Patents by Inventor Bob Sychra

Bob Sychra 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).

  • ELECTRIC DRIVETRAIN USING A CONFIGURABLE POWER CONVERTER
    Publication number: 20150165929
    Abstract: An electric drivetrain using a configurable power converter package is disclosed. The configurable design allows for the power converter to support the drivetrain needs of a product line of machines without having to design a new power converter for each application. The electric drivetrain includes a first power conversion stage comprising a first configurable power converter and a second power conversion stage comprising a second configurable power converter. The first and second configurable power converters are one of a plurality of power configurations of a configurable power converter package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Todd Nakanishi, Ed Zwilling, Rod Adra, Bradford Kough, Bob Sychra, Tom Baker