Patents by Inventor Wayne R. Tanner

Wayne R. Tanner 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).

  • Method for controlling distortion of a material during a weld process
    Patent number: 7006958
    Abstract: A method for controlling distortion of a material during a weld process. The method includes modeling the weld process of the material, determining distortions produced by the weld process, determining a plurality of simulated induced distortions in the model to offset the produced distortions, generating a plurality of actual induced distortions in the material as a function of the simulated induced distortions, and performing the weld process on the material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick J. Crilly, Yi Dong, Keith A. Herman, Yuping Yang, Frederick W. Brust, Wayne R. Tanner
  • Motor grader blade retention system
    Patent number: 6585059
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for mounting a blade assembly to a motor grader includes an upper and a lower retainer pivotally coupled together. The upper and lower retainers are pivotable about a single axis with respect to each other for grasping the blade assembly therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Michael, Jr., Donald R. Mast, Wayne R. Tanner
  • Motor grader blade retention system
    Publication number: 20030042029
    Abstract: A mounting assembly for mounting a blade assembly to a motor grader includes an upper and a lower retainer pivotally coupled together. The upper and lower retainers are pivotable about a single axis with respect to each other for grasping the blade assembly therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: David R. Michael, Donald R. Mast, Wayne R. Tanner
  • Method for controlling distortion of a material during a weld process
    Publication number: 20020019726
    Abstract: A method for controlling distortion of a material during a weld process. The method includes modeling the weld process of the material, determining distortions produced by the weld process, determining a plurality of simulated induced distortions in the model to offset the produced distortions, generating a plurality of actual induced distortions in the material as a function of the simulated induced distortions, and performing the weld process on the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Publication date: February 14, 2002
    Inventors: Patrick J. Crilly, Yi Dong, Keith A. Herman, Yuping Yang, Frederick W. Brust, Wayne R. Tanner