Patents by Inventor Stephen R. Dockstader

Stephen R. Dockstader 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).

  • Axle porting to legs
    Patent number: 9151377
    Abstract: An axle assembly and method for assembling such axle assembly for a vehicle are disclosed. The axle assembly may comprise meshed ring and pinion gears, a center housing portion, and left and right leg housing portions. The center housing portion may include a center housing defining a center cavity in which the bevel gear is disposed, and at least one channel having an entrance port into the center cavity. The axle assembly may include a first conduit configured to branch off of the first channel in a first direction and a second conduit configured to branch off of the first channel in a second direction. Such channels and conduits may be integral to the center housing or substantially external to the center housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Weber, John B. Salomon, Benjamin T. Nelson, Stephen R. Dockstader
  • Axle Porting to Legs
    Publication number: 20140013886
    Abstract: An axle assembly and method for assembling such axle assembly for a vehicle are disclosed. The axle assembly may comprise meshed ring and pinion gears, a center housing portion, and left and right leg housing portions. The center housing portion may include a center housing defining a center cavity in which the bevel gear is disposed, and at least one channel having an entrance port into the center cavity. The axle assembly may include a first conduit configured to branch off of the first channel in a first direction and a second conduit configured to branch off of the first channel in a second direction. Such channels and conduits may be integral to the center housing or substantially external to the center housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Weber, John B. Salomon, Benjamin T. Nelson, Stephen R. Dockstader