Patents by Inventor Jill R. Akers

Jill R. Akers 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).

  • Filter service system and method
    Patent number: 7384455
    Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of detecting matter within a filtering device includes measuring a metric indicative of a first quantity of matter within the filtering device and removing a portion of the matter from the filtering device. The method also includes measuring a metric indicative of a second quantity of matter remaining within the filtering device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Cheryl L. Sellers, Dong Fei, Jill R. Akers, Bappaditya Banerjee, Mark A. Gasper, Daniel S. Nordyke, Richard A. Crandell, Orlando Sellers, II, Christie S. Ragle, Ronald Silver, Julie M. Faas, Paul W. Park, Jeremy Trethewey