Patents by Inventor Daniel Avery Allen

Daniel Avery Allen 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).

  • Patent number: 7252623
    Abstract: A method is provided wherein when an auxiliary device is being powered by the PTO driveline the PTO clutch is periodically slowly ramped down in pressure until slippage is detected in the clutch. Slippage is determined by monitoring the shaft speed into the clutch as well as the shaft speed downstream of the clutch. By determining the commanded pressure where slippage occurred, the equivalent engine power that is going to the auxiliary function is calculated. With this information, the proportion of the engine load signal that is going to the auxiliary function versus the drive wheels is determined. After slip is detected in the PTO clutch, pressure is ramped back up in the clutch so as to minimize the amount of slippage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Duane Fredrick Meyer, Joel Lee Mason, Daniel Avery Allen, Bradley Allen Merrill