Patents by Inventor Neil Terry

Neil Terry 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: 11873832
    Abstract: A hub assembly for construction of a fan includes a hub plate having a front face, a rear face, and an annular surface extending between the front face and the rear face. The hub plate defines a hub assembly axis extending through the front face and the rear face which is configured to coincide with the fan axis. The hub assembly further includes a plurality of elongated root sections that are circumferentially spaced apart and extend radially from the annular surface. The elongated root sections have a substantially circular cross-section. The hub plate and the plurality of elongated spokes are unitarily formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley P. Wrage, Dongming Tan, Adam C. Grove, Neil A. Terry
  • Publication number: 20220268295
    Abstract: A hub assembly for construction of a fan includes a hub plate having a front face, a rear face, and an annular surface extending between the front face and the rear face. The hub plate defines a hub assembly axis extending through the front face and the rear face which is configured to coincide with the fan axis. The hub assembly further includes a plurality of elongated root sections that are circumferentially spaced apart and extend radially from the annular surface. The elongated root sections have a substantially circular cross-section. The hub plate and the plurality of elongated spokes are unitarily formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley P. Wrage, Dongming Tan, Adam C. Grove, Neil A. Terry
  • Patent number: 11346361
    Abstract: A hub assembly for construction of a fan includes a hub plate having a front face, a rear face, and an annular surface extending between the front face and the rear face. The hub plate defines a hub assembly axis extending through the front face and the rear face which is configured to coincide with the fan axis. The hub assembly further includes a plurality of elongated root sections that are circumferentially spaced apart and extend radially from the annular surface. The elongated root sections have a substantially circular cross-section. The hub plate and the plurality of elongated spokes are unitarily formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventors: Bradley P. Wrage, Dongming Tan, Adam C. Grove, Neil A. Terry
  • Publication number: 20220045376
    Abstract: An energy storage device cooling system includes a housing, at least one energy storage device within the housing, and a coolant circuit including a first flow portion extending through the housing, the coolant circuit configured to supply coolant for heat exchange with the at least one energy storage device. The energy storage device cooling system also includes a chiller system including: a coolant supply, a heat exchanger, and an outlet in fluid communication with the first flow portion. The energy storage device cooling system also includes a controller configured to alter a function of the chiller system when a sensed temperature does not exceed a first temperature threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Umakanth Sakaray, Nirag Sheth, Neil A. Terry, Adam C. Grove
  • Publication number: 20220042519
    Abstract: A hub assembly for construction of a fan includes a hub plate having a front face, a rear face, and an annular surface extending between the front face and the rear face. The hub plate defines a hub assembly axis extending through the front face and the rear face which is configured to coincide with the fan axis. The hub assembly further includes a plurality of elongated root sections that are circumferentially spaced apart and extend radially from the annular surface. The elongated root sections have a substantially circular cross-section. The hub plate and the plurality of elongated spokes are unitarily formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley P. Wrage, Dongming Tan, Adam C. Grove, Neil A. Terry
  • Patent number: 10563570
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ATAAC having a header, a plurality of slots defined in the header, a plurality of core tubes coupled to the header, and a plurality of joint assemblies to couple the header with the plurality of core tubes. Each of the plurality of joint assemblies includes an adapter, a sleeve, and a nut. The adapter further includes a first section threadedly engaged with one of the plurality of slots. The adapter further includes a tapered section inserted inside a flared end portion of one of the plurality of core tubes. Furthermore, the adapter includes a second section defined between the tapered section and the first section. The sleeve disposed around the one of the plurality of core tubes, the sleeve is engaged with the flared end portion of the one of the plurality of core tubes. The nut is engaged with the sleeve and the second section of the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L Kennedy, James M. Voelker, Nirag Sheth, Neil A. Terry
  • Patent number: 10378426
    Abstract: A system for determining a remaining useful life of a cooling component operatively connected to a prime mover. A controller performs a thermal strain analysis that includes determining the power output of the prime mover based upon sensor signals, determining a temperature output of the prime mover based upon the power output, determining a temperature at each of the plurality of analysis locations based upon the temperature output, determining a temperature difference based upon the temperature at each respective one of the plurality of analysis locations, and determining a thermal strain based upon the temperature difference. The controller repeats the thermal strain analysis at time intervals over a period of time, determines an accumulated damage for the cooling component based upon the thermal strain from each thermal strain analysis, and determines a remaining useful life of the cooling component based upon the material characteristics and the accumulated damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Dongming Tan, Doug A. Long, Neil Terry, Anthony L. Deluca, Jianlong Xu, Rohit K. Paramatmuni, Joseph L. Kennedy, Michael J. Campagna
