Patents by Inventor Michael C. Dare

Michael C. Dare 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).

  • PROTECTIVE SYSTEM, ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20240035251
    Abstract: A protection system for protecting wire ropes may include a gusset plate(s), a bracket(s), and/or a protection device(s). The gusset plate(s) and bracket(s) act like stops for the protection device(s). Each protection device includes a pair of pieces that when assembled form a tube to go about a cable wire for a cable shovel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2022
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: ESCO Group LLC
    Inventors: Junbo Qian, Nathan Hinton, Michael C. Dare, Jacob Mikulsky
  • Wear member for earth working equipment
    Patent number: 11142893
    Abstract: A wear member and fastener for securing the wear member to earth working equipment. The fastener can be installed and maintained from the top of the assembly. An eccentric retainer is received in a recess of the wear member and is rotated to shift the wear member rearward on the earth working equipment. A bolt passing through aligned openings of the earth working equipment and the wear member is received by the retainer to secure the wear member to the earth working equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: ESCO GROUP LLC
    Inventors: Michael C. Dare, Rodney K. Clarke, Junbo Qian, Matthew J. Dunford, Sean G. Moore, Geoffrey R. Hodges, Jared R. Ames, Joel S. Hankland
  • WEAR MEMBER FOR EARTH WORKING EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20190003156
    Abstract: A wear member and fastener for securing the wear member to earth working equipment. The fastener can be installed and maintained from the top of the assembly. An eccentric retainer is received in a recess of the wear member and is rotated to shift the wear member rearward on the earth working equipment. A bolt passing through aligned openings of the earth working equipment and the wear member is received by the retainer to secure the wear member to the earth working equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Michael C. Dare, Rodney K. Clarke, Junbo Qian, Matthew J. Dunford, Sean G. Moore, Geoff Hodges, Jared R. Ames, Joel S. Hankland
  • Wear member for earth working equipment
    Patent number: 10030367
    Abstract: A wear member and fastener for securing the wear member to earth working equipment. The fastener can be installed and maintained from the top of the assembly. An eccentric retainer is received in a recess of the wear member and is rotated to shift the wear member rearward on the earth working equipment. A bolt passing through aligned openings of the earth working equipment and the wear member is received by the retainer to secure the wear member to the earth working equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: ESCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael C. Dare, Rodney K. Clarke, Junbo Qian, Matthew J. Dunford, Sean G. Moore, Geoff Hodges, Jared R. Ames, Joel S. Hankland
  • WEAR MEMBER FOR EARTH WORKING EQUIPMENT
    Publication number: 20170089045
    Abstract: A wear member and fastener for securing the wear member to earth working equipment. The fastener can be installed and maintained from the top of the assembly. An eccentric retainer is received in a recess of the wear member and is rotated to shift the wear member rearward on the earth working equipment. A bolt passing through aligned openings of the earth working equipment and the wear member is received by the retainer to secure the wear member to the earth working equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Michael C. Dare, Rodney K. Clarke, Junbo Qian, Matthew J. Dunford, Sean G. Moore, Geoff Hodges, Jared R. Ames, Joel S. Hankland