Patents by Inventor Jeffrey A. Bettenhausen

Jeffrey A. Bettenhausen 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: 20170180440
    Abstract: A method of delivering data associated with a machine to an off board system is provided. The method includes capturing data by an on board system of the machine from at least one of a sensing unit, a control unit and an indication unit of the machine. The method further includes defining a data packet includes a payload and a data identifier. The payload includes the captured data. The method further includes determining one or more transfer parameters associated with the machine by the on board system and streaming the data packet based on the one or more transfer parameters by the on board system. The method further includes transferring the data packet from the on board system to a gateway and delivering the data to the off board system by the gateway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Robert F. Schulz, Jeffrey A. Bettenhausen, Steven J. Buster, John D. Parker, Wayne M. Bogart, Vamsi K. Pegatraju, Joshua Sprague
  • Patent number: D730368
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Jeffrey A. Bettenhausen, Alan W. Schweizer, Christi M. Wilson
  • Patent number: D775186
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Jeffrey A. Bettenhausen, Alan W. Schweizer, Christi M. Wilson