  • Publication number: 20190063305
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ATAAC having a header, a plurality of slots defined in the header, a plurality of core tubes coupled to the header, and a plurality of joint assemblies to couple the header with the plurality of core tubes. Each of the plurality of joint assemblies includes an adapter, a sleeve, and a nut. The adapter further includes a first section threadedly engaged with one of the plurality of slots. The adapter further includes a tapered section inserted inside a flared end portion of one of the plurality of core tubes. Furthermore, the adapter includes a second section defined between the tapered section and the first section. The sleeve disposed around the one of the plurality of core tubes, the sleeve is engaged with the flared end portion of the one of the plurality of core tubes. The nut is engaged with the sleeve and the second section of the adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Kennedy, James M. Voelker, Nirag Sheth, Neil A. Terry
  • Patent number: 10113475
    Abstract: A shunt tank assembly for a cooling system is provided. The shunt tank assembly includes a vent tube, a shunt tank, and an inlet port provided on the shunt tank. The inlet port is in fluid communication with the vent tube. The shunt tank assembly also includes an insert disposed in the inlet port. The shunt tank assembly further includes a drop tube. The drop tube includes a plug portion having a first length and received within the insert. The drop tube includes a transition portion tapered with respect to the plug portion. The drop tube includes a tube portion extending from the transition portion and terminating with a chamfered end. The tube portion has a second length greater than the first length of the plug portion. The tube portion is bent such that the chamfered end is disposed below an average coolant level of the shunt tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Kennedy, Neil Terry
  • Publication number: 20180224216
    Abstract: An air-to-air aftercooler (ATAAC) configured to cool compressed air from an air compressor is disclosed. The ATAAC may comprise a first header. The first header may include a plurality of slots each having a recessed groove. The ATAAC may further comprise a plurality of core tubes each including a first end inserted in a respective one of the slots of the first header. The ATAAC may further comprise a plurality of mechanical joints each connecting the first end of one of the core tubes to the first header. Each of the mechanical joints may include a C-ring inserted in the recessed groove of one of the slots, and a clamp clamping the core tube to the first header. The C-ring and the clamp may both be formed from a metallic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Kennedy, Nirag Sheth, James McCoy Voelker, Elmer S. Zanoria, Christian Earl Sabotta, Neil Terry
  • Publication number: 20180171861
    Abstract: A system for determining a remaining useful life of a cooling component operatively connected to a prime mover. A controller performs a thermal strain analysis that includes determining the power output of the prime mover based upon sensor signals, determining a temperature output of the prime mover based upon the power output, determining a temperature at each of the plurality of analysis locations based upon the temperature output, determining a temperature difference based upon the temperature at each respective one of the plurality of analysis locations, and determining a thermal strain based upon the temperature difference. The controller repeats the thermal strain analysis at time intervals over a period of time, determines an accumulated damage for the cooling component based upon the thermal strain from each thermal strain analysis, and determines a remaining useful life of the cooling component based upon the material characteristics and the accumulated damage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Dongming Tan, Doug A. Long, Neil Terry, Anthony L. Deluca, Jianlong Xu, Rohit K. Paramatmuni, Joseph L. Kennedy, Michael J. Campagna
  • Publication number: 20180156230
    Abstract: A fan hub stiffener is provided. The stiffener occupies a gap between parallel fan hub plates to reduce or eliminate stress on the plates during operation. The stiffener may include a body and arms extending radially outward from the body and into the spaces between adjacent fan blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Kennedy, Nirag Sheth, Jianlong Xu, Dongming Tan, Neil Terry, Sumeeth Sivanagere, Haifeng Li
  • Publication number: 20170299269
    Abstract: A radiator assembly for a machine is provided. The radiator assembly includes an inlet tank adapted to receive a coolant. The radiator assembly includes a fluid line having a first end fluidly coupled to the inlet tank. The fluid line is adapted to allow passage of the coolant therethrough. The radiator assembly also includes an outlet tank fluidly coupled to a second end of the fluid line. The outlet tank is adapted to receive the coolant from the fluid line. The radiator assembly further includes a pressure compensating device fluidly coupled to at least one of the inlet tank and the outlet tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Ausman, Joseph L. Kennedy, Dongming Tan, Neil A. Terry, Jianlong Xu
  • Publication number: 20170130641
    Abstract: A shunt tank assembly for a cooling system is provided. The shunt tank assembly includes a vent tube, a shunt tank, and an inlet port provided on the shunt tank. The inlet port is in fluid communication with the vent tube. The shunt tank assembly also includes an insert disposed in the inlet port. The shunt tank assembly further includes a drop tube. The drop tube includes a plug portion having a first length and received within the insert. The drop tube includes a transition portion tapered with respect to the plug portion. The drop tube includes a tube portion extending from the transition portion and terminating with a chamfered end. The tube portion has a second length greater than the first length of the plug portion. The tube portion is bent such that the chamfered end is disposed below an average coolant level of the shunt tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Kennedy, Neil Terry
  • Publication number: 20160231066
    Abstract: A support for tube-and-fin assemblies in a radiator comprising a single support which is securable to multiple tube-and-fin assemblies in a single row and which is interlockable with respect to similar supports interconnected with rows of tube-and-fin assemblies in front of and/or behind that row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sudhakara Gopireddy, Neil Terry, Sudhakar Lakshminarayanan, Nick Yonke
  • Publication number: 20160201998
    Abstract: A heat exchanger adapted to be coupled with a platform is disclosed. The heat exchanger comprises two or more core units having an upper surface and a lower surface, the lower surface of each core unit being fixed to the platform. The heat exchanger further includes a plate disposed along the upper surface of the core units, the plate having a plurality of bend enhancement regions and a plurality of holes, each bend enhancement region being placed at a predetermined distance from the nearest adjacent holes, and a plurality of spacers interposed between the plate and the upper surface to couple the plate to the upper surface, the plurality of spacers adapted to provide offset between the plate from the core units. During operation of the heat exchanger, each bend enhancement region is configured to facilitate flexibility of the plate to accommodate any uneven expansion of the core units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Joseph L. Kennedy, Neil A. Terry, Mahesh K. Mokire, Bradley Wrage, Deepak B. Thakkar
  • Publication number: 20160160803
    Abstract: An air-to-air aftercooler including a first core assembly configured to receive intake air and cool the intake air. The first core assembly can include a first heat exchange portion configured to cool the intake air, a first inlet configured to receive the intake air, a second heat exchange portion configured to cool the intake air, a second inlet configured to receive the intake air, and a first common tank joining the first heat exchange portion and the second heat exchange portion and configured to output the intake air. The air-to-air aftercooler can also include a second core assembly configured to receive the intake air from the first common tank, and further cool the intake air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sudhakara Gopireddy, James M. Voelker, Fei Wang, Neil A. Terry
  • Publication number: 20140290923
    Abstract: A cooling system is provided. The cooling system includes a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger. The first heat exchanger has a first chamber and a second chamber. A plurality of tubes is provided in the first heat exchanger such that the tubes are in fluid communication with the first chamber and the second chamber. The tubes are arranged in a plurality of rows. A baffle is located in the second chamber. The baffle divides the second chamber into a first region and a second region. The first region of the second chamber is in fluid communication with at least one row of tubes. Further, an outlet is provided in fluid communication with the first region. The second heat exchanger includes an inlet in communication with the outlet of the first region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Huelsmann, Neil A. Terry, Kevin A. Sheets, Albert Yuen-Chang Lee
  • Publication number: 20140048238
    Abstract: A frameless heat exchanger for transferring heat from a fluid circulating therein to a surrounding environment is arranged and interconnected to accommodate thermal expansion and contraction of its parts. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of hollow tubes each extending between a first end and a second end. The tubes are arranged into a tube core where the tubes are parallel to and aligned with each other so that the first ends align and the second ends align. The tubes are joined along their first ends by a first manifold and along their second ends by a second manifold. The plurality of tubes and the first and second manifolds are interconnected for relative movement between the plurality of tubes to accommodate thermal expansion and contraction of the plurality of tubes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Dongming Tan, Changrui Cheng, Thomas Ausman, Jianlong Xu, Neil Terry
  • Patent number: D982730
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: James M. Voelker, Joseph L. Kennedy, Neil A. Terry, Nirag Sheth