Patents by Inventor Andrew Billing

Andrew Billing 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).

  • Failure detection device for detecting an issue with a part of a machine
    Patent number: 10760995
    Abstract: A failure detection device is disclosed. The failure detection device may receive operations data related to operations of a set of parts of a machine. The failure detection device may process the operations data using a condition-based processing technique. The condition-based processing technique may be associated with mapping initial values of data elements of the operations data to binary values based on satisfaction of a first set of conditions by the initial values. The failure detection device may detect a presence of a possible issue with the operations of the set of parts based on a second set of conditions, associated with the binary values and the initial values, being satisfied during a time period. The failure detection device may perform, after detecting the presence of the possible issue, a set of actions related to addressing the possible issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Billing, Kurt Hopf, David J. Lin, Michael Campagna
  • FAILURE DETECTION DEVICE FOR DETECTING AN ISSUE WITH A PART OF A MACHINE
    Publication number: 20200225118
    Abstract: A failure detection device is disclosed. The failure detection device may receive operations data related to operations of a set of parts of a machine. The failure detection device may process the operations data using a condition-based processing technique. The condition-based processing technique may be associated with mapping initial values of data elements of the operations data to binary values based on satisfaction of a first set of conditions by the initial values. The failure detection device may detect a presence of a possible issue with the operations of the set of parts based on a second set of conditions, associated with the binary values and the initial values, being satisfied during a time period. The failure detection device may perform, after detecting the presence of the possible issue, a set of actions related to addressing the possible issue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Billing, Kurt Hopf, David J. Lin, Michael Campagna
  • System and method for detecting a fault condition associated with a valvetrain of an engine
    Patent number: 10557433
    Abstract: A system for detecting a fault condition in a valvetrain of an engine is configured to measure one or more operating parameters associated with the engine and determine if the operating parameters satisfy pre-defined corresponding boundary conditions. If so, a pair of values of at least one performance parameter is measured corresponding to measurement on a first and second bank of cylinders present on the engine. The difference between the pair of values is determined and used to compute at least one measure of variation for the at least one performance parameter in a time segment. If the at least one measure of variation for the at least one performance parameter exceeds a pre-defined limit for the engine, the valvetrain is flagged as faulty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Campagna, Andrew Billing, Dereck Heffron, Brian Wheeler
  • Failure detection device for detecting an issue with a part of a machine
    Patent number: 10495544
    Abstract: A failure detection device is disclosed. The failure detection device may receive operations data related to operations of a set of parts of a machine. The failure detection device may process the operations data using a condition-based processing technique. The condition-based processing technique may be associated with mapping initial values of data elements of the operations data to binary values based on satisfaction of a first set of conditions by the initial values. The failure detection device may detect a presence of a possible issue with the operations of the set of parts based on a second set of conditions, associated with the binary values and the initial values, being satisfied during a time period. The failure detection device may perform, after detecting the presence of the possible issue, a set of actions related to addressing the possible issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Billing, Kurt Hopf, David J. Lin, Michael Campagna
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A FAULT CONDITION ASSOCIATED WITH A VALVETRAIN OF AN ENGINE
    Publication number: 20180156149
    Abstract: A system for detecting a fault condition in a valvetrain of an engine is configured to measure one or more operating parameters associated with the engine and determine if the operating parameters satisfy pre-defined corresponding boundary conditions. If so, a pair of values of at least one performance parameter is measured corresponding to measurement on a first and second bank of cylinders present on the engine. The difference between the pair of values is determined and used to compute at least one measure of variation for the at least one performance parameter in a time segment. If the at least one measure of variation for the at least one performance parameter exceeds a pre-defined limit for the engine, the valvetrain is flagged as faulty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Campagna, Andrew Billing, Dereck Heffron, Brian Wheeler