Patents by Inventor Clayton Delaney Walenta

Clayton Delaney Walenta 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).

  • System and method for controlling machine
    Patent number: 10519626
    Abstract: A method for controlling a machine. The machine includes a swing system and a plurality of systems. The method comprises generating, by an inertial measurement unit, data pertaining to rotation of an upper carriage of the machine relative to a work surface, determining, by a controller, data pertaining to rotation of the upper carriage relative to an undercarriage of the machine based on the data generated by the inertial measurement unit. The method includes determining, by the controller, an amount of torque received by the swing system from a power source based on the data pertaining to the rotation of the upper carriage relative to the undercarriage, determining, by the controller, a total torque demand based on the first amount of torque and adjusting, by the controller, the total torque demand when the total torque demand exceeds a maximum torque capacity of the power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Clayton Delaney Walenta, SriVidya Lavanya Kamisetty, Michael Ivan Portscheller
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20190145082
    Abstract: A method for controlling a machine. The machine includes a swing system and a plurality of systems. The method comprises generating, by an inertial measurement unit, data pertaining to rotation of an upper carriage of the machine relative to a work surface, determining, by a controller, data pertaining to rotation of the upper carriage relative to an undercarriage of the machine based on the data generated by the inertial measurement unit. The method includes determining, by the controller, an amount of torque received by the swing system from a power source based on the data pertaining to the rotation of the upper carriage relative to the undercarriage, determining, by the controller, a total torque demand based on the first amount of torque and adjusting, by the controller, the total torque demand when the total torque demand exceeds a maximum torque capacity of the power source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Clayton Delaney Walenta, SriVidya Lavanya Kamisetty, Michael Ivan Portscheller