Patents by Inventor John M. TANNER
John M. TANNER 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).
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Publication number: 20260152135Abstract: A power system for electric or partially-electric machines or vehicles is described herein. The disclosure includes a fully or partially-electric machine including a machine body and a power system. The machine body includes an engine cavity, and the power system is positioned within the engine cavity. The power system includes a power distribution unit (PDU), one or more batteries, a secondary power source, and one or more motors including a motor. The motor is configured to be operably connected to one or more components of the machine. The PDU is electrically connected to each of the one or more batteries, the secondary power source, and the first motor. The PDU is configured to receive power from one or more of the secondary power source or the one or more batteries and provide power to one or more of the motor or the one or more batteries.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2024Publication date: June 4, 2026Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Nathaniel S. DOY, Craig P. HITTLE, Thomas W. CARLILL, John M. TANNER, Jacob LESSEN, Noah GEORGE
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Patent number: 12646768Abstract: An energy storage system may include a storage container having an enclosed compartment containing one or more energy storage units and an enclosed compartment duct, an inverter cabinet containing an inverter, the inverter cabinet having one or more inverter cabinet inlets, and an inverter exhaust duct. The storage container may also have a transformer bay containing a transformer. The energy storage system may also include an air temperature control unit, attached to the storage container and configured to circulate conditioned air to the enclosed compartment via the enclosed compartment duct and to the inverter cabinet via the one or more inverter cabinet inlets, and to return air from the enclosed compartment and the inverter cabinet via an air temperature control unit return.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Jeremy Byrd, Gregory S. Hasler, John M. Tanner, Sampathkumar Nachimuthu, Dachuan Yu, Eric A. Miller, Gregory J. Davis, Craig P. Hittle
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Publication number: 20240360747Abstract: A pump system may include a hybrid powertrain that includes a gaseous fuel engine, a transmission coupled to the gaseous fuel engine, a driveshaft coupled to the transmission, a hydraulic fracturing pump coupled to the driveshaft, and a motor system coupled to the hydraulic fracturing pump. The pump system may include a power source electrically connected to the motor system. The pump system may include a controller configured to determine a torque distribution between the gaseous fuel engine and the motor system based at least in part on whether a transient event is associated with the pump system, and cause the gaseous fuel engine and the motor system to operate according to the torque distribution such that the motor system assists or brakes the gaseous fuel engine in driving the hydraulic fracturing pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Todd Ryan KABRICH, Sri Harsha UDDANDA, John M. TANNER, Yuesheng HE
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Patent number: 12113228Abstract: A housing includes a plurality of subassemblies. At least one subassembly of the plurality of subassemblies includes a lower structure extending in a first direction and configured to support one or more batteries, an upper structure extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the lower structure by a vertical distance, and one or more vertical posts attached to the lower structure, the one or more vertical posts connecting the lower structure with the upper structure. The housing further includes a plurality of intermediate panels located between the one or more vertical posts, the plurality of intermediate panels extending in a vertical direction between the lower structure and the upper structure, wherein a battery of the one or more batteries is attached to the lower structure and at least two intermediate panels of the plurality of intermediate panels. The housing also includes a lateral brace attached to and connecting the multiple subassemblies.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2021Date of Patent: October 8, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: John M. Tanner, Craig P. Hittle, Christopher David Derham, Bradley R. Sparks
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Patent number: 12015132Abstract: An energy storage device cooling system includes a housing, at least one energy storage device within the housing, and a coolant circuit including a first flow portion extending through the housing, the coolant circuit configured to supply coolant for heat exchange with the at least one energy storage device. The energy storage device cooling system also includes a chiller system including: a coolant supply, a heat exchanger, and an outlet in fluid communication with the first flow portion. The energy storage device cooling system also includes a controller configured to alter a function of the chiller system when a sensed temperature does not exceed a first temperature threshold.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Umakanth Sakaray, Nirag Sheth, Neil A. Terry, Adam C. Grove, John M. Tanner, Jeremy Byrd, Gregory S. Hasler
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Publication number: 20240178487Abstract: An energy storage system may include a storage container having an enclosed compartment containing one or more energy storage units and an enclosed compartment duct, an inverter cabinet containing an inverter, the inverter cabinet having one or more inverter cabinet inlets, and an inverter exhaust duct. The storage container may also have a transformer bay containing a transformer. The energy storage system may also include an air temperature control unit, attached to the storage container and configured to circulate conditioned air to the enclosed compartment via the enclosed compartment duct and to the inverter cabinet via the one or more inverter cabinet inlets, and to return air from the enclosed compartment and the inverter cabinet via an air temperature control unit return.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Jeremy BYRD, Gregory S. HASLER, John M. TANNER, Sampathkumar NACHIMUTHU, Dachuan YU, Eric A. MILLER, Gregory J. DAVIS, Craig P. HITTLE
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Patent number: 11990388Abstract: In one aspect, a pump-motor assembly is provided outside of and adjacent to a storage container that stores a back-up energy storage unit. The pump-motor assembly includes a pump-motor that maintains a minimum pressure of a liquid coolant in a liquid coolant system that cools the back-up energy storage unit, and a housing that is completely enclosed, the housing containing the pump-motor, and having a removable access panel on one side thereof the enclosed structure, and an opening on another side thereof to the storage container.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Adam C. Grove, Nirag Sheth, Umakanth Sakaray, John M. Tanner, Jeremy Byrd, Gregory S. Hasler
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Patent number: 11787387Abstract: A thermal management system for an energy storage container includes an enclosed compartment containing an energy storage unit, an air temperature control unit configured to cool an interior of the enclosed compartment, and at least one inverter connected to a coolant circuit, which is separate from the air temperature control unit, and configured to be cooled by a coolant in the coolant circuit. The thermal management system also includes a radiator located outside of the enclosed compartment, the radiator being connected to the coolant circuit, wherein the coolant in the coolant circuit flows through the radiator, and at least one fan located alongside the radiator, outside of the enclosed compartment, the at least one fan being configured to blow air across the radiator to cool the coolant flowing through the radiator.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Umakanth Sakaray, John M. Tanner, Marvin Baer, Nirag Sheth, Christopher Derham, Jeremiah Raveling
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Patent number: 11618429Abstract: A thermal management system for an energy storage container includes an enclosed compartment containing an energy storage unit, an air temperature control unit configured to cool an interior of the enclosed compartment, and at least one inverter connected to a coolant circuit, which is separate from the air temperature control unit, and configured to be cooled by a coolant in the coolant circuit. The thermal management system also includes a radiator located outside of the enclosed compartment, the radiator being connected to the coolant circuit, wherein the coolant in the coolant circuit flows through the radiator, and at least one fan located alongside the radiator, outside of the enclosed compartment, the at least one fan being configured to blow air across the radiator to cool the coolant flowing through the radiator.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Umakanth Sakaray, John M. Tanner, Marvin Baer, Nirag Sheth, Christopher Derham, Jeremiah Raveling
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Patent number: 11605846Abstract: In one aspect, a thermal management system includes a first coolant circuit, through which a first coolant circulates, and including at least a radiator for cooling the first coolant, a storage containing one or more power electronics, a heat exchanger, and a thermostatic valve that outputs the first coolant to at least one of the storage containing the one or more power electronics and the heat exchanger. A second coolant circuit, through which a second coolant circulates, includes the heat exchanger configured to cool the second coolant using the first coolant, an energy storage unit cooled by the second coolant, and a refrigeration unit configured to cool the second coolant. A coolant temperature sensor outputs a temperature of the coolant in the second coolant circuit, and a controller controls at least the refrigeration unit based on the temperature of the coolant output by the coolant temperature sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Umakanth Sakaray, Nirag Sheth, Adam C. Grove, John M. Tanner, Jeremy Byrd, Gregory S. Hasler
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Publication number: 20220255173Abstract: A housing includes a plurality of subassemblies. At least one subassembly of the plurality of subassemblies includes a lower structure extending in a first direction and configured to support one or more batteries, an upper structure extending in the first direction and spaced apart from the lower structure by a vertical distance, and one or more vertical posts attached to the lower structure, the one or more vertical posts connecting the lower structure with the upper structure. The housing further includes a plurality of intermediate panels located between the one or more vertical posts, the plurality of intermediate panels extending in a vertical direction between the lower structure and the upper structure, wherein a battery of the one or more batteries is attached to the lower structure and at least two intermediate panels of the plurality of intermediate panels. The housing also includes a lateral brace attached to and connecting the multiple subassemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2021Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: John M. Tanner, Craig P. Hittle, Christopher David Derham, Bradley R. Sparks
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Patent number: 11391269Abstract: A hybrid hydraulic fracturing system having a driveline that includes an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft, a motor operatively coupled to a forward end of the crankshaft, a transmission operatively coupled to a rearward end of the crankshaft, a driveshaft operatively coupled to the transmission, and a fracturing pump operatively coupled to the driveshaft. The system also includes a power source electrically coupled to the motor for supplying power to the motor and a controller configured to power condition the driveline by operating the driveline in a first mode in response to a load change resulting in an increased power demand on the driveline, where the first mode includes providing torque from the internal combustion engine to drive the fracturing pump and selectively providing torque from the motor to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine to assist the internal combustion engine in driving the fracturing pump.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventor: John M. Tanner
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Publication number: 20220041153Abstract: A thermal management system for an energy storage container includes an enclosed compartment containing an energy storage unit, an air temperature control unit configured to cool an interior of the enclosed compartment, and at least one inverter connected to a coolant circuit, which is separate from the air temperature control unit, and configured to be cooled by a coolant in the coolant circuit. The thermal management system also includes a radiator located outside of the enclosed compartment, the radiator being connected to the coolant circuit, wherein the coolant in the coolant circuit flows through the radiator, and at least one fan located alongside the radiator, outside of the enclosed compartment, the at least one fan being configured to blow air across the radiator to cool the coolant flowing through the radiator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2020Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Umakanth SAKARAY, John M. TANNER, Marvin BAER, Nirag SHETH, Christopher DERHAM, Jeremiah RAVELING
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Publication number: 20210230987Abstract: A hybrid hydraulic fracturing system having a driveline that includes an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft, a motor operatively coupled to a forward end of the crankshaft, a transmission operatively coupled to a rearward end of the crankshaft, a driveshaft operatively coupled to the transmission, and a fracturing pump operatively coupled to the driveshaft. The system also includes a power source electrically coupled to the motor for supplying power to the motor and a controller configured to power condition the driveline by operating the driveline in a first mode in response to a load change resulting in an increased power demand on the driveline, where the first mode includes providing torque from the internal combustion engine to drive the fracturing pump and selectively providing torque from the motor to a crankshaft of the internal combustion engine to assist the internal combustion engine in driving the fracturing pump.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventor: John M. Tanner
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Patent number: 10797279Abstract: A battery module may include a housing having a length, a width, and a height. The housing may include four sidewalls, a first open end, and a second open end opposite the first open end. The four sidewalls may extend the length of the housing. The four sidewalls may form a seamless closed channel member. A plurality of battery cells may be stacked lengthwise within the housing. A first endplate may be coupled to the first open end of the housing, and a second endplate may be coupled to the second open end of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2018Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: John M. Tanner, Jeffrey T. Michielutti
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Publication number: 20200006722Abstract: A battery module may include a housing having a length, a width, and a height. The housing may include four sidewalls, a first open end, and a second open end opposite the first open end. The four sidewalls may extend the length of the housing. The four sidewalls may form a seamless closed channel member. A plurality of battery cells may be stacked lengthwise within the housing. A first endplate may be coupled to the first open end of the housing, and a second endplate may be coupled to the second open end of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: John M. TANNER, Jeffrey T. MICHIELUTTI