Patents by Inventor Richard Peter Hill

Richard Peter Hill 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).

  • Multi-plate brake or clutch
    Patent number: 10295002
    Abstract: Multi-plate brake or clutch includes a carrier, a fluid dispensing device and plurality of friction plates located around the carrier and the fluid dispensing device. The carrier includes a carrier body, a plurality of external splines located around a rim of the carrier body extending outwardly from the rim, and a passageway that extends through the carrier body to a passageway outlet. The fluid dispensing device includes a body defining a reservoir with an opening in fluid communication with the passageway outlet to allow fluid to be dispensed when a volume of fluid in the reservoir exceeds a predetermined volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Shrewsbury Limited
    Inventors: Richard Peter Hill, Scott Laurence Mitchell
  • Multi-Plate Brake or Clutch
    Publication number: 20170051800
    Abstract: Multi-plate brake or clutch includes a carrier, a fluid dispensing device and plurality of friction plates located around the carrier and the fluid dispensing device. The carrier includes a carrier body, a plurality of external splines located around a rim of the carrier body extending outwardly from the rim, and a passageway that extends through the carrier body to a passageway outlet. The fluid dispensing device includes a body defining a reservoir with an opening in fluid communication with the passageway outlet to allow fluid to be dispensed when a volume of fluid in the reservoir exceeds a predetermined volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Shrewsbury Limited
    Inventors: Richard Peter Hill, Scott Laurence Mitchell