Patents by Inventor Timothy Nenne

Timothy Nenne 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).

  • Crown for a link in a ground engaging track system
    Patent number: 9550537
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system and method for a link for a track chain in a ground-engaging track system. The link has an elongate link body including a first and a second crown. The elongate link body includes a shoe surface and a rail surface. The shoe surface is configured to contact a track shoe coupled to the elongate link body. The rail surface is opposite the shoe surface and has a first end section, a middle section, and a second end section. The first and second crowns on the rail surface each define a convex portion of the rail surface. The first crown is positioned on the first end section and the second crown is positioned on the second end section. The first and second crowns are configured to delay scallop formation in the rail surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Steiner, Caroline Brewer, Temitope Akinlua, Daniel Knobloch, Donovan Clarke, Timothy Nenne
  • Crown for a Link in a Ground Engaging Track System
    Publication number: 20160137239
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a system and method for a link for a track chain in a ground-engaging track system. The link has an elongate link body including a first and a second crown. The elongate link body includes a shoe surface and a rail surface. The shoe surface is configured to contact a track shoe coupled to the elongate link body. The rail surface is opposite the shoe surface and has a first end section, a middle section, and a second end section. The first and second crowns on the rail surface each define a convex portion of the rail surface. The first crown is positioned on the first end section and the second crown is positioned on the second end section. The first and second crowns are configured to delay scallop formation in the rail surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Steiner, Caroline Brewer, Temitope Akinlua, Daniel Knobloch, Donovan Clarke, Timothy Nenne