Patents by Inventor Robert Eugene Sharp

Robert Eugene Sharp 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: 20180347505
    Abstract: A method for remanufacturing an engine block is provided. The engine block includes a damaged area on an inner surface of a cylinder. The method includes removing a first liner from the cylinder. The first liner includes a first inner diameter defined by a first inner surface and a first outer diameter defined by a first outer surface. The method includes removing material from the damaged area on the inner surface of the cylinder. The method also includes providing a machined surface on the inner surface of the cylinder. The machined surface defining a machined diameter. The method further includes inserting a second liner into the cylinder. The second liner includes a second inner diameter defined by a second inner surface and a second outer diameter defined by a second outer surface. The second outer diameter is equal to the machined diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kegan Luick, Robert Eugene Sharp
  • Publication number: 20160040582
    Abstract: An exhaust system component is disclosed. The exhaust system component may have a tubular body that defines a passage. The tubular body may have a joining portion that is configured to fluidly connect the passage to another exhaust system component. The joining portion may have a first layer of cast iron. The joining portion may also have a second layer covering at least a portion of the first layer. The second layer may contain at least iron, chromium, and aluminum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Robert Eugene Sharp, Adam William Ostein, Bharat Kumar Meduru, Curtis John Graham
  • Patent number: 9067282
    Abstract: Method of remanufacturing a component comprising: removing a damaged area of a cast iron component, the remaining component constituting a cast iron base; depositing molten particles on the cast iron base to form a pool of agglomerated molten particles, wherein the pool comprises aluminum and at least one of nickel, cobalt, chromium, silicon, or iron; cooling the pool to form a solid intermediate layer; and depositing solid particles on the solid intermediate layer to form an outer layer, wherein the solid particles comprise steel. Additionally, a component comprising: a cast iron base; an intermediate layer covering at least a portion of the cast iron base, wherein the intermediate layer comprises aluminum and at least one of nickel, cobalt, chromium, silicon, or iron; and an outer layer covering the intermediate layer, wherein the outer layer comprises steel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Eugene Sharp
  • Publication number: 20140342187
    Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a component. The component may include a cast iron base and an intermediate layer covering a least a portion of the cast iron base. The intermediate layer may include aluminum and at least one of nickel, cobalt, chromium, silicon, or iron. The component may also include an outer layer covering the intermediate layer. The outer layer may include steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Eugene Sharp
  • Publication number: 20130337215
    Abstract: A used component, such as an engine block or engine head, has at least one dimension that does not match a dimensional specification for the component. A thermal spray coating of FeAlSiC is applied to build up the dimension. The excess coating is milled off so that the body and coating have a second shape that matches the dimensional specification for the component. The coating has an ordered DO3 crystal structure with a stable aluminum oxide scale that produces oxidation resistance at about 700° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Eugene Sharp, Kegan Jon Luick, M. Brad Beardsley, Kristin Ann Schipull, Daniel Joseph Sordelet, Jarrod David Moss, Mark David Veliz