Patents by Inventor David Ochoa

David Ochoa 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: 10982602
    Abstract: An engine controller to control a plurality of engines is disclosed. The engine controller may determine that power to a load is to be increased, wherein the load is configured to be powered by one or more of the plurality of engines; determine that an engine, of the plurality of engines, is configured to provide supplemental power to the load after a temperature of the engine satisfies a threshold, wherein the threshold corresponds to a warm-up operation of the engine being completed; determine that the temperature of the engine does not satisfy the threshold; obtain, via an operator interface, an authorization to bypass the warm-up operation of the engine; and bypass, based on obtaining the authorization, the warm-up operation for the engine to permit the engine to provide instantaneous power to the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, David Ochoa, Perry Converse, Vijay Janardhan, Christian Andrés Herrera Hernandez
  • Publication number: 20210087984
    Abstract: An engine controller to control a plurality of engines is disclosed. The engine controller may determine that power to a load is to be increased, wherein the load is configured to be powered by one or more of the plurality of engines; determine that an engine, of the plurality of engines, is configured to provide supplemental power to the load after a temperature of the engine satisfies a threshold, wherein the threshold corresponds to a warm-up operation of the engine being completed; determine that the temperature of the engine does not satisfy the threshold; obtain, via an operator interface, an authorization to bypass the warm-up operation of the engine; and bypass, based on obtaining the authorization, the warm-up operation for the engine to permit the engine to provide instantaneous power to the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. FOLKEN, David OCHOA, Perry CONVERSE, Vijay JANARDHAN, Christian Andrés HERRERA HERNANDEZ
  • Patent number: D799520
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Howard, David Ochoa, Omar Bennani
  • Patent number: D802002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Howard, David Ochoa, Omar Bennani
  • Patent number: D807904
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Howard, David Ochoa, Omar Bennani
  • Patent number: D872109
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Folken, Mitchell B. Howard, Mukund Jaganmohan, David Ochoa, Bhaskara Rao Polisetty
  • Patent number: D910693
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Folken, Mitchell B. Howard, Mukund Jaganmohan, David Ochoa, Bhaskara Rao Polisetty
  • Patent number: D925585
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Folken, Mitchell B. Howard, Mukund Jaganmohan, David Ochoa, Bhaskara Rao Polisetty
  • Patent number: D950605
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Folken, Mitchell B. Howard, Mukund Jaganmohan, David Ochoa, Bhaskara Rao Polisetty
  • Patent number: D969852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Folken, Mitchell B. Howard, Mukund Jaganmohan, David Ochoa, Bhaskara Rao Polisetty