Patents by Inventor Phil Metschan

Phil Metschan 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).

  • Wear assembly for an excavating bucket
    Patent number: 7526886
    Abstract: A wear assembly for protecting the digging edge of a bucket which includes a wear member having a lock-receiving hole in one leg and an upstanding rib along the other leg. The rib extends axially along the leg to be received into a slot in a base fixed to the lip of the bucket. The rib has a rear end that engages the base to hold the rear end of the rib between the base and the lip. The wear member further includes an interior surface that has a front portion formed with a curve to wrap around the digging edge and a plurality of stabilizing surfaces. The lock has a latch and a threaded wedge received into the passage to move the latch to its holding position to maintain the lock in the assembly during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Esco Corporation
    Inventors: Robert McClanahan, Phil Metschan, Carolyn Shapiro
  • Wear Assembly For An Excavating Bucket
    Publication number: 20080092413
    Abstract: A wear assembly for protecting the digging edge of a bucket which includes a wear member having a lock-receiving hole in one leg and an upstanding rib along the other leg. The rib extends axially along the leg to be received into a slot in a base fixed to the lip of the bucket. The rib has a rear end that engages the base to hold the rear end of the rib between the base and the lip. The wear member further includes an interior surface that has a front portion formed with a curve to wrap around the digging edge and a plurality of stabilizing surfaces. The lock has a latch and a threaded wedge received into the passage to move the latch to its holding position to maintain the lock in the assembly during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Applicant: ESCO Corporation
    Inventors: Robert McClanahan, Phil Metschan, Carolyn Shapiro