Patents by Inventor Quintin Nienaber
Quintin Nienaber 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).
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Patent number: 11959258Abstract: A device for removing a wear member from a ground engaging surface, the device comprising: a body having cavity and a wear member engaging portion to engage the wear member when the wear member extends into the cavity; a gripper movable relative to the body, the gripper having a bracing member adapted to bear against a portion of the ground engaging surface to thereby provide a load path from the ground engaging surface to the wear member engaging portion; and a first actuator connected to the gripper and the body, to apply a force to the gripper, to urge the gripper to move relative to the body, such that, when the bracing member bears against the ground engaging surface, movement of the gripper relative to the body removes the wear member from the ground engaging surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: CQMS PTY LTDInventors: Quintin Nienaber, Ian Ashby, David Vandersee, Ben Plant
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Publication number: 20220403630Abstract: A device for removing a wear member from a ground engaging surface, the device comprising: a body having cavity and a wear member engaging portion to engage the wear member when the wear member extends into the cavity; a gripper movable relative to the body, the gripper having a bracing member adapted to bear against a portion of the ground engaging surface to thereby provide a load path from the ground engaging surface to the wear member engaging portion; and a first actuator connected to the gripper and the body, to apply a force to the gripper, to urge the gripper to move relative to the body, such that, when the bracing member bears against the ground engaging surface, movement of the gripper relative to the body removes the wear member from the ground engaging surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Applicant: CQMS PTY LTDInventors: Quintin NIENABER, Ian ASHBY, David VANDERSEE, Ben PLANT
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Patent number: 11193256Abstract: A lock assembly for an excavator wear assembly, the lock assembly a locking pin having at least one dowel extending outwardly therefrom. The lock assembly also includes a retaining member having a seat and a cavity and a biasing member located within the cavity of the retaining member. The biasing member is adapted to exert a biasing force on the dowel to releasably retain the dowel within the seat of the retaining member.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Inventors: Miguel Guimaraes, Bruce Lilley, Quintin Nienaber, Tony Young
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Publication number: 20190323208Abstract: A lock assembly for an excavator wear assembly, the lock assembly a locking pin having at least one dowel extending outwardly therefrom. The lock assembly also includes a retaining member having a seat and a cavity and a biasing member located within the cavity of the retaining member. The biasing member is adapted to exert a biasing force on the dowel to releasably retain the dowel within the seat of the retaining member.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 3, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Applicant: CQMS PTY LTDInventors: Miguel Guimaraes, Bruce Lilley, Quintin Nienaber, Tony Young
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Patent number: 10385548Abstract: A lock assembly for an excavator wear assembly, the lock assembly a locking pin having at least one dowel extending outwardly therefrom. The lock assembly also includes a retaining member having a seat and a cavity and a biasing member located within the cavity of the retaining member. The biasing member is adapted to exert a biasing force on the dowel to releasably retain the dowel within the seat of the retaining member.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: CQMS PTY LTDInventors: Miguel Guimaraes, Bruce Lilley, Quintin Nienaber, Tony Young
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Patent number: 9834909Abstract: A wear assembly having an adaptor with a spigot portion is disclosed. The spigot portion has a transverse dimension. The wear assembly also has a wear member releasably mountable on the adaptor. The wear member has a body with a socket cavity and the socket cavity is adapted to receive the spigot portion of the adaptor. The wear member also has a pair of mounting ears extending from the body. Each of the mounting ears has a transverse dimension. The transverse dimension of each mounting ear is in the range 0.25 to 0.4 of the transverse dimension of the spigot portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: CQMS PTY LTDInventors: Miguel Guimaraes, Bruce Lilley, Quintin Nienaber, Tony Young
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Publication number: 20160319519Abstract: A wear assembly having an adaptor with a spigot portion is disclosed. The spigot portion has a transverse dimension. The wear assembly also has a wear member releasably mountable on the adaptor. The wear member has a body with a socket cavity and the socket cavity is adapted to receive the spigot portion of the adaptor. The wear member also has a pair of mounting ears extending from the body. Each of the mounting ears has a transverse dimension. The transverse dimension of each mounting ear is in the range 0.25 to 0.4 of the transverse dimension of the spigot portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2016Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: CQMS PTY LTDInventors: Miguel Guimaraes, Bruce Lilley, Quintin Nienaber, Tony Young
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Patent number: 9469974Abstract: A wear assembly having an adaptor with a spigot portion is disclosed. The spigot portion has a transverse dimension. The wear assembly also has a wear member releasably mountable on the adaptor. The wear member has a body with a socket cavity and the socket cavity is adapted to receive the spigot portion of the adaptor. The wear member also has a pair of mounting ears extending from the body. Each of the mounting ears has a transverse dimension. The transverse dimension of each mounting ear is in the range 0.25 to 0.4 of the transverse dimension of the spigot portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2010Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: CQMS PTY LTDInventors: Miguel Guimaraes, Bruce Lilley, Quintin Nienaber, Tony Young
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Publication number: 20120260540Abstract: A wear assembly having an adaptor with a spigot portion is disclosed. The spigot portion has a transverse dimension. The wear assembly also has a wear member releasably mountable on the adaptor. The wear member has a body with a socket cavity and the socket cavity is adapted to receive the spigot portion of the adaptor. The wear member also has a pair of mounting ears extending from the body. Each of the mounting ears has a transverse dimension. The transverse dimension of each mounting ear is in the range 0.25 to 0.4 of the transverse dimension of the spigot portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2010Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: CQMS PTY LTDInventors: Miguel Guimaraes, Bruce Lilley, Quintin Nienaber, Tony Young
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Publication number: 20120260539Abstract: A lock assembly for an excavator wear assembly, the lock assembly a locking pin having at least one dowel extending outwardly therefrom. The lock assembly also includes a retaining member having a seat and a cavity and a biasing member located within the cavity of the retaining member. The biasing member is adapted to exert a biasing force on the dowel to releasably retain the dowel within the seat of the retaining member.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2010Publication date: October 18, 2012Applicant: CQMS PTY LTDInventors: Miguel Guimaraes, Bruce Lilley, Quintin Nienaber, Tony Young