Patents by Inventor Christopher Wynkoop

Christopher Wynkoop 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).

  • Control system and operating method in machine having rotatable operator station
    Patent number: 10072394
    Abstract: A control system for a machine with a rotatable operator station includes sensors to produce data indicative of suitability and unsuitability of the machine for initiating and completing adjustment, respectively, between a first control configuration where the operator station is at a first orientation and a second control configuration where the operator station is at a second orientation. A control device in the control system transitions the control system between a locking state for inhibiting rotation of the operator station and an unlocking state for permitting rotation, based on the suitability data and the unsuitability data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Wynkoop, David Pavlik, Nicholas Dodge, F. Walter Duren, Andrew Saxsma
  • CONTROL SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD IN MACHINE HAVING ROTATABLE OPERATOR STATION
    Publication number: 20180251955
    Abstract: A control system for a machine with a rotatable operator station includes sensors to produce data indicative of suitability and unsuitability of the machine for initiating and completing adjustment, respectively, between a first control configuration where the operator station is at a first orientation and a second control configuration where the operator station is at a second orientation. A control device in the control system transitions the control system between a locking state for inhibiting rotation of the operator station and an unlocking state for permitting rotation, based on the suitability data and the unsuitability data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Wynkoop, David Pavlik, Nicholas Dodge, F. Walter Duren, Andrew Saxsma