Patents by Inventor Jeremy Roe Hammar

Jeremy Roe Hammar 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).

  • Patent number: 10913158
    Abstract: A robotic system includes a robotic arm, a base couple coupled to the robotic arm, and a controller. The robotic supports a work implement and is configured to move the work implement to perform an operation on a workpiece. The base is configured to be removably coupled to a mounting surface. The controller is in communication with the robotic arm, the work implement, and the base. Further, the controller is configured to disable the operation of at least one of the robotic arm and the work implement if a coupling parameter between the base and the mounting surface is below a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Roe Hammar, Leon R. Adcock, Bradley Phillip Graham, Matthew J. Behmlander, Joshua Clifton Short, Donald A. Stickel, III
  • Publication number: 20190344442
    Abstract: A robotic system includes a robotic arm, a base couple coupled to the robotic arm, and a controller. The robotic supports a work implement and is configured to move the work implement to perform an operation on a workpiece. The base is configured to be removably coupled to a mounting surface. The controller is in communication with the robotic arm, the work implement, and the base. Further, the controller is configured to disable the operation of at least one of the robotic arm and the work implement if a coupling parameter between the base and the mounting surface is below a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Roe Hammar, Leon R. Adcock, Bradley Phillip Graham, Matthew J. Behmlander, Joshua Clifton Short, Donald A. Stickel, III
  • Patent number: 10450716
    Abstract: A power limiting stress-strain monitor system for a machine includes at least one stress-strain sensor supported on a structural component of the machine. The power limiting stress-strain monitor system also includes an electronic controller including a processor and a memory. The processor receives a signal from the stress-strain sensor, determines a degree of stress-strain at a location of the stress-strain sensor based on the signal, identifies a machine system associated with the stress-strain, and modifies a control signal to the machine system based on the degree of stress-strain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Behmlander, Jeremy Roe Hammar
  • Publication number: 20180171593
    Abstract: A power limiting stress-strain monitor system for a machine includes at least one stress-strain sensor supported on a structural component of the machine. The power limiting stress-strain monitor system also includes an electronic controller including a processor and a memory. The processor receives a signal from the stress-strain sensor, determines a degree of stress-strain at a location of the stress-strain sensor based on the signal, identifies a machine system associated with the stress-strain, and modifies a control signal to the machine system based on the degree of stress-strain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew BEHMLANDER, Jeremy Roe HAMMAR
  • Patent number: 9714923
    Abstract: A system for measuring topography of the surface of a ground engaging tool is disclosed. The system may include a machine and the ground engaging tool. A phased array ultrasonic sensor may be associated with the ground engaging tool and configured to create ultrasonic pulses within the ground engaging tool. A communication device may be associated with the phased array ultrasonic sensor. A monitoring component may communicate with the phased array ultrasonic sensor via the communication device, and may be configured to receive signals from the phased array ultrasonic sensor and monitor the topography of the ground engaging tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Jacob Behmlander, Terri Lynn Atkinson, Jeremy Roe Hammar
  • Patent number: 9545956
    Abstract: A liner system for a bed of a material hauling machine is provided. The liner system includes a first panel having a first surface and a second surface. The second surface includes a plurality of projected sections and defines a recess between each of the plurality of projected sections and a keyway recess. The liner system also includes a second panel having a first lip portion and a second lip portion configured to interconnect with the second and first lip portion of adjacent second panels respectively. The second panel also includes a first protruding portion configured to be received into the recess and a second protruding portion configured to be received into the keyway recess. The liner system further includes a locking panel having a first extension member, a second extension member and one or more fastening means configured to fasten the second panel to the first panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Qiaoyu Lu, Aaron Kenneth Amstutz, Andrea Burgess Tognetti, Daniel Raymond Hettinger, Jeremy Roe Hammar, Kevin L. Martin, Kyle Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20160376771
    Abstract: A system for measuring wear performance of a ground engaging tool includes a first ultrasonic sensor that sends pulses in a direction substantially at a perpendicular to an unworn leading edge of the tool, and a second ultrasonic sensor that sends pulses in a direction at an angle offset with respect to the perpendicular to the unworn leading edge of the tool. The system also may include a wireless communication element sending signals from the ultrasonic sensors, and a controller receiving the signals from the communication element and determining wear performance of the ground engaging tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Jacob Behmlander, Jeremy Roe Hammar, Jean Orseske Bridge
  • Publication number: 20160326723
    Abstract: A system for measuring topography of the surface of a ground engaging tool is disclosed. The system may include a machine and the ground engaging tool. A phased array ultrasonic sensor may be associated with the ground engaging tool and configured to create ultrasonic pulses within the ground engaging tool. A communication device may be associated with the phased array ultrasonic sensor. A monitoring component may communicate with the phased array ultrasonic sensor via the communication device, and may be configured to receive signals from the phased array ultrasonic sensor and monitor the topography of the ground engaging tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Jacob Behmlander, Terri Lynn Atkinson, Jeremy Roe Hammar
  • Publication number: 20160194035
    Abstract: A liner system for a bed of a material hauling machine is provided. The liner system includes a first panel having a first surface and a second surface. The second surface includes a plurality of projected sections and defines a recess between each of the plurality of projected sections and a keyway recess. The liner system also includes a second panel having a first lip portion and a second lip portion configured to interconnect with the second and first lip portion of adjacent second panels respectively. The second panel also includes a first protruding portion configured to be received into the recess and a second protruding portion configured to be received into the keyway recess. The liner system further includes a locking panel having a first extension member, a second extension member and one or more fastening means configured to fasten the second panel to the first panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Qiaoyu Lu, Aaron Kenneth Amstutz, Andrea Burgess Tognetti, Daniel Raymond Hettinger, Jeremy Roe Hammar, Kevin L. Martin, Kyle Schmitt