Patents by Inventor Seth Carl Studnicka

Seth Carl Studnicka 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: 20230339197
    Abstract: A method of controlled deposition of a liquid or semi-liquid sealant material is disclosed herein. The method includes the use of a template which allows the sealant material to be deposited as a bead onto a surface of a specific machine part. The placement and shape of the bead, including route and volume, can be controlled using the template. The placement and shape of the bead can correspond to features of the specific machine part. A machine repair kit configured for repair or assembly of the specific machine part can include the template and a sealant material compatible with the template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Seth Carl STUDNICKA, Subhro NATHAK, Jay C LANDSIEDEL, David G TURNER, Jay Hamilton CLINE
  • Patent number: 8210135
    Abstract: A ventilation system for use with an internal combustion engine having a crankcase is disclosed. The ventilation system may have a breather housing connected to ventilate gases from the crankcase, and a filtration canister fluidly connected downstream of the breather housing. The filtration canister may have a filter housing, a filtering medium located within the filter housing to collect oil from the gases, and an oil collection container disposed within the filter housing and being configured to receive at least a portion of the filtering medium. The oil collection container may have a drain port in fluid communication with the crankcase. The filtration canister may also have at least one port configured to discharge the gases from the housing after the gases have passed through the filtering medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Seth Evan Slaughter, James Richard Weber, James Carl Durand, Richard Francis Norton, Mark Andrew McElroy, Mark Taylor Allott, Joseph John Stabnik, Nilkanth Dinesh Desai, Seth Carl Studnicka
  • Publication number: 20090199794
    Abstract: A ventilation system for use with an internal combustion engine having a crankcase is disclosed. The ventilation system may have a breather housing connected to ventilate gases from the crankcase, and a filtration canister fluidly connected downstream of the breather housing. The filtration canister may have a filter housing, a filtering medium located within the filter housing to collect oil from the gases, and an oil collection container disposed within the filter housing and being configured to receive at least a portion of the filtering medium. The oil collection container may have a drain port in fluid communication with the crankcase. The filtration canister may also have at least one port configured to discharge the gases from the housing after the gases have passed through the filtering medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventors: Seth Evan Slaughter, James Richard Weber, James Carl Durand, Richard Francis Norton, Mark Andrew McElroy, Mark Taylor Allott, Joseph John Stabnik, Nilkanth Dinesh Desai, Seth Carl Studnicka