Patents by Inventor Nathan WHITMAN

Nathan WHITMAN 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).

  • Radial air cleaner
    Patent number: 11746731
    Abstract: An air cleaner for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The air cleaner may include a housing defining an interior and having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The housing may include an air inlet configured to be fluidly coupled to an air intake of the internal combustion engine and an air outlet configured to be fluidly coupled to a compressor of the internal combustion engine. The housing may include a general cylindrical shaped section extending from the first end and an inverse taper section located distally from the generally cylindrical shaped section and extending towards the second end. A diameter of the inverse taper section may increase from a first end towards the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent P. Caliendo, Cooper Melvin, Nathan Whitman, Chelsea Ocampo, Jeffrey Ledford
  • RADIAL AIR CLEANER
    Publication number: 20230063222
    Abstract: An air cleaner for an internal combustion engine is disclosed. The air cleaner may include a housing defining an interior and having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The housing may include an air inlet configured to be fluidly coupled to an air intake of the internal combustion engine and an air outlet configured to be fluidly coupled to a compressor of the internal combustion engine. The housing may include a general cylindrical shaped section extending from the first end and an inverse taper section located distally from the generally cylindrical shaped section and extending towards the second end. A diameter of the inverse taper section may increase from a first end towards the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Vincent P. CALIENDO, Cooper MELVIN, Nathan WHITMAN, Chelsea OCAMPO, Jeffrey LEDFORD