Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Daniel

Kenneth J. Daniel 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: 11021851
    Abstract: A mining machine having a control system for operating the mining machine. The control system includes a vibration monitor. The mining machine further includes a sensor and a vibration control system. The sensor senses vibration of a component of the mining machine. The vibration control system determines when the mining machine is moving in a proper cycle, triggers acquisition of vibration sensor data from the sensor in response to determining that the mining machine is moving in the proper cycle, and outputs the vibration sensor data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Joy Global Surface Mining Inc
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Daniel, Jose Torres, Mark Emerson
  • Patent number: 10450727
    Abstract: A mining machine including a power monitor, a sensor, and a monitoring module. The power monitor is configured to measure a received power, and generate a total power consumption data based on the received power. The sensor senses payload of the mining machine to generate payload data. The monitoring module includes non-transitory computer readable media for comparing the total power consumption data and the payload data to generate mining machine efficiency data, determining an operator performance comparing the mining machine efficiency data and the operator performance, determining, based on the comparison of the mining machine efficiency data and the operator performance, at least one selected from the group consisting of a bank difficulty and a bank digability, and outputting the at least one selected from the group consisting of the bank difficulty and the bank digability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Joy Global Surface Mining Inc
    Inventors: Matthew R. Collins, Kenneth J. Daniel, Ray Pan, Michael J. Rikkola, Desheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20180080190
    Abstract: A mining machine having a control system for operating the mining machine. The control system includes a vibration monitor. The mining machine further includes a sensor and a vibration control system. The sensor senses vibration of a component of the mining machine. The vibration control system determines when the mining machine is moving in a proper cycle, triggers acquisition of vibration sensor data from the sensor in response to determining that the mining machine is moving in the proper cycle, and outputs the vibration sensor data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Daniel, Jose Torres, Mark Emerson
  • Patent number: 9903090
    Abstract: A mining machine having a control system for operating the mining machine, the control system having a vibration monitor. The mining machine comprising a mining machine, a sensor sensing vibration of a component of the mining machine, and a vibration module. The vibration module determining when the mining machine is moving in a predetermined cycle, obtaining vibration sensor data from the sensor based on determining that the mining machine is moving in a predetermined cycle, processing the vibration sensor data to generate processed vibration data, and outputting the processed vibration data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Harnischfeger Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Daniel, Jose Torres, Mark Emerson
  • Publication number: 20170233985
    Abstract: A mining machine including a power monitor, a sensor, and a monitoring module. The power monitor is configured to measure a received power, and generate a total power consumption data based on the received power. The sensor senses payload of the mining machine to generate payload data. The monitoring module includes non-transitory computer readable media for comparing the total power consumption data and the payload data to generate mining machine efficiency data, determining an operator performance comparing the mining machine efficiency data and the operator performance, determining, based on the comparison of the mining machine efficiency data and the operator performance, at least one selected from the group consisting of a bank difficulty and a bank digability, and outputting the at least one selected from the group consisting of the bank difficulty and the bank digability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Matthew R. Collins, Kenneth J. Daniel, Ray Pan, Michael J. Rikkola, Desheng Wang
  • Patent number: 9650762
    Abstract: A mining machine comprising a power monitor sensing power consumption of the mining machine during a select time period to generate power consumption data; a sensor sensing payload of the mining machine during the select time period to generate payload data; and a monitoring module. The monitoring module including computer readable media for comparing the power consumption data and the payload data to generate shovel efficiency data, and outputting the shovel efficiency data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Harnischfeger Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew R. Collins, Kenneth J. Daniel, Ray Pan, Michael J. Rikkola, Desheng Wang
  • Patent number: 5005119
    Abstract: A flowgraph system controls and tracks computer programs and data sets for a computer-aided design (CAD) task. The programs in the CAD task and their respective data set requirement are visually displayed as a flowgraph with which the user interacts to select input data sets and initiate program executions. The flowgraph provides the user with an indication of data flow and the progress of the CAD task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1991
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: James E. Rumbaugh, Kenneth J. Daniel