Patents by Inventor Scott Dale Chenoweth

Scott Dale Chenoweth 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).

  • Retainer systems for ground engaging tools
    Patent number: 9139984
    Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments of a retainer system for a ground engaging tool. In one exemplary embodiment, the retainer system may include a lock configured to receive a portion of a support member to be locked with the ground engaging tool and a retainer bushing including an inner surface configured to rotatably receive the lock. The lock may be rotatable relative to the inner surface of the retainer bushing between an unlocked position and a locked position. The retainer system may also include a plug configured to substantially fill at least a space between the lock and the inner surface of the retainer bushing when the lock is in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Dale Chenoweth, Garrett David Knight, Murray Allen Smith
  • RETAINER SYSTEMS FOR GROUND ENGAGING TOOLS
    Publication number: 20150033595
    Abstract: Disclosed are various exemplary embodiments of a retainer system for a ground engaging tool. In one exemplary embodiment, the retainer system may include a lock configured to receive a portion of a support member to be locked with the ground engaging tool and a retainer bushing including an inner surface configured to rotatably receive the lock. The lock may be rotatable relative to the inner surface of the retainer bushing between an unlocked position and a locked position. The retainer system may also include a plug configured to substantially fill at least a space between the lock and the inner surface of the retainer bushing when the lock is in the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Scott Dale Chenoweth, Garrett David KNIGHT, Murray Allen SMITH