Patents by Inventor Kevin