Patents by Inventor Don Miles

Don Miles 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).

  • PUMP SYSTEM HAVING SPEED-BASED CONTROL
    Publication number: 20150204322
    Abstract: A pump system is disclosed. The pump system may have a power source, a pump, and a torque converter configured to fluidly couple an output rotation of the power source to an input rotation of the pump. The pump system may also have a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of an output flow rate of the pump, and a controller in communication with the sensor and the power source. The controller may be configured to selectively adjust a speed of the power source based on the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Trevor IUND, Rodney Dale HARMS, Lucas Jason PETERSON, Don Miles WILBUR, JR.
  • Emissions control system and method
    Patent number: 5660800
    Abstract: An exhaust gas emissions control system lowers cold-start hydrocarbon emissions by using heat exchange structure to lower the temperature of exhaust gas prior to the exhaust gas passing through a hydrocarbon adsorbent and using the extracted heat to heat a catalytic converter to its light-off temperature. In some embodiments, multi-component hydrocarbon adsorbers effective under different operating conditions further reduce cold-start hydrocarbon emissions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: Amoco Corporation
    Inventors: Rodney L. Mieville, Ronald A. Dictor, Eugene H. Hirschberg, Lawrence C. Robinson, Don Miles Washecheck, Terrence A. Renner
  • Pacifier
    Patent number: D685101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Inventor: Don Miles