Patents by Inventor Ronald Gayles

Ronald Gayles 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).

  • Control of multiple engines using one or more parameters associated with the multiple engines
    Patent number: 10927774
    Abstract: An engine controller to control a plurality of engines is disclosed. The engine controller may identify a plurality of engines configured to provide power to a load, wherein the plurality of engines have a first set of priorities associated with providing the power to the load; receive a plurality of parameters from a plurality of monitoring devices monitoring the plurality of engines; calculate a plurality of metrics corresponding to the plurality of engines based on the plurality of parameters; determine, based on the plurality of metrics, that a switching condition is satisfied to switch from the first set of priorities to a second set of priorities for the plurality of engines; determine the second set of priorities for the plurality of engines based on the plurality of metrics; and cause the plurality of engines to provide respective amounts of power to the load based on the second set of priorities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Zhijun Cai, Ronald Gayles, Yanchai Zhang, Stephen Nofsinger, Maurice Dust
  • CONTROL OF MULTIPLE ENGINES USING ONE OR MORE PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MULTIPLE ENGINES
    Publication number: 20200072137
    Abstract: An engine controller to control a plurality of engines is disclosed. The engine controller may identify a plurality of engines configured to provide power to a load, wherein the plurality of engines have a first set of priorities associated with providing the power to the load; receive a plurality of parameters from a plurality of monitoring devices monitoring the plurality of engines; calculate a plurality of metrics corresponding to the plurality of engines based on the plurality of parameters; determine, based on the plurality of metrics, that a switching condition is satisfied to switch from the first set of priorities to a second set of priorities for the plurality of engines; determine the second set of priorities for the plurality of engines based on the plurality of metrics; and cause the plurality of engines to provide respective amounts of power to the load based on the second set of priorities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Zhijun CAI, Ronald Gayles, Yanchai Zhang, Stephen Nofsinger, Maurice Dust