Patents by Inventor Michael Anthony CALAMARI

Michael Anthony CALAMARI 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).

  • Tool coupler having compact locking configuration
    Patent number: 10029896
    Abstract: A tool coupler for use in coupling a tool to a machine may have a frame with a first end receivable within the tool and a second end located opposite the first end. The tool coupler may also have a hydraulic cylinder pinned to the second end of the frame, and a wedge member pivotally connected to the hydraulic cylinder and configured to pass through the second end of the frame and selectively engage the tool. Engagement of the wedge member with the tool may inhibit disconnect of the first end of the frame from the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoming Tan, Michael Anthony Calamari, Michael Scott Sekulich, Bradley Robert Lancaster
  • TOOL COUPLER HAVING COMPACT LOCKING CONFIGURATION
    Publication number: 20160176691
    Abstract: A tool coupler is disclosed for use in coupling a tool to a machine. The tool coupler may have a frame with a first end receivable within the tool and a second end located opposite the first end. The tool coupler may also have a hydraulic cylinder pinned to the second end of the frame, and a wedge member pivotally connected to the hydraulic cylinder and configured to pass through the second end of the frame and selectively engage the tool. Engagement of the wedge member with the tool may inhibit disconnect of the first end of the frame from the tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaoming TAN, Michael Anthony CALAMARI, Michael Scott SEKULICH, Bradley Robert LANCASTER