Patents by Inventor Michel A. Beyer

Michel A. Beyer 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).

  • Patent number: 8596051
    Abstract: A hydraulic system includes a power source, a fluid displacement assembly, a plurality of actuators, a plurality of control valves and an electronic control unit. The fluid displacement assembly is coupled to the power source. The plurality of actuators is in selective fluid communication with the fluid displacement assembly. The plurality of control valves is adapted to provide selective fluid communication between the fluid displacement assembly and the plurality of actuators. The electronic control unit is adapted to actuate the plurality of control valves, the electronic control unit receives a rotational speed of the power source, determines a firing frequency of the power source based on the rotational speed, selects a frequency of the pulse width modulation signal for the plurality of control valves based on the firing frequency of the power source, and actuates the plurality of control valves in accordance with the frequency of the pulse width modulation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: David Malaney, Glenn Clark Fortune, Dennis E. Szulczewski, Michel A. Beyer, Thomas Joseph Stoltz
  • Publication number: 20100132798
    Abstract: A hydraulic system includes a power source, a fluid displacement assembly, a plurality of actuators, a plurality of control valves and an electronic control unit. The fluid displacement assembly is coupled to the power source. The plurality of actuators is in selective fluid communication with the fluid displacement assembly. The plurality of control valves is adapted to provide selective fluid communication between the fluid displacement assembly and the plurality of actuators. The electronic control unit is adapted to actuate the plurality of control valves, the electronic control unit receives a rotational speed of the power source, determines a firing frequency of the power source based on the rotational speed, selects a frequency of the pulse width modulation signal for the plurality of control valves based on the firing frequency of the power source, and actuates the plurality of control valves in accordance with the frequency of the pulse width modulation signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Applicant: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: David Malaney, Glenn Clark Fortune, Dennis E. Szulczewski, Michel A. Beyer, Thomas Joseph Stoltz