Patents by Inventor Keith R. Folken

Keith R. Folken 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: 11238833
    Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) of a display screen connected to a machine and, more particularly, to GUIs of one or more display screens that have a relative coordinate system to display parameter information from one or more connected machines. The GUI may include one or more display screens associated with a data bus for a machine, one or more data storage devices for storing processor readable instructions, and at least one processor configured to perform operations stored on the one or more data storage devices. The at least one processor may be configured to receive operations data from the data bus for the machine, extract parameter information from the operations data, and generate the GUI. The GUI may depict a plurality of parameter elements, wherein the plurality of parameter elements are arranged and scaled according to the extracted parameter information, arrangement rules, and display screen resolution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Fu P. Yuet, Meghna Prasad, Keith R. Folken, Merritt P. Callaghan
  • Publication number: 20210375237
    Abstract: A graphical user interface (GUI) of a display screen connected to a machine and, more particularly, to GUIs of one or more display screens that have a relative coordinate system to display parameter information from one or more connected machines. The GUI may include one or more display screens associated with a data bus for a machine, one or more data storage devices for storing processor readable instructions, and at least one processor configured to perform operations stored on the one or more data storage devices. The at least one processor may be configured to receive operations data from the data bus for the machine, extract parameter information from the operations data, and generate the GUI. The GUI may depict a plurality of parameter elements, wherein the plurality of parameter elements are arranged and scaled according to the extracted parameter information, arrangement rules, and display screen resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Fu P. YUET, Meghna PRASAD, Keith R. FOLKEN, Merritt P. CALLAGHAN
  • Patent number: 10982602
    Abstract: An engine controller to control a plurality of engines is disclosed. The engine controller may determine that power to a load is to be increased, wherein the load is configured to be powered by one or more of the plurality of engines; determine that an engine, of the plurality of engines, is configured to provide supplemental power to the load after a temperature of the engine satisfies a threshold, wherein the threshold corresponds to a warm-up operation of the engine being completed; determine that the temperature of the engine does not satisfy the threshold; obtain, via an operator interface, an authorization to bypass the warm-up operation of the engine; and bypass, based on obtaining the authorization, the warm-up operation for the engine to permit the engine to provide instantaneous power to the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, David Ochoa, Perry Converse, Vijay Janardhan, Christian Andrés Herrera Hernandez
  • Publication number: 20210087984
    Abstract: An engine controller to control a plurality of engines is disclosed. The engine controller may determine that power to a load is to be increased, wherein the load is configured to be powered by one or more of the plurality of engines; determine that an engine, of the plurality of engines, is configured to provide supplemental power to the load after a temperature of the engine satisfies a threshold, wherein the threshold corresponds to a warm-up operation of the engine being completed; determine that the temperature of the engine does not satisfy the threshold; obtain, via an operator interface, an authorization to bypass the warm-up operation of the engine; and bypass, based on obtaining the authorization, the warm-up operation for the engine to permit the engine to provide instantaneous power to the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. FOLKEN, David OCHOA, Perry CONVERSE, Vijay JANARDHAN, Christian Andrés HERRERA HERNANDEZ
  • Publication number: 20160266739
    Abstract: A user interface is provided for a fleet management web portal for a manufacturer, operator, or user to manage a fleet of equipment and/or machines. The fleet of equipment and/or machines may be linked with the fleet management web portal and the manufacturer, operator, or user may access alerts and other information associated with the equipment and/or machines using an electronic device. The user interface is compatible with electronic devices of various sizes and enables a user to interact with information associated with fleet of equipment and/or machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Girish Revankar, Madhavan Babu, Praveen Rajendran, Murthy RT, Prakash Kasiviswanathan, Sripriya Venkatesh Prasad, Karthick Shanmugam
  • Patent number: D711419
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Matthew J. Meinhart, Edward M. Schroeder, Erik L. Olsen, Andrew Black
  • 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: D737284
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Matthew J. Meinhart, Edward M. Schroeder, Erik L. Olsen, Andrew Black
  • Patent number: D737285
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Matthew J. Meinhart, Edward M. Schroeder, Erik L. Olsen, Andrew Black
  • Patent number: D737286
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Matthew J. Meinhart, Edward M. Schroeder, Erik L. Olsen, Andrew Black
  • Patent number: D737287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Matthew J. Meinhart, Edward M. Schroeder, Erik L. Olsen, Andrew Black
  • Patent number: D737318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Matthew J. Meinhart, Edward M. Schroeder, Erik L. Olsen, Andrew Black
  • 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
  • Patent number: D791184
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Matthew J. Meinhart, Edward M. Schroeder, Erik L. Olsen, Andrew Black
  • Patent number: D931318
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Perry D. Converse, Meghna Prasad, Fu P. Yuet, Joshua Smith, Sreeram Anikode Mahadevan
  • Patent number: D931329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Meghna Prasad, Keith R. Folken, Fu P. Yuet, Merritt P. Callaghan, Kraig Love
  • Patent number: D941862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Christian A. Herrera Hernandez, Fu P. Yuet, Gregory James Davis
  • Patent number: D955416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Meghna Prasad, Fu P. Yuet, Merritt P. Callaghan, Keith R. Folken
  • Patent number: D976273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Perry D. Converse, Meghna Prasad, Fu P. Yuet, Joshua Smith, Sreeram Anikode Mahadevan
  • Patent number: D1021946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Perry D. Converse, Meghna Prasad, Fu P. Yuet, Joshua Smith, Sreeram Anikode Mahadevan