Patents by Inventor Andy Fung

Andy Fung 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).

  • Machine configuration and control system enabling interchangeable power sources
    Patent number: 11725363
    Abstract: A machine is adapted for operation powered by any one of a plurality of interchangeable power sources. The machine may include an undercarriage configured for supporting ground engagement members that propel the machine and an upper structure rotatably supported on the undercarriage. The upper structure may include a swing frame, with the swing frame supporting an operator cab, any one of the plurality of interchangeable power sources, hydraulic components, electrical components, and a counterweight disposed at a first end of the swing frame. The counterweight may include a hollowed out portion facing toward the swing frame. The hollowed out portion of the counterweight may be centrally aligned with a center core portion of the swing frame configured for supporting any one of the plurality of interchangeable power sources, with the one power source being partially accommodated within the hollowed out portion of the counterweight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar SARL
    Inventors: Corey Lee Gorman, Andy Fung, Kouji Kishida, Shuji Kidoguchi, Takeshi Tsuneyoshi, Michihiro Izawa, Shinichi Nishiyama, Marilyn E. Worley, Kazumasa Matsumura, Kentaro Nakayama
  • MACHINE CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM ENABLING INTERCHANGEABLE POWER SOURCES
    Publication number: 20220034064
    Abstract: A machine is adapted for operation powered by any one of a plurality of interchangeable power sources. The machine may include an undercarriage configured for supporting ground engagement members that propel the machine and an upper structure rotatably supported on the undercarriage. The upper structure may include a swing frame, with the swing frame supporting an operator cab, any one of the plurality of interchangeable power sources, hydraulic components, electrical components, and a counterweight disposed at a first end of the swing frame. The counterweight may include a hollowed out portion facing toward the swing frame. The hollowed out portion of the counterweight may be centrally aligned with a center core portion of the swing frame configured for supporting any one of the plurality of interchangeable power sources, with the one power source being partially accommodated within the hollowed out portion of the counterweight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR SARL
    Inventors: Corey Lee GORMAN, Andy FUNG, Kouji KISHIDA, Shuji KIDOGUCHI, Takeshi TSUNEYOSHI, Michihiro IZAWA, Shinichi NISHIYAMA, Marilyn E. WORLEY, Kazumasa MATSUMURA, Kentaro NAKAYAMA
  • System and method for power over ethernet power mode policy and network management
    Patent number: 9088434
    Abstract: A system and method for power over Ethernet (PoE) power mode policy and network management. Various power modes or configurations can be defined for a powered device. An IT manager at a network management station can remotely configure a power mode or configuration of a powered device using a network management protocol such as SNMP. This network management protocol can instruct a software agent at a powered device to change a power mode or configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: BROADCOM CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wael William Diab, Andy Fung
  • System and Method for Power Over Ethernet Power Mode Policy and Network Management
    Publication number: 20100205466
    Abstract: A system and method for power over Ethernet (PoE) power mode policy and network management. Various power modes or configurations can be defined for a powered device. An IT manager at a network management station can remotely configure a power mode or configuration of a powered device using a network management protocol such as SNMP. This network management protocol can instruct a software agent at a powered device to change a power mode or configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Wael William Diab, Andy Fung