Patents by Inventor Swetlana Horn

Swetlana Horn 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).

  • Prop head bearing device for shield supports
    Patent number: 9458716
    Abstract: A prop head bearing device used for a shield support and to receive a prop head includes a prop head bearing main body with a prop head receiving portion, a flange adjacent to the prop head receiving portion and a flange bore, and a receiving portion adjacent to the flange and remote from the prop head receiving portion. The prop head bearing device may also include a securing element including a securing element bore adapted in shape to the receiving portion, such that in the mounted state the securing element is locked with respect to the bore direction of the flange bore and that the securing element bore is aligned to the flange bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Swetlana Horn, Ulrich Pletsch
  • PROP HEAD BEARING DEVICE FOR SHIELD SUPPORTS
    Publication number: 20140286713
    Abstract: A prop head bearing device used for a shield support and to receive a prop head includes a prop head bearing main body with a prop head receiving portion, a flange adjacent to the prop head receiving portion and a flange bore, and a receiving portion adjacent to the flange and remote from the prop head receiving portion. The prop head bearing device may also include a securing element including a securing element bore adapted in shape to the receiving portion, such that in the mounted state the securing element is locked with respect to the bore direction of the flange bore and that the securing element bore is aligned to the flange bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Applicant: Caterpillar Global Mining Europe GmbH
    Inventors: Swetlana Horn, Ulrich Pletsch