US Patent Issued to Caterpillar on Sept. 15 for "O-ring installation device" (Arizona, Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,658, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"O-ring installation device" was invented by Andrew D. Rockwell (Marana, Ariz.) and Jonathan R. Chittenden (West Lafayette, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for installing O-rings within a cylinder is disclosed and includes a top plate, a central plate, and a bottom plate each disposed along a plate axis. The top plate includes a tool catch extending out from the top face and a slot extending through the top plate and tool catch towards the plate axis. The central plate and bottom plate each include a circumferential surface and a guide extending o...