Patents by Inventor Corwin Storer

Corwin Storer 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).

  • Pressure and speed control for a vehicle
    Patent number: 9702458
    Abstract: A system and method configured to select a control configuration for a hydraulic fluid system. The system includes a controller having at least one sensor and a processor. The controller is configured to sense a feed pressure and a return pressure of a fluid within the hydraulic fluid system and a speed of a driven set of wheels and a speed of an idle set of wheels. The driven set of wheels are drivingly coupled to an engine, and the idle set of wheels are drivingly coupled to the hydraulic fluid system. The controller is further configured to select a control configuration for the hydraulic fluid system based on a ratio between the feed pressure and the return pressure, and further based on a ratio between the speed of the driven set of wheels and the speed of the idle set of wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Corwin Storer, Sudarshan Maiyur
  • Pressure and Speed Control for a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20170159811
    Abstract: A system and method configured to select a control configuration for a hydraulic fluid system. The system includes a controller having at least one sensor and a processor. The controller is configured to sense a feed pressure and a return pressure of a fluid within the hydraulic fluid system and a speed of a driven set of wheels and a speed of an idle set of wheels. The driven set of wheels are drivingly coupled to an engine, and the idle set of wheels are drivingly coupled to the hydraulic fluid system. The controller is further configured to select a control configuration for the hydraulic fluid system based on a ratio between the feed pressure and the return pressure, and further based on a ratio between the speed of the driven set of wheels and the speed of the idle set of wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Corwin Storer, Sudarshan Maiyur
  • Operator interface for controlling a vehicle
    Publication number: 20090198414
    Abstract: An operator interface for controlling a vehicle includes a first operator control input device configured to generate a first signal indicative of a desired steering of the vehicle, and a second signal. The operator interface also includes a second operator control input device configured to generate a third signal. The second signal and the third signal are indicative of a desired vehicle speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Alex R. Mohning, Jamie L. McClintock, Benjamin Drake, Corwin Storer