Patents by Inventor Alexander S. Frick

Alexander S. Frick 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: 20230069475
    Abstract: Autonomous machine navigation techniques may determine vision-based pose data based on feature data and object recognition data extracted from images. The vision-based pose data may be used to generate a three-dimensional point cloud that represents at least a work region. The vision-based pose data may be used to determine an operational vision-based pose relative to the three-dimensional point cloud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Trevor M. Porter, Alexander S. Frick
  • Patent number: 11293333
    Abstract: An outdoor unit has a frame that carries a ground grooming or working implement, a traction drive, and a cooling fan, all of which comprises loads on a prime mover. A power management controller automatically reduces an operational speed of the traction drive when prime mover droop is present. The cooling fan cools two cooling fluids. The controller stores data representing variable fan speeds for cooling each cooling fluid in both normal and above normal temperature ranges and for use when prime mover droop is present. The controller uses the highest fan speed required for cooling the cooling fluids in the normal range unless the droop fan speed is lower in which case the lower droop fan speed is used but only to the extent that the lower droop fan speed is not lower than the highest fan speed required for cooling the cooling fluids in the above normal temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Alexander S. Frick, Peter M. Arendt, Jesse R. Gamble
  • Publication number: 20170022878
    Abstract: An outdoor unit has a frame that carries a ground grooming or working implement, a traction drive, and a cooling fan, all of which comprises loads on a prime mover. A power management controller automatically reduces an operational speed of the traction drive when prime mover droop is present. The cooling fan cools two cooling fluids. The controller stores data representing variable fan speeds for cooling each cooling fluid in both normal and above normal temperature ranges and for use when prime mover droop is present. The controller uses the highest fan speed required for cooling the cooling fluids in the normal range unless the droop fan speed is lower in which case the lower droop fan speed is used but only to the extent that the lower droop fan speed is not lower than the highest fan speed required for cooling the cooling fluids in the above normal temperature range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Alexander S. Frick, Peter M. Arendt, Jesse R. Gamble
  • Patent number: 8880300
    Abstract: An outdoor power equipment unit comprises a self-propelled mower having a hydraulic traction drive system. When engine load exceeds a predetermined percentage of full load, a controller automatically reduces the stroke of a variable displacement pump in the traction drive system to reduce the ground speed of the mower without the operator having to change the position of the traction pedal. This reduces engine load to enhance continued good cutting performance. At any time, the controller can take the same actions to reduce ground speed if an excessively high temperature in a fluid used in a cooling system on the mower is detected, or if excessive loads on the mower decks of the mower are detected, or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Jesse R. Gamble, Kyle C. Bjorkman, Alexander S. Frick
  • Publication number: 20140069072
    Abstract: An outdoor power equipment unit comprises a self-propelled mower having a hydraulic traction drive system. When engine load exceeds a predetermined percentage of full load, a controller automatically reduces the stroke of a variable displacement pump in the traction drive system to reduce the ground speed of the mower without the operator having to change the position of the traction pedal. This reduces engine load to enhance continued good cutting performance. At any time, the controller can take the same actions to reduce ground speed if an excessively high temperature in a fluid used in a cooling system on the mower is detected, or if excessive loads on the mower decks of the mower are detected, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Jesse R. Gamble, Kyle C. Bjorkman, Alexander S. Frick