Patents by Inventor Benjamin Gottemoller

Benjamin Gottemoller 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).

  • Retarding Grid Cooling System and Control
    Publication number: 20120062155
    Abstract: A cooling system (100) for a retarding grid (118) having a plurality of resistors (120) and insulators (122) is provided. The cooling system (100) may include a blower (130) configured to actively cool the retarding grid (118) and a controller (134) configured to selectively enable the blower (130). The controller (134) may enable the blower (130) based on thermal characteristics of the resistors (120) and the insulators (122) of the retarding grid (118). The thermal characteristics may include a current resistor temperature and a projected insulator temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Jian Wang, Joanne Borchert, Benjamin Gottemoller, Bradley Bailey