Patents by Inventor Eric Kuiper

Eric Kuiper 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).

  • FASTENER SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20230249351
    Abstract: A fastener system and method includes a controller having one or more processors that obtain image information associated with a tie plate. The tie plate includes one or more holes, and each hole is configured to receive a fastener. A fastener driving unit drives the fastener into at least one of the one or more holes. The controller controls movement of the fastener driving unit to move the fastener driving unit to a location corresponding to the at least one hole, and the controller controls movement of the fastener driving unit to drive the fastener into the at least one hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Huan Tan, John Michael Lizzi, Charles Burton Theurer, Balajee Kannan, Romano Patrick, Mark Bachman, Michael VanderLinden, Mark Bradshaw Kraeling, Norman Wellings, Eric Kuiper, Dan Derosia, Julio Payan, James Maki, Matthew Orvedahl, Ozan Emsun, Mark David
  • Adaptive leveling control system
    Patent number: 10597994
    Abstract: Industrial machines and methods of operating the same. One method includes receiving, with an electronic processor, a current value of a parameter of an industrial machine during operation of the industrial machine and comparing, with the electronic processor, the current value of the parameter to a stored value of the parameter to determine whether the industrial machine is unlevel. The method also includes, when the industrial machine is unlevel, autonomously, with the electronic processor, changing a position of at least one of a plurality of jacks to level the industrial machine, wherein autonomously changing the position of at least one of the plurality of jacks includes at least one selected from a group consisting of extending the at least one of the plurality of jacks and retracting the at least one of the plurality of jacks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Joy Global Surface Mining Inc
    Inventors: Charles Allen, Eric Kuiper
  • ADAPTIVE LEVELING CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170234119
    Abstract: Industrial machines and methods of operating the same. One method includes receiving, with an electronic processor, a current value of a parameter of an industrial machine during operation of the industrial machine and comparing, with the electronic processor, the current value of the parameter to a stored value of the parameter to determine whether the industrial machine is unlevel. The method also includes, when the industrial machine is unlevel, autonomously, with the electronic processor, changing a position of at least one of a plurality of jacks to level the industrial machine, wherein autonomously changing the position of at least one of the plurality of jacks includes at least one selected from a group consisting of extending the at least one of the plurality of jacks and retracting the at least one of the plurality of jacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Charles Allen, Eric Kuiper