Patents by Inventor Alan W. Schweizer

Alan W. Schweizer 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 derating a power source to limit damage
    Patent number: 8095285
    Abstract: A method for derating a power source to limit damage to a drive train of a machine including determining a first operational parameter associated with a power conversion unit and a second operational parameter associated with the power source, selecting, based on the first operational parameter associated with the power conversion unit and the second operational parameter associated with the power source, a power source derate value, and reducing an available power output associated with the power source according to the derate value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew N. Schifferer, Matthew A. Tobben, Alan W. Schweizer
  • Method for derating a power source to limit damage
    Publication number: 20090000292
    Abstract: A method for derating a power source to limit damage to a drive train of a machine including determining a first operational parameter associated with a power conversion unit and a second operational parameter associated with the power source, selecting, based on the first operational parameter associated with the power conversion unit and the second operational parameter associated with the power source, a power source derate value, and reducing an available power output associated with the power source according to the derate value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Andrew N. Schifferer, Matthew A. Tobben, Alan W. Schweizer
  • Display screen or a portion thereof with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D730368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Jeffrey A. Bettenhausen, Alan W. Schweizer, Christi M. Wilson
  • Display screen or a portion thereof with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D775186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Jeffrey A. Bettenhausen, Alan W. Schweizer, Christi M. Wilson