Patents by Inventor Diane M. Laugel

Diane M. Laugel 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: 7072757
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of controlling an engine by determining the state of an ignition command device and the speed of an engine and operating a fuel pump during a predetermined period in response to the ignition command device being in a predetermined state and the speed being substantially zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Robert E. Adams, Douglas M. Chevalier, Jeffery T. Fischer, Robert C. Griffith, Jr., Bin He, Diane M. Laugel
  • Publication number: 20030217721
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of controlling an engine by determining the state of an ignition command device and the speed of an engine and operating a fuel pump during a predetermined period in response to the ignition command device being in a predetermined state and the speed being substantially zero.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2001
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventors: Robert E. Adams, Douglas M. Chevalier, Jeffery T. Fischer, Robert C. Griffith, Bin He, Diane M. Laugel