Patents by Inventor Daniel French
Daniel French 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).
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Publication number: 20210303134Abstract: A network for remotely managing a plurality of remote devices that are each individually configurable to have selected operating characteristics includes a server connected to the network and to the plurality of remote devices, and a display coupled to a computer which is connected to the network. Also included are means for assigning a common icon to each remote device of the same type and displaying the icons on the server display, and means for coloring each icon to indicate a current configuration status of each remote device and for displaying the color on the icon on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2021Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Garrison GOMEZ, Daniel YEAKLEY, Michael DOREN, Daniel FRENCH, David MANGICARO, Thomas KOZIOL, Adam HAILE, Aldo CABALLERO
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Patent number: 10976891Abstract: A network for remotely managing a plurality of remote devices that are each individually configurable to have selected operating characteristics includes a server connected to the network and to the plurality of remote devices, and a display coupled to a computer which is connected to the network. Also included are means for assigning a common icon to each remote device of the same type and displaying the icons on the server display, and means for coloring each icon to indicate a current configuration status of each remote device and for displaying the color on the icon on the display.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2016Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Garrison Gomez, Daniel Yeakley, Michael Doren, Daniel French, David Mangicaro, Thomas Koziol, Adam Haile, Aldo Caballero
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Patent number: 10036139Abstract: An input device is disclosed for use with a machine having a work tool. The input device may have a handle with proximal and distal ends. The input device may also have a proportional control element located at the distal end, and configured to pivot in a first direction to generate a first signal and to pivot in a second direction to generate a second signal. The work tool may have a first axis of rotation that is generally horizontal relative to a ground surface and generally perpendicular relative to a travel direction, and a second axis of rotation that is generally vertical relative to the ground surface and generally perpendicular relative to the first axis. The first signal may be indicative of a desire to pitch the work tool about the first axis, and the second signal may be indicative of a desire to yaw the work tool about the second axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Nathan Daniel French, Andrew John Kieser, Tony Ross Metzger, Bryan Everett Copeland, David Allen Ober, Brad R. Van De Veer
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Publication number: 20170060383Abstract: A network for remotely managing a plurality of remote devices that are each individually configurable to have selected operating characteristics includes a server connected to the network and to the plurality of remote devices, and a display coupled to a computer which is connected to the network. Also included are means for assigning a common icon to each remote device of the same type and displaying the icons on the server display, and means for coloring each icon to indicate a current configuration status of each remote device and for displaying the color on the icon on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: March 2, 2017Inventors: Garrison Gomez, Daniel Yeakley, Michael Doren, Daniel French, David Mangicaro, Thomas Koziol, Adam Haile, Aldo Caballero
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Patent number: 9497092Abstract: A network for remotely managing a plurality of remote devices that are each individually configurable to have selected operating characteristics includes a server connected to the network and to the plurality of remote devices, and a display coupled to a computer which is connected to the network. Also included are means for assigning a common icon to each remote device of the same type and displaying the icons on the server display, and means for coloring each icon to indicate a current configuration status of each remote device and for displaying the color on the icon on the display.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2010Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Garrison Gomez, Daniel Yeakley, Michael Doren, Daniel French, David Mangicaro, Thomas Koziol, Adam Haile, Aldo Caballero
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Publication number: 20160145828Abstract: An input device is disclosed for use with a machine having a work tool. The input device may have a handle with proximal and distal ends. The input device may also have a proportional control element located at the distal end, and configured to pivot in a first direction to generate a first signal and to pivot in a second direction to generate a second signal. The work tool may have a first axis of rotation that is generally horizontal relative to a ground surface and generally perpendicular relative to a travel direction, and a second axis of rotation that is generally vertical relative to the ground surface and generally perpendicular relative to the first axis. The first signal may be indicative of a desire to pitch the work tool about the first axis, and the second signal may be indicative of a desire to yaw the work tool about the second axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2014Publication date: May 26, 2016Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.Inventors: Nathan Daniel FRENCH, Andrew John KIESER, Tony Ross METZGER, Bryan Everett COPELAND, David Allen OBER, Brad R. VAN DE VEER
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Patent number: 8820700Abstract: Apparatus for adjusting the spatial position of a machine control device relative to a machine cab floor includes a support bracket defined by a pair of spaced parallel struts, and a pair of spaced cross beams orthogonally positioned relative to the struts, each cross beam having opposed ends rigidly securing the struts together. A laterally translatable carriage is supported on the cross beams for movement of the carriage between the struts along a first axis. The carriage includes a pair of spaced pin-receiving bores, orthogonally oriented with respect to the cross beams, that extend generally parallel to the struts. Spring-loaded pins may extend through each of the carriage bores to support movement of a control device along a second axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2012Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Keegan Wade Roach, Nathan Daniel French
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Publication number: 20140020497Abstract: Apparatus for adjusting the spatial position of a machine control device relative to a machine cab floor includes a support bracket defined by a pair of spaced parallel struts, and a pair of spaced cross beams orthogonally positioned relative to the struts, each cross beam having opposed ends rigidly securing the struts together. A laterally translatable carriage is supported on the cross beams for movement of the carriage between the struts along a first axis. The carriage includes a pair of spaced pin-receiving bores, orthogonally oriented with respect to the cross beams, that extend generally parallel to the struts. Spring-loaded pins may extend through each of the carriage bores to support movement of a control device along a second axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.Inventors: Keegan Wade Roach, Nathan Daniel French
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Publication number: 20130055860Abstract: Various aspects may provide for an adjustable handle assembly for a hand-held tool. The assembly may comprise a guide track connectable to a hand-held tool. The guide track may be selectively connectable to the hand-held tool at a plurality of angular orientations. The guide track may extend around at least a portion of the hand-held tool. The assembly may comprise a handle assembly configured to slidingly associate with the guide track in such a way that the handle is slideably along the guide track when the handle is in an unlocked configuration and prevented from sliding along the guide track when the handle is in a locked configuration. The guide track may be sized and shaped to extend around a head of the hand-held tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2011Publication date: March 7, 2013Inventor: Justin Daniel French
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Publication number: 20110138310Abstract: A network for remotely managing a plurality of remote devices that are each individually configurable to have selected operating characteristics includes a server connected to the network and to the plurality of remote devices, and a display coupled to a computer which is connected to the network. Also included are means for assigning a common icon to each remote device of the same type and displaying the icons on the server display, and means for coloring each icon to indicate a current configuration status of each remote device and for displaying the color on the icon on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2010Publication date: June 9, 2011Applicant: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Garrison Gomez, Daniel Yeakley, Michael Doren, Daniel French, David Mangicaro, Thomas Koziol, Adam Haile, Aldo Caballero
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Patent number: D753118Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Nathan Daniel French, Andrew John Kieser, Tony Ross Metzger, Bryan Everett Copeland, David Allen Ober, Brad R. Van De Veer
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Patent number: D1023609Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: THORLEY INDUSTRIES LLCInventors: Juan Santocono, Gustavo Fontana, Michael E. Laude, Maxwell Thorne, Matthew French, Daniel Silianoff