Patents by Inventor Arick Matthew Bakken

Arick Matthew Bakken 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).

  • Hydraulic Ride Control System with Manual Mode Safeguard
    Publication number: 20130299266
    Abstract: A hydraulic ride control system for mobile machine having an implement is disclosed. The ride control system may include a hydraulic actuator extending from the machine and connected to an implement, an accumulator, a valve controlling fluid flow between the hydraulic actuator and the accumulator, a sensor, a ride control selection switch and, a controller receiving signals from the sensor and the ride control selection switch and when the ride control switch is in manual position, only allowing fluid flow between the hydraulic actuator and the accumulator when the sensor indicates a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Aaron Y. Ho, Arick Matthew Bakken, William E. Gray, Steven Kohl Anderson, Linda M. Vercellotti
  • Automatic shut down system for machine having engine and work implement
    Patent number: 8335618
    Abstract: An automatic shut down system for a machine having an engine and a work implement is disclosed. The automatic shut down system may have a position sensor, which may be associated with the work implement. The position sensor may be configured to generate a position signal indicative of a position of the work implement. The automatic shut down system may also have a controller, which may be in communication with the position sensor. The controller may be configured to shut down the engine, based on the position signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Lucas Adam Knapp, Mark Alan Welch, Arick Matthew Bakken
  • Automatic shut down system for machine having engine and work implement
    Publication number: 20100131150
    Abstract: An automatic shut down system for a machine having an engine and a work implement is disclosed. The automatic shut down system may have a position sensor, which may be associated with the work implement. The position sensor may be configured to generate a position signal indicative of a position of the work implement. The automatic shut down system may also have a controller, which may be in communication with the position sensor. The controller may be configured to shut down the engine, based on the position signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Inventors: Lucas Adam Knapp, Mark Alan Welch, Arick Matthew Bakken