Patents by Inventor Mihai Mircea Balan

Mihai Mircea Balan 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).

  • Publication number: 20170328037
    Abstract: A retainer sleeve configured for use in a retainer system for a ground engaging tool includes a plurality of plate-like sections, each section being flexibly joined with an adjacent section along either a radially inner edge or a portion of a radially outer edge. The radially inner edges of the plurality of sections form part of a segmented inner surface configured for engagement with an outer surface of a locking member of the retainer system. The inner surface extends partially around a central axis of the retainer sleeve to form a substantially C-shaped retainer sleeve having opposite circumferential ends that are spaced from each other. The radially outer edges of the plurality of sections form part of a segmented, frustoconical outer surface configured for engagement in an internal lock cavity of a ground engaging tool tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Publication date: November 16, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Serrurier, Mihai Mircea Balan, Scott Anthony Schick, Eric Thomas Sinn, Jason Grant Jura, Arun Venugopal, Kadirvel Muthusamy
  • Patent number: D775240
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas Serrurier
  • Patent number: D775241
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas Serrurier
  • Patent number: D775242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas Serrurier
  • Patent number: D775243
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Mihai Mircea Balan
  • Patent number: D775673
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas Serrurier
  • Patent number: D782546
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas Serrurier, James Lahood
  • Patent number: D790601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas Serrurier
  • Patent number: D790602
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas Serrurier
  • Patent number: D790603
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas Serrurier
  • Patent number: D790604
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar, Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas Serrurier
  • Patent number: D790605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas Serrurier
  • Patent number: D790606
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas Serrurier
  • Patent number: D790607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas Serrurier
  • Patent number: D801397
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mircea Balan, Douglas Serrurier
  • Patent number: D803274
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Eric Sinn, Mihai Mircea Balan, Jason Jura
  • Patent number: D803275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Eric Sinn, Jason Jura, Mihai Mircea Balan
  • Patent number: D803897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Jason Jura, Eric Sinn, Mihai Mircea Balan
  • Patent number: D803901
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Jason Jura, Eric Sinn, Mihai Mircea Balan
  • Patent number: D803902
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas Serrurier, Jason Jura, Eric Sinn, Mihai Mircea Balan