Patents by Inventor Randy J. Rodgers

Randy J. Rodgers 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: 6408972
    Abstract: An electronic traction control system for a vehicle having multiple hydraulically driven wheels includes a pump, a plurality of hydraulic drive motors each fluidly connected to the pump for driving one of the wheels, a corresponding plurality of speed sensors for generating a motor speed signal for each of the motors, and an electronic flow control valve. The electronic flow control valve includes a microcontroller electrically connected to the speed sensors for receiving and comparing the motor speed signals and a plurality of normally open anti-slip valves each electrically connected to the microcontroller for receiving a flow command signal therefrom based upon comparison of the motor speed signals. Each anti-slip valve fluidly connects to a drive motor between the drive motor and the pump. This electronic traction control system provides a method of controlling motor speed without changing the displacement of the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Sauer-Danfoss Inc.
    Inventors: Randy J. Rodgers, Nianzhu Luo