Patents by Inventor Casey Dean Berg

Casey Dean Berg 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 attachment based speed control system
    Patent number: 8819966
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a machine configured so that its ground speed is at least in part dependent on the measured force that is applied to an attachment attached thereto. The present disclosure also provides an attachment for a machine that is configured to provide feedback to the machine it is configured to be attached to, wherein the feedback is representative of the force applied to the attachment. The present disclosure also provides a method of automatically controlling the ground speed of a machine based on feedback measured in an attachment attached to the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Casey Dean Berg, Oleg Khalamendik, Ted Jay Sanders
  • Excavation machine with auto reverse
    Patent number: 8732992
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an excavation machine that is configured to minimize or otherwise account for the unintended stoppage (i.e., jamming/stalling) of a digger tool. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure a machine is provided with one or more drive systems that automatically stop and reverse to avoid excavation tool jamming. The machine and methods of the present disclosure provide an efficient method and machine for excavation operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Ty Hartwick, Casey Dean Berg, Oleg Khalamendik, Karl D. Maasdam, Joseph W. Nelson
  • EXCAVATION MACHINE WITH AUTO REVERSE
    Publication number: 20130276336
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an excavation machine that is configured to minimize or otherwise account for the unintended stoppage (i.e., jamming/stalling) of a digger tool. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure a machine is provided with one or more drive systems that automatically stop and reverse to avoid excavation tool jamming. The machine and methods of the present disclosure provide an efficient method and machine for excavation operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Ty Hartwick, Casey Dean Berg, Oleg Khalamendik, Karl D. Maasdam, Joseph W. Nelson
  • Excavation machine with auto reverse
    Patent number: 8371048
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an excavation machine that is configured to minimize or otherwise account for the unintended stoppage (i.e., jamming/stalling) of a digger tool. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure a machine is provided with one or more drive systems that automatically stop and reverse to avoid excavation tool jamming. The machine and methods of the present disclosure provide an efficient method and machine for excavation operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Ty Hartwick, Casey Dean Berg, Oleg Khalamendik, Karl D. Maasdam, Joseph W. Nelson
  • Machine attachment based speed control system
    Patent number: 8347529
    Abstract: A machine configured so that its ground speed is at least in part dependent on the measured force that is applied to an attachment attached thereto is provided. An attachment for a machine that is configured to provide feedback to the machine it is configured to be attached to, wherein the feedback is representative of the force applied to the attachment is also provided. Also provided is a method of automatically controlling the ground speed of a machine based on feedback measured in an attachment attached to the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Casey Dean Berg, Oleg Khalamendik, Ted Jay Sanders
  • EXCAVATION MACHINE WITH AUTO REVERSE
    Publication number: 20110078929
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an excavation machine that is configured to minimize or otherwise account for the unintended stoppage (i.e., jamming/stalling) of a digger tool. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure a machine is provided with one or more drive systems that automatically stop and reverse to avoid excavation tool jamming. The machine and methods of the present disclosure provide an efficient method and machine for excavation operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Ty Hartwick, Casey Dean Berg, Oleg Khalamendik, Karl D. Maasdam, Joseph W. Nelson
  • MACHINE ATTACHMENT BASED SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100257757
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a machine configured so that its ground speed is at least in part dependent on the measured force that is applied to an attachment attached thereto. The present disclosure also provides an attachment for a machine that is configured to provide feedback to the machine it is configured to be attached to, wherein the feedback is representative of the force applied to the attachment. The present disclosure also provides a method of automatically controlling the ground speed of a machine based on feedback measured in an attachment attached to the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2009
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Casey Dean Berg, Oleg Khalamendik, Ted Jay Sanders