Patents by Inventor Jason Prakash Wigg

Jason Prakash Wigg 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).

  • Publication number: 20250246879
    Abstract: A fuse group assembly may include a first bus bar, a second bus bar in a stepped arrangement with the first bus bar, a first support plate arranged on the second bus bar, a second support plate in a stepped arrangement with the first support plate, a first fuse having a first end electrically connected to the first bus bar and a second end supported by the first support plate, and a second fuse having a first end electrically connected to the second bus bar and a second end supported by the second support plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Raghu BANDARU, Jason Prakash WIGG, William Medard BRO, Sureshkumar BABU, Beau James BERNING
  • Publication number: 20250128588
    Abstract: A machine may include a frame and a lift system. The lift system may include a lift arm attached to the frame. The lift arm may be configured to actuate between a raised position and a lowered position. The lift system may include a roller attached to the frame. The machine may include a power unit including an energy storage unit and a power unit housing containing the energy storage unit. The power unit housing may include an engagement element configured to engage the power unit housing with the lift arm. The power unit housing may include a cam element, projecting from the power unit housing, configured to slidably engage with the roller during actuation of the lift arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2023
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Caterpillar Underground Mining Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jason Prakash WIGG, Christopher Douglas CARPENTER, Thomas ALDRIDGE, Rowan Terry FRANKS, Travis C. PARKER, Matthew Thomas HANSEN, Steven D. SPRINGER
  • Publication number: 20250128605
    Abstract: A configuration of emergency stop (E-Stop) and high voltage interface lock (HVIL) circuit hardware and software is described that, alone or in combination, allows mobile electric machines with removable power units to function properly when the unit is removed, such as during battery swapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Applicant: Caterpillar Underground Mining Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Brodie Lee Thompson, Jason Prakash Wigg, Alexander Eli Dowling, Jonathan M. Baumann, Andrew Diecker
  • Patent number: 12030475
    Abstract: A method for controlling a machine during a transition from a service brake state to a parking brake includes receiving, by a control module, a request for activating a parking brake assembly. The method also includes transmitting, by the control module, control signals for activating a set of first brakes associated with a service brake assembly, a set of second brakes associated with the service brake assembly, and a clutch assembly. The method further includes controlling, by the control module, the set of first brakes for deactivating the set of first brakes. The method includes controlling, by the control module, the parking brake assembly for activating the parking brake assembly. The method also includes controlling, by the control module, the set of second brakes for deactivating the set of second brakes. The method further includes controlling, by the control module, the clutch assembly for deactivating the clutch assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Underground Mining Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Eli Dowling, Jason Prakash Wigg, Brodie Lee Thompson, Suneel Venkata Kandula, Sai Praveen Gundlapalli, Martyn James Crawford
  • Publication number: 20210380084
    Abstract: A method for controlling a machine during a transition from a service brake state to a parking brake includes receiving, by a control module, a request for activating a parking brake assembly. The method also includes transmitting, by the control module, control signals for activating a set of first brakes associated with a service brake assembly, a set of second brakes associated with the service brake assembly, and a clutch assembly. The method further includes controlling, by the control module, the set of first brakes for deactivating the set of first brakes. The method includes controlling, by the control module, the parking brake assembly for activating the parking brake assembly. The method also includes controlling, by the control module, the set of second brakes for deactivating the set of second brakes. The method further includes controlling, by the control module, the clutch assembly for deactivating the clutch assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Underground Mining Pty. Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexander Eli DOWLING, Jason Prakash WIGG, Brodie Lee THOMPSON, Suneel Venkata KANDULA, Sai Praveen GUNDLAPALLI, Martyn James CRAWFORD
  • Publication number: 20180208011
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension control system is disclosed for use in load-carrying vehicles. The system controls a response of a suspension cylinder configured to support a main body of a vehicle in relation to a ground-contacting portion of the vehicle. A main accumulator is configured to contain a main compressible gas volume and is fluidly connected with the suspension cylinder. An auxiliary accumulator is configured to contain an auxiliary compressible gas volume. A valve is configured to selectively fluidly connect the auxiliary accumulator to the suspension cylinder. When the valve is open, compressing the suspension cylinder compresses both the main compressible gas volume and the auxiliary compressible gas volume. When the valve is closed, the auxiliary accumulator is fluidly isolated from the suspension cylinder. A processor is configured to automatically open or close the valve using a solenoid actuator based on one or more operating parameters of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR UNDERGROUND MINING PTY LTD.
    Inventors: Jason Prakash WIGG, Andrew Ellis DIECKER
  • Patent number: 10029533
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension control system is disclosed for use in load-carrying vehicles. The system controls a response of a suspension cylinder configured to support a main body of a vehicle in relation to a ground-contacting portion of the vehicle. A main accumulator is configured to contain a main compressible gas volume and is fluidly connected with the suspension cylinder. An auxiliary accumulator is configured to contain an auxiliary compressible gas volume. A valve is configured to selectively fluidly connect the auxiliary accumulator to the suspension cylinder. When the valve is open, compressing the suspension cylinder compresses both the main compressible gas volume and the auxiliary compressible gas volume. When the valve is closed, the auxiliary accumulator is fluidly isolated from the suspension cylinder. A processor is configured to automatically open or close the valve using a solenoid actuator based on one or more operating parameters of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Underground Mining Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Jason Prakash Wigg, Andrew Ellis Diecker