Patents by Inventor Steven Alan Daniel

Steven Alan Daniel 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).

  • WHEEL END WITH INTEGRATED MOTOR ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20120233992
    Abstract: A wheel end assembly comprises a wheel hub support housing and a wheel hub drive assembly rotatably connected to the wheel hub support housing. The wheel end assembly also includes a hydraulic motor operatively coupled to the wheel hub drive assembly, the hydraulic motor being disposed to deliver a torque to the wheel hub drive assembly. The wheel end assembly further includes a pump, fluidly coupled to the wheel hub drive assembly and the hydraulic motor, the pump being disposed to provide a flow of hydraulic fluid to the wheel hub drive assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventors: Norval Paul Thomson, Steven Alan Daniel, Daniel Peter Sergison, Avert Glen Vannette
  • Wheel end with integrated motor assembly
    Patent number: 8215430
    Abstract: A wheel end assembly comprises a wheel hub support housing and a wheel hub drive assembly rotatably connected to the wheel hub support housing. The wheel end assembly also includes a hydraulic motor operatively coupled to the wheel hub drive assembly, the hydraulic motor being disposed to deliver a torque to the wheel hub drive assembly. The wheel end assembly further includes a pump, fluidly coupled to the wheel hub drive assembly and the hydraulic motor, the pump being disposed to provide a flow of hydraulic fluid to the wheel hub drive assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Norval Paul Thomson, Steven Alan Daniel, Daniel Peter Sergison, Avert Glen Vannette
  • Wheel end with integrated motor assembly
    Publication number: 20090272596
    Abstract: A wheel end assembly comprises a wheel hub support housing and a wheel hub drive assembly rotatably connected to the wheel hub support housing. The wheel end assembly also includes a hydraulic motor operatively coupled to the wheel hub drive assembly, the hydraulic motor being disposed to deliver a torque to the wheel hub drive assembly. The wheel end assembly further includes a pump, fluidly coupled to the wheel hub drive assembly and the hydraulic motor, the pump being disposed to provide a flow of hydraulic fluid to the wheel hub drive assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Norval Paul Thomson, Steven Alan Daniel, Daniel Peter Sergison, Avert Glen Vannette