Patents by Inventor Eric D. Hackenberg

Eric D. Hackenberg 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).

  • Publication number: 20210039935
    Abstract: A vehicle system includes a controller. The controller is configured to be communicably coupled to a plurality of actuators of a vehicle that facilitate repositioning a plurality of tractive elements coupled to a chassis of the vehicle. The controller is configured to (i) control the plurality of actuators to selectively reposition each of the plurality of tractive elements through a range of motion to attempt to maintain the chassis level and (ii) drive each of the plurality of actuators toward a mid-stroke position while continuing to attempt to maintain the chassis level and while the vehicle is moving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Eric D. Hackenberg, Harish Sivasubramanian, Marcel Amsallen, Jesse Holmes, Peter Gilbert, Milan Klimes
  • Patent number: 10850963
    Abstract: A lift device includes a base having a first end and an opposing second end, a first arm pivotally coupled to the first end, a second arm pivotally coupled to the first end, a third arm pivotally coupled to the opposing second end, a fourth arm pivotally coupled to the opposing second end, and a leveling assembly. The leveling assembly includes a first actuator extending between the first arm and the first end, a second actuator extending between the second arm and the first end, a third actuator extending between the third arm and the opposing second end, a fourth actuator extending between the fourth arm and the opposing second end, and a controller configured to control the first actuator, the second actuator, the third actuator, and the fourth actuator to reconfigure the leveling assembly between (i) a shipping, transport, or storage mode and (ii) an operational mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Eric D. Hackenberg, Harish Sivasubramanian, Marcel Amsallen, Jesse Holmes, Peter Gilbert, Milan Klimes
  • Publication number: 20200140248
    Abstract: A lift device includes a base having a first end and an opposing second end, a first arm pivotally coupled to the first end, a second arm pivotally coupled to the first end, a third arm pivotally coupled to the opposing second end, a fourth arm pivotally coupled to the opposing second end, and a leveling assembly. The leveling assembly includes a first actuator extending between the first arm and the first end, a second actuator extending between the second arm and the first end, a third actuator extending between the third arm and the opposing second end, a fourth actuator extending between the fourth arm and the opposing second end, and a controller configured to control the first actuator, the second actuator, the third actuator, and the fourth actuator to reconfigure the leveling assembly between (i) a shipping, transport, or storage mode and (ii) an operational mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Eric D. Hackenberg, Harish Sivasubramanian, Marcel Amsallen, Jesse Holmes, Peter Gilbert, Milan Klimes