Patents by Inventor Richard Crandell
Richard Crandell 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: 9103600Abstract: A system for cooling a reductant injector in an emissions module is provided. The system includes an emissions module, coupled to an engine exhaust duct, and a cooling system fluidly coupled to the emissions module. The emissions module includes a reductant system and a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) module. The reductant system includes a reductant injector having a cooling passage. The cooling system includes a reservoir tank, a supply pump fluidly coupled to the reservoir tank, and a siphon tank fluidly coupled to the supply pump and the reductant injector cooling passage. The siphon tank is disposed proximate to the reductant injector, and a gravitational elevation of a base of the siphon tank is greater than a gravitational elevation of the reductant injector.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2012Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Matthew Fahrenkrug, Scott Schuricht, Richard Crandell
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Patent number: 8820059Abstract: A mounting assembly for an injector is located in a curved portion of an exhaust line having an exhaust flow from an upstream end to a downstream end. The mounting assembly includes an indent extending at least partially into the exhaust line curved portion and disposed in the exhaust flow. The downstream wall has an interior surface oriented to substantially face the exhaust line downstream end. A recess extends from the downstream wall in a direction away from the exhaust line downstream end, and a recess aperture is formed in the recess and configured to fluidly communicate with the injector. The recess reduces the amount of exhaust heat reaching the injector tip.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2013Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Matthew F. Fahrenkrug, Jason W. Hudgens, Richard A. Crandell
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Publication number: 20140237998Abstract: A mounting assembly for an injector is located in a curved portion of an exhaust line having an exhaust flow from an upstream end to a downstream end. The mounting assembly includes an indent extending at least partially into the exhaust line curved portion and disposed in the exhaust flow. The downstream wall has an interior surface oriented to substantially face the exhaust line downstream end. A recess extends from the downstream wall in a direction away from the exhaust line downstream end, and a recess aperture is formed in the recess and configured to fluidly communicate with the injector. The recess reduces the amount of exhaust heat reaching the injector tip.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.Inventors: Matthew F. Fahrenkrug, Jason W. Hudgens, Richard A. Crandell
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Publication number: 20140174696Abstract: A system for cooling a reductant injector in an emissions module is provided. The system includes an emissions module, coupled to an engine exhaust duct, and a cooling system fluidly coupled to the emissions module. The emissions module includes a reductant system and a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) module. The reductant system includes a reductant injector having a cooling passage. The cooling system includes a reservoir tank, a supply pump fluidly coupled to the reservoir tank, and a siphon tank fluidly coupled to the supply pump and the reductant injector cooling passage. The siphon tank is disposed proximate to the reductant injector, and a gravitational elevation of a base of the siphon tank is greater than a gravitational elevation of the reductant injector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2012Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Matthew Fahrenkrug, Scott Schuricht, Richard Crandell
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Patent number: 8608834Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for removing matter from a filtering device of a work machine includes a gas pressurization assembly. An element of the gas pressurization assembly is removably attachable to a first orifice of the filtering device without removing the filtering device from a work machine to which the filtering device is connected. The system also includes a heat source fluidly connected to the gas pressurization assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2012Date of Patent: December 17, 2013Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Cheryl Lynn Sellers, David Thaler, Mark T. Grimm, Jeremy Trethewey, Natalie Noel Vanderspiegel, Richard A. Crandell, Dong Fei, Roger A. Hudson, Mark Alan Gasper, Herbert DaCosta, Eric Charles Fluga, Hemant Prasad Mallampalli, Bruce Frazier, Matthew Fletcher
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Publication number: 20120318134Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for removing matter from a filtering device of a work machine includes a gas pressurization assembly. An element of the gas pressurization assembly is removably attachable to a first orifice of the filtering device without removing the filtering device from a work machine to which the filtering device is connected. The system also includes a heat source fluidly connected to the gas pressurization assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 27, 2012Publication date: December 20, 2012Inventors: Cheryl Lynn Sellers, David Thaler, Mark T. Grimm, Jeremy Trethewey, Natalie Noel Vanderspiegel, Richard A. Crandell, Dong Fei, Roger A. Hudson, Mark Alan Gasper, Herbert DaCosta, Eric Charles Fluga, Hemant Prasad Mallampalli, Bruce Frazier, Matthew Fletcher
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Patent number: 8252093Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for removing matter from a filtering device of a work machine includes a gas pressurization assembly. An element of the gas pressurization assembly is removably attachable to a first orifice of the filtering device without removing the filtering device from a work machine to which the filtering device is connected. The system also includes a heat source fluidly connected to the gas pressurization assembly.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2008Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Inventors: Cheryl Lynn Sellers, David Thaler, Mark T. Grimm, Jeremy Trethewey, Natalie Noel Vanderspiegel, Richard A. Crandell, Dong Fei, Roger A. Hudson, Mark Alan Gasper, Herbert DaCosta, Eric Charles Fluga, Hemant Prasad Mallampalli, Bruce Frazier, Matthew Fletcher
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Patent number: 8097055Abstract: A system for treating exhaust gas from an engine is disclosed. The system may include a housing with a first longitudinal axis, an inlet port, and an outlet port. The housing may define a first flow path. A fluid treatment element may be arranged in the flow path. The system may also include a conduit defining a second longitudinal axis and forming a second flow path. The conduit may have first and second tubular portions generally aligned with the second longitudinal axis. The first tubular portion may have a first cross-section, and the second tubular portion may have a second cross-section. An inner diameter of the second cross-section may be less than an inner diameter of the first cross-section. The centerpoint of the first inner diameter may be offset from the centerpoint of the second inner diameter in a direction generally parallel to the first longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2007Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Thomas V. Staley, Loran J. Hoffman, Ryan M. Duffek, Richard A. Crandell
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Patent number: 8092563Abstract: A system for treating exhaust gas from an engine is disclosed. The system may include a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port and defining a flow path therebetween. A fluid treatment element may be arranged in the flow path and configured to treat exhaust gas. A conduit may be fluidly connected with at least one of the housing ports and may have first and second tubular portions. The first portion may have a first cross-section with an inner diameter, and the second portion may have a generally elongated second cross-section with an inner width and an inner length. The inner length of the second cross-section of the conduit may be smaller than the inner diameter of the first cross-section of the conduit, and the inner width of the second cross-section of the conduit may be greater than the inner diameter of the first cross-section of the conduit.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2007Date of Patent: January 10, 2012Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Richard A. Crandell, Ryan M. Duffek, Loran J. Hoffman, Thomas V. Staley
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Patent number: 8083822Abstract: A system for treating exhaust gas from an engine is disclosed. The system may include a housing, a fluid treatment element, and a conduit. The housing has an inlet and an outlet port and defines a flow path therebetween. The fluid treatment element is arranged in the flow path. The conduit is fluidly connected with at least one of the inlet port and the outlet port and includes a first port having a first axis and a second port having a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The first port has a first cross-section with an inner diameter. The second port has a second cross-section with an inner width and an inner length. The inner length of the second cross-section is smaller than the inner diameter of the first cross-section, and the inner width of the second cross-section is greater than the inner diameter of the first cross-section.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2009Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Loran Hoffman, Richard A. Crandell, Thomas V. Staley, Ryan M. Duffek
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Publication number: 20090223212Abstract: A system for treating exhaust gas from an engine is disclosed. The system may include a housing, a fluid treatment element, and a conduit. The housing has an inlet and an outlet port and defines a flow path therebetween. The fluid treatment element is arranged in the flow path. The conduit is fluidly connected with at least one of the inlet port and the outlet port and includes a first port having a first axis and a second port having a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. The first port has a first cross-section with an inner diameter. The second port has a second cross-section with an inner width and an inner length. The inner length of the second cross-section is smaller than the inner diameter of the first cross-section, and the inner width of the second cross-section is greater than the inner diameter of the first cross-section.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2009Publication date: September 10, 2009Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Loran Hoffman, Richard A. Crandell, Thomas V. Staley, Ryan M. Duffek
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Publication number: 20090107115Abstract: A system for treating exhaust gas from an engine is disclosed. The system may include a housing with a first longitudinal axis, an inlet port, and an outlet port. The housing may define a first flow path. A fluid treatment element may be arranged in the flow path. The system may also include a conduit defining a second longitudinal axis and forming a second flow path. The conduit may have first and second tubular portions generally aligned with the second longitudinal axis. The first tubular portion may have a first cross-section, and the second tubular portion may have a second cross-section. An inner diameter of the second cross-section may be less than an inner diameter of the first cross-section. The centerpoint of the first inner diameter may be offset from the centerpoint of the second inner diameter in a direction generally parallel to the first longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventors: Thomas V. Staley, Loran J. Hoffman, Ryan M. Duffek, Richard A. Crandell
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Publication number: 20090107127Abstract: A system for treating exhaust gas from an engine is disclosed. The system may include a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port and defining a flow path therebetween. A fluid treatment element may be arranged in the flow path and configured to treat exhaust gas. A conduit may be fluidly connected with at least one of the housing ports and may have first and second tubular portions. The first portion may have a first cross-section with an inner diameter, and the second portion may have a generally elongated second cross-section with an inner width and an inner length. The inner length of the second cross-section of the conduit may be smaller than the inner diameter of the first cross-section of the conduit, and the inner width of the second cross-section of the conduit may be greater than the inner diameter of the first cross-section of the conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Richard A. Crandell, Ryan M. Duffek, Loran J. Hoffman, Thomas V. Staley
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Publication number: 20090000471Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for removing matter from a filtering device of a work machine includes a gas pressurization assembly. An element of the gas pressurization assembly is removably attachable to a first orifice of the filtering device without removing the filtering device from a work machine to which the filtering device is connected. The system also includes a heat source fluidly connected to the gas pressurization assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2008Publication date: January 1, 2009Inventors: Cheryl Lynn Sellers, David Thaler, Mark T. Grimm, Jeremy Trethewey, Natalie Noel Vanderspiegel, Richard A. Crandell, Dong Fel, Roger A. Hudson, Mark Alan Gasper, Herbert DaCosta, Eric Charles Fluga, Hemant Prasad Malhampatti, Bruce Frazier, Matthew Fletcher
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Patent number: 7462222Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for removing matter from a filtering device includes a gas pressurization assembly. An element of the assembly is removably attachable to a first orifice of the filtering device. The system also includes a vacuum source fluidly connected to a second orifice of the filtering device.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2004Date of Patent: December 9, 2008Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Cheryl L. Sellers, Daniel S. Nordyke, Richard A. Crandell, Gregory Tomlins, Dong Fei, Alexander Panov, William H. Lane, Craig F. Habeger
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Patent number: 7445248Abstract: A joint is provided permitting relative radial and axial movement between a first wall thermally expanding at a first amount and a second wall thermally expanding at a second amount. The joint includes a first fixed connection between a first edge of the second wall and the first wall. The joint also includes an endplate including a first edge and a second fixed connection between a second edge of the second wall and the first edge of the endplate. The joint also includes a clip and a third fixed connection between the clip and the first wall. The joint further includes a fourth fixed connection between the clip and the endplate, the clip permitting the relative radial and axial movement.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2006Date of Patent: November 4, 2008Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: David M. Thaler, Richard A. Crandell, Kevin A. Daly
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Patent number: 7419532Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of loading a filtering device includes measuring a metric indicative of an initial loading of the filtering device and desirably positioning a quantity of matter proximate the filtering device. The method also includes applying a negative pressure to the filtering device such that at least a portion of the quantity of matter is drawn into the filtering device. The method further includes measuring a metric indicative of a final loading of the filtering device.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2006Date of Patent: September 2, 2008Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Cheryl L. Sellers, Richard A. Crandell, Dong Fei, Jeremy Trethewey, Natalie N. Vanderspiegel
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Patent number: D590419Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2008Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Ryan M. Duffek, Thomas V. Staley, Richard A. Crandell
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Patent number: D645477Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2009Date of Patent: September 20, 2011Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Ryan M Duffek, Thomas V. Staley, Richard A. Crandell
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Patent number: D645882Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2009Date of Patent: September 27, 2011Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Ryan M. Duffek, Thomas V. Staley, Richard A. Crandell