Patents Examined by F. Daniel Lopez
  • Patent number: 10415214
    Abstract: Provided are a hydraulic circuit and a work machine capable of improving an initial motion speed of a hydraulic cylinder during a contraction of the hydraulic cylinder and securing a necessary pump flow rate while hydraulic fluid is being accumulated in an accumulator. Hydraulic oil from a head side of a second boom cylinder is regenerated in a first boom cylinder and the second boom cylinder through a second control valve of a regeneration circuit. At the same time, oil from the head side of the first boom cylinder is accumulated to a first accumulator by a pressure accumulating circuit through a first control valve. The hydraulic oil supplied under pressure from a main pump is fed to a rod side of the first boom cylinder by a boom control valve. A bleed-off valve of a bleed-off circuit communicates the first control valve to a tank at the time of initial operation of the first control valve, thereby releasing hydraulic oil from the head end of the first boom cylinder to improve an initial motion speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpilalr SARL
    Inventors: Kouji Kishida, Mitsuhiro Toyoda, Yoshihiko Hata, Yuya Kanenawa, Shuhei Orimoto, Nobuaki Matoba
  • Patent number: 10408199
    Abstract: A hydrostatic axial piston machine includes a housing, a cylinder barrel, and a drive shaft, which are connected together and mounted in the housing so as to rotate jointly about a first axis. The machine also includes a swash plate mounted in the housing so as to pivot about a second axis to adjust a swept volume of the machine. The machine further includes a hydraulic actuating apparatus, which has an actuating piston that delimits an actuating chamber. The machine also includes a regulating valve attached to a flange face of the housing. The regulating valve has connections situated in the flange face that are used to communicate hydraulic fluid to and from the actuating chamber. The flange face is arranged obliquely so as to enclose an angle with the second axis that is greater than 0° and smaller than 90°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Drixler, Erik Leipersberger
  • Patent number: 10407865
    Abstract: A control system includes: a first hydraulic pump and a second hydraulic pump; a passage connecting the first hydraulic pump and the second hydraulic pump with each other; an opening/closing device provided in the passage and configured to open and close the passage; a control device configured to control the opening/closing device to switch between a split-flow state in which the passage is closed and a connected state in which the passage is open; a first actuator to which hydraulic fluid discharged from the first hydraulic pump is supplied in the split-flow state; and a second actuator to which hydraulic fluid discharged from the second hydraulic pump is supplied in the split-flow state. In the connected state, the control device controls the opening/closing device so that the connected state is maintained even when either one of the first actuator and the second actuator is brought into a driven state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Komatsu Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuta Kamoshita, Tadashi Kawaguchi, Teruo Akiyama, Kenji Oshima
  • Patent number: 10400801
    Abstract: A compact unit has an electric motor accommodated in housing parts (7, 55) of a unit housing (45) and driving at least one hydraulic pump and giving off heat at the same time, an air heat-exchanging device, and a fan (19) drivable to produce an air flow. A flow-conducting device (47, 55) divides the air flow at least in a first partial flow flowing around the electric motor and a second partial flow flowing to the heat-exchanging device in the unit housing (45). Alternatively, arranged in series, the air flow first flows against the electric motor and then the heat-exchanging device, or that the incidence of the air flow occurs at least partially in the reverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: HYDAC FLUIDTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Boehler, Markus Kuhn
  • Patent number: 10393111
    Abstract: A pumping mechanism is disclosed. The pumping mechanism may include a barrel formed of a barrel substrate and including a first end surface, a second end surface opposite the first end surface, and a bore between the first and second end surfaces. Each of the first and second end surfaces and the bore is coated with a metal plating. The pumping mechanism may further include a plunger formed of a plunger substrate and configured to be slidably disposed in the bore in barrel, the plunger substrate having a tribological coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Ray Stockner, Aaron M. Brown, Sridhar Thangaswamy, Glenn B. Cox, John Jay Truhan, Jr., Michael J. Pollard, John P. McDonnel
  • Patent number: 10391520
    Abstract: Examples of a pressure wave generator configured to generate high energy pressure waves in a medium are disclosed. The pressure wave generator can include a sabot carrying a piston. The sabot can further comprise a locking means to lock the piston in a fixed position when the locking means are activated. When the locking means are in a deactivated position, the piston can be released and can move at least partially away from the sabot. The sabot carrying the piston can be disposed within an inner bore of a housing of the pressure wave generator and can move within the inner bore of the housing from its first end toward its second end along a longitudinal axis of the bore. A transducer can be accommodated in the second end of the housing. The transducer can be coupled to the medium and can convert a portion of the kinetic energy of the piston into a pressure wave in the medium upon impact of the piston with the transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: General Fusion Inc.
    Inventors: Lon William McIlwraith, Michel G Laberge
  • Patent number: 10385885
    Abstract: A pneumatic actuator (312, 412) adapted for use with a turbocharger includes a diaphragm (16) having a valley (46), and a piston (314, 414) having a lip (350, 450) extending from a flange (344, 444). A portion of the lip (350, 450) curves or bends around the diaphragm (16) and possibly forms a double bend. The distal end (348, 448) of the piston (314, 414) is adapted to contact a majority of the valley (46) of the diaphragm (16) in its preloaded state. The distal end (348, 448) may have a complementary shape with a shape of the valley (46). The edge of the flange (344, 444) is always spaced away from the diaphragm (16) to prevent contact of the edge with the diaphragm (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventor: Ryan Howell
  • Patent number: 10385889
    Abstract: A piston body (11) of an advancing-retracting first piston (10) and a force-multiplying second piston (15) are arranged in series in a vertical direction in a housing (1). Force acting on the second piston (15) due to pressurized oil in a lock chamber (16) is multiplied and converted into multiplied upward force via engaging balls (32) of a force multiplier (30). Then, the multiplied upward force is transmitted to an output rod (12) of the first piston (10). At an intermediate part of a first air detection passage (38) for use in detection formed in the housing (1), a first detection valve (40) is provided. When the engaging balls (32) move inward in a radial direction, the first detection valve (40) is closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: KOSMEK LTD.
    Inventor: Ryota Kojima
  • Patent number: 10378560
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for a work machine includes a first switch valve and a first return circuit. The first switch valve is switchable between a confluent position and an isolation position. The first switch valve is switched to the confluent position such that a first operation fluid tube is connected to a second operation fluid tube and a first transmission fluid tube is connected to a second transmission fluid tube. The first switch valve is switched to the isolation position such that the first operation fluid tube is disconnected from the second operation fluid tube and the first operation fluid tube is disconnected from the second operation fluid tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignees: KUBOTA CORPORATION, KYB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshimitsu Tanaka, Kunihiko Bito, Tsukasa Haraguchi, Toshiaki Otani, Yuji Kawano, Masaru Kumatani, Junki Maeda, Shoichi Kawano, Hitoshi Iwamura, Teruo Kunizawa, Takehiro Wakasugi, Akio Matsuura
  • Patent number: 10378562
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to exemplary embodiments for a combination device configured to effect lockout and partial stroke testing for an actuator having a piston rod providing linear motion and connected to a guide block in an actuator, wherein the combination device includes a device housing having a housing bore, wherein the device housing is adapted to mount on a receptacle on the actuator that aligns a device housing bore coaxially to the translatory motion axis of the piston rod; an extension rod attached to the guide block connected to the piston rod; at least two slides or a profiled bore index sleeve disposed in the device housing that when engaged provide means of restraining the movement of the extension rod in a manner that prevents said extension rod and a driver element of the actuator from rotating, relative to an actuator housing; a housing cover mounted over the device housing wherein the housing cover protects and retains the extension rod, and the slides or the index sleeve in the device hous
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Bray International, Inc.
    Inventors: Prem Sujanani, Satheesh Paramasivan, Deepak Divakaran, Santhosh Kumar
  • Patent number: 10378630
    Abstract: A hydrostatic transmission assembly includes a first housing member and a housing cap sealed to the first housing member to form a sump wherein a pump and motor are rotatably disposed. A pump mount is located in the sump and engaged to the housing cap. The housing cap also includes a motor mount for an axial piston motor, and hydraulic fluid passages for connecting the pump to the motor. A pocket is located in the housing cap to rotationally support a swash plate for the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership
    Inventor: Michael L. Bennett
  • Patent number: 10371177
    Abstract: A pneumatic controller includes a housing, a piston located in the housing and movable therein and a diaphragm located at the piston to isolate a first chamber of the pneumatic controller from a second chamber of the pneumatic controller. The diaphragm includes a first diaphragm surface, a diaphragm opening extending through the diaphragm, and a fabric reinforcing layer to strengthen the diaphragm. A diaphragm to isolate a first chamber of a pneumatic controller from a second chamber of a pneumatic controller includes a first diaphragm surface, a diaphragm opening extending through the diaphragm, and a fabric reinforcing layer to strengthen the diaphragm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Adam Faass, Robert DeFelice
  • Patent number: 10371216
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for a multiple friction transmission, comprising: a first pressure relief valve 5 regulable by means of a first pilot pressure; a normally-open drain valve 8, which is a directional valve switchable between an open state and a closed state by means of a second pilot pressure; at least one first pressure regulator 11 for operating the drain valve by means of a first pilot pressure and a second pilot pressure, respectively; wherein in the event of detrimental hydraulic pressure build up, the second pilot pressure is dropped to open the drain valve, so as to relieve pressure through the drain line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: PUNCH POWERTRAIN N.V.
    Inventors: Peter Mark Smid, Stefan Hubertus Godelieve Van Raemdonck
  • Patent number: 10364885
    Abstract: Method for the load-dependent regulation of a hydrostatic drive (1), with a closed hydraulic fluid circuit comprising a first hydraulic motor (5) and, parallel to this, a second hydraulic motor (6), whereby both hydraulic motors (5 and 6) are capable of being powered by a hydraulic pump (3) via a high-pressure line (7) and a low-pressure line (8) and are mechanically coupled to each other via a transmission (70). The displacement of the first hydraulic motor (5) can be adjusted proportionally to an electrical signal of an electronic control system (50) by means of an electro-proportional control valve (10) and the displacement of the second hydraulic motor (6) can be adjusted by means of a pressure-proportional control valve (20) which is hydraulically connected to the high-pressure line (7) via a control pressure line (21). The pressure-proportional control valve can be activated by means of a control pressure which is dependent on the high pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions GmbH & Co. OHG
    Inventor: Rolf Rathke
  • Patent number: 10363670
    Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, and/or manufacture configured for and/or resulting from, and/or a method for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, an air beam configured to be dynamically moved, the air beam having an inflatable gas bladder, a first tube substantially surrounding the gas bladder, and one or more axial reinforcements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Inventor: Ryan Gundling
  • Patent number: 10364890
    Abstract: A double cup-shaped piston for a disc brake including an electromechanical parking brake device. An aspect of the invention permits an improved compromise between easier operability, rationalized component logistics in piston production, reduced hydraulic volume uptake in cooperation with the wheel brake periphery, and enhanced fatigue strength under maximum collective stress, in particular for heavy-duty applications of a disc brake with an electromechanical parking brake device. The problem is solved by the presence of a piston wall, which is provided, on the one hand, to sit with a free edge on a rear plate of a friction lining, and wherein the piston, on the other hand, includes an integral dome which forms an open receptacle for an actuator arranged diametrically to the edge of the piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Continental Teves AG & Co. oHG
    Inventors: Thomas Winkler, Matthias Würz, Jürgen Balz, Bernhard Schmittner, Werner Denhard
  • Patent number: 10364832
    Abstract: The present invention provides an actuator comprising an actuator body, a piston relatively moveable within the actuator body, and a rod attached to the piston and extending out of the actuator body, the actuator body comprising a port for conveying actuator fluid, wherein the actuator also has a damping control portion provided with damping control fluid containing magnetic particles, wherein the piston or the rod is adjacent the damping control fluid, and a first electrical coil associated with the damping control portion, such that an electrical current supplied to the first electrical coil induces a magnetic field and causes the effective viscosity of the damping control fluid to increase, thus increasing the damping effect of the damping control fluid on the piston or rod. The invention also provides an aircraft assembly, such as a landing gear assembly, an aircraft and a method of operating an actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventor: David Marles
  • Patent number: 10364810
    Abstract: A reciprocating compressor is provided with a compression section which compresses gas, and a crank section which has a crankshaft and drives the compression section. The compression section is provided with a wall body portion which includes a cylinder and constitutes a wall body of the compression section, a cylinder head attached to the cylinder, a piston which reciprocates within the cylinder, a piston rod which couples the crankshaft and the piston, and at least one sealing member fixed to the wall body portion and disposed in the circumference of the piston rod. The wall body portion has a first boundary wall which forms the boundary with the crank section in the crank section side with respect to the at least one sealing member and acts as a division surface when the crank section and the compression section are separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Kobe Steel, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Nagura, Katsuhiro Seyama, Satoshi Tezuka
  • Patent number: 10359059
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system and methods for actuating an object. The system includes a knitted sleeve within which is disposed a pressurizable bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: Cornell University
    Inventor: Erick Ball
  • Patent number: 10358216
    Abstract: An aircraft store ejector systems and subsystems thereof. Embodiments can include a two-reservoir re-pressurization system wherein a remote reservoir is used to maintain desired pressure in a local ejector reservoir. The system can include a release valve having a vent valve and valve piston. The release valve can control release of pressurized gas to a pitch control valve. The pitch control valve can be configured to distribute the pressurized gas between two or more ejector piston assemblies. One or more of the ejector piston assemblies can include multiple concentric piston stages and piston chambers, the piston chambers configured to contain a volume of gas. The ejector piston assemblies can be configured to compress the volume of gas within the piston chambers as the piston stages are extended out from the aircraft. Such compression can provide a return force to the piston stages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: MARVIN ENGINEERING CO., INC.
    Inventors: Lee Allen Tobias, Sohrab John Talebian, Robert Ronald Evans