Patents by Inventor DONALD JOHN ARNDT

DONALD JOHN ARNDT 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).

  • Automated calibration method for a dragging equipment detector
    Patent number: 8922384
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a moving object impact detector is disclosed. A controller may receive input indicative of movement of an impact element from a first position to a second position. The controller may also receive an activation signal corresponding to the movement of the impact element. The controller may further receive input indicative of instructions to correlate the activation signal with the movement of the impact element. The controller may selectively set the activation signal as a reference signal for the detector, with the reference signal being indicative of an impact the moving object impact detector is set to detect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Joseph Bartonek, Donald John Arndt, Steven Conrad Hamerle
  • AUTOMATED CALIBRATION METHOD FOR A DRAGGING EQUIPMENT DETECTOR
    Publication number: 20140118152
    Abstract: A method for calibrating a moving object impact detector is disclosed. A controller may receive input indicative of movement of an impact element from a first position to a second position. The controller may also receive an activation signal corresponding to the movement of the impact element. The controller may further receive input indicative of instructions to correlate the activation signal with the movement of the impact element. The controller may selectively set the activation signal as a reference signal for the detector, with the reference signal being indicative of an impact the moving object impact detector is set to detect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: PROGRESS RAIL SERVICES CORPORATION
    Inventors: MARK JOSEPH BARTONEK, DONALD JOHN ARNDT, STEVEN CONRAD HAMERLE