Patents by Inventor Jeremy G. VALECK

Jeremy G. VALECK 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).

  • MOTOR GRADER APPLICATION SEGMENTATION FOR LEVER CONTROL
    Publication number: 20220372734
    Abstract: A lever-operated motor grader can include a front end including a pair of steerable tires connected to the front end; a rear end pivotally connected to the front end at an articulation joint, the rear end including a power source operatively coupled to at least two driven tires; a drawbar-circle-moldboard assembly having a blade, the drawbar-circle-moldboard assembly configured for moving the blade into various orientations, the blade movement controlled by a hydraulic system coupled to one or more operator-controlled levers of the motor grader; a controller; and a pressure sensor coupled to the hydraulic system of the blade to deliver to the controller a signal corresponding to a pressure of the hydraulic system; wherein the controller receives the signal corresponding to the pressure of the hydraulic system, and wherein the controller is configured to determine an application of the motor grader based on the received signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy G. Valeck, John B. Hessling, III
  • Controlling interlocks based on an interlock configuration
    Patent number: 11001988
    Abstract: An automatic interlock system for a motor grader is disclosed. The automatic interlock system may include one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to determine an operating mode for the motor grader based on one or more operating parameters of the motor grader. The one or more processors may be configured to determine an interlock configuration for the motor grader based on the operating mode. The one or more processors may be configured to selectively activate or deactivate one or more interlocks of the motor grader based on the interlock configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mike C. Gentle, Jeremy G. Valeck, Dustin J. Funk
  • AUTOMATIC INTERLOCK SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190382983
    Abstract: An automatic interlock system for a motor grader is disclosed. The automatic interlock system may include one or more processors. The one or more processors may be configured to determine an operating mode for the motor grader based on one or more operating parameters of the motor grader. The one or more processors may be configured to determine an interlock configuration for the motor grader based on the operating mode. The one or more processors may be configured to selectively activate or deactivate one or more interlocks of the motor grader based on the interlock configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Mike C. GENTLE, Jeremy G. VALECK, Dustin J. FUNK