Patents by Inventor Benjamin Maxfield Hoxie

Benjamin Maxfield Hoxie 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).

  • Propel circuit and work circuit combinations for a work machine
    Patent number: 9989042
    Abstract: A hydraulic circuit architecture for a work vehicle includes a pump, a work circuit, a propel circuit, and a circuit selector. The work circuit is connected to an actuator for driving a work component of the work vehicle. The propel circuit includes a motor that is adapted to be connected to a drive train of the work vehicle. The propel circuit also includes an accumulator. The circuit selector selectively connects the pump to the work circuit and the propel circuit. The hydraulic circuit architecture is operable in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the propel circuit is connected to the pump and the work circuit is disconnected from the pump. In the second mode, the work circuit is connected to the pump and the propel circuit is disconnected from the pump. When the hydraulic circuit architecture is in the second mode, stored energy from the accumulator can be used to drive the motor to cause propulsion of the work vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Maxfield Hoxie, Timothy Isaac Meehan
  • PROPEL CIRCUIT AND WORK CIRCUIT COMBINATIONS FOR A WORK MACHINE
    Publication number: 20130280111
    Abstract: A hydraulic circuit architecture for a work vehicle includes a pump, a work circuit, a propel circuit, and a circuit selector. The work circuit is connected to an actuator for driving a work component of the work vehicle. The propel circuit includes a motor that is adapted to be connected to a drive train of the work vehicle. The propel circuit also includes an accumulator. The circuit selector selectively connects the pump to the work circuit and the propel circuit. The hydraulic circuit architecture is operable in a first mode and a second mode. In the first mode, the propel circuit is connected to the pump and the work circuit is disconnected from the pump. In the second mode, the work circuit is connected to the pump and the propel circuit is disconnected from the pump. When the hydraulic circuit architecture is in the second mode, stored energy from the accumulator can be used to drive the motor to cause propulsion of the work vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Benjamin Maxfield Hoxie, Timothy Isaac Meehan