Patents by Inventor Robert A. Harding

Robert A. Harding 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).

  • Publication number: 20260152126
    Abstract: A handrail assembly for a work machine includes a handrail. The handrail includes an upper handrail portion and a lower handrail portion. The upper handrail portion includes a pair of first members and the lower handrail portion includes a pair of second members. Each second member defines an opening. The handrail is movable between a deployed position and a folded position. The upper handrail portion is pivotable relative to the lower handrail portion to move the handrail between the deployed position and the folded position. The handrail assembly also includes a pair of locking mechanisms that removably couple the upper handrail portion with the lower handrail portion. To dispose the handrail in the deployed position, each locking mechanism engages the first member with a corresponding second member. To dispose the handrail in the folded position, each locking mechanism disengages the first member from the corresponding second member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2024
    Publication date: June 4, 2026
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Nirmal Goldwin, Raghavendra Neela, Robert A. Harding, Sriharsha Hebbani Nagaraja
  • Patent number: 4557406
    Abstract: A bottom configuration for large liquid storage bins and drums which facilitates bottom draining and full recovery of contents including tributory passages leading to a central sump and a deeper clearing passage leading from the sump to a drain outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1985
    Assignee: Clawson Tank Company
    Inventors: Dean E. Olinger, Robert A. Harding