Patents by Inventor James David Castner

James David Castner 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).

  • Method of offering finely calibrated engine speed control to a large number of diverse power take-off (PTO) applications
    Patent number: 11428175
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling a power plant during use of a power take-off (PTO) device, wherein the responsiveness and stability of the controller are adjustable by an operator in the field. The use of setting maps allows fine tuning of controller responsiveness while also ensuring that expected performance would be achieved at any setting within the setting map. In some embodiments, a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller is used to control engine speed, and gains for the proportional, integral, and derivative terms are obtained from setting maps based on a responsiveness setting chosen by a vehicle operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc.
    Inventors: Burton Edwin Waite, III, James David Castner, Charles Wayne Reinhardt Swart
  • METHOD OF OFFERING FINELY CALIBRATED ENGINE SPEED CONTROL TO A LARGE NUMBER OF DIVERSE POWER TAKE-OFF (PTO) APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20200232399
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling a power plant during use of a power take-off (PTO) device, wherein the responsiveness and stability of the controller are adjustable by an operator in the field. The use of setting maps allows fine tuning of controller responsiveness while also ensuring that expected performance would be achieved at any setting within the setting map. In some embodiments, a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller is used to control engine speed, and gains for the proportional, integral, and derivative terms are obtained from setting maps based on a responsiveness setting chosen by a vehicle operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Burton Edwin Waite, III, James David Castner, Charles Wayne Reinhardt Swart
  • Method of offering finely calibrated engine speed control to a large number of diverse power take-off (PTO) applications
    Patent number: 10634071
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling a power plant during use of a power take-off (PTO) device, wherein the responsiveness and stability of the controller are adjustable by an operator in the field. The use of setting maps allows fine tuning of controller responsiveness while also ensuring that expected performance would be achieved at any setting within the setting map. In some embodiments, a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller is used to control engine speed, and gains for the proportional, integral, and derivative terms are obtained from setting maps based on a responsiveness setting chosen by a vehicle operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: PACCAR INC
    Inventors: Burton Edwin Waite, III, James David Castner, Charles Wayne Reinhardt Swart
  • METHOD OF OFFERING FINELY CALIBRATED ENGINE SPEED CONTROL TO A LARGE NUMBER OF DIVERSE POWER TAKE-OFF (PTO) APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20170306862
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for controlling a power plant during use of a power take-off (PTO) device, wherein the responsiveness and stability of the controller are adjustable by an operator in the field. The use of setting maps allows fine tuning of controller responsiveness while also ensuring that expected performance would be achieved at any setting within the setting map. In some embodiments, a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller is used to control engine speed, and gains for the proportional, integral, and derivative terms are obtained from setting maps based on a responsiveness setting chosen by a vehicle operator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Publication date: October 26, 2017
    Applicant: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Burton Edwin Waite III, James David Castner, Charles Wayne Reinhardt Swart