Patents by Inventor Kenneth Stonecipher, JR.

Kenneth Stonecipher, JR. 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).

  • Control system using flux feedback
    Patent number: 9859831
    Abstract: A control system using flux feedback is disclosed. The control system may be for an electric motor of a machine. The control system may have a control mechanism configured to selectively provide electricity from a generator to the electric motor. The control system may also have at least one first sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a state of a magnetic flux produced by the electric motor. The control system may further have a controller in communication with the control mechanism and the first sensor, the controller configured to adjust operation of the control mechanism based on the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Stonecipher, Jr.
  • CONTROL SYSTEM USING FLUX FEEDBACK
    Publication number: 20160181959
    Abstract: A control system using flux feedback is disclosed. The control system may be for an electric motor of a machine. The control system may have a control mechanism configured to selectively provide electricity from a generator to the electric motor. The control system may also have at least one first sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a state of a magnetic flux produced by the electric motor. The control system may further have a controller in communication with the control mechanism and the first sensor, the controller configured to adjust operation of the control mechanism based on the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Stonecipher, JR.