secondary circuit in thermal communication with the first heat exchanger. The air-treatment system also includes a controller in communication with at least one of the cooling circuit, the first heat exchanger, and the secondary circuit. The controller is operable to receive at least one input indicative of a desired ambient condition, operable to receive at least one input indicative of current ambient conditions, operable to receive at least one input indicative of at least one of the cooling circuit operation and secondary circuit operation, and operable to change the operation of at least one of the cooling circuit and the secondary circuit when the current ambient condition is outside of a desired operation condition range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Grimm, Dan Alan Spurgeon, Sean Ronald Motszko, Norval P. Thomson, Ryan Patrick McEnaney
  • Patent number: 7370486
    Abstract: An air-treatment system includes a cooling circuit, a first heat exchanger in thermal communication with the cooling circuit, and a secondary circuit in thermal communication with the first heat exchanger. The air-treatment system also includes a controller in communication with at least one of the cooling circuit, the first heat exchanger, and the secondary circuit. The controller is operable to receive at least one input indicative of a desired ambient condition, operable to receive at least one input indicative of current ambient conditions, operable to receive at least one input indicative of at least one of the cooling circuit operation and secondary circuit operation, and operable to change the operation of at least one of the cooling circuit and the secondary circuit when the current ambient condition is outside of a desired operation condition range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Grimm, Dan Alan Spurgeon, Sean Ronald Motszko, Norval P. Thomson, Ryan Patrick McEnaney
  • Patent number: 7007491
    Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle includes an engine operable to generate energy. An energy storage unit may be associated with the engine and adapted to receive and store the energy generated by the engine. A temperature control unit may be associated with the energy storage unit and adapted to control a temperature in the vehicle. The temperature control unit may be adapted to selectively draw stored energy from the energy storage unit to control the temperature when the engine is not operating. A controller may be adapted to monitor an operating condition of the thermal management system and to control the transfer of the energy from the engine to the energy storage unit based on the monitored operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Thomas Grimm, Ryan Patrick McEnaney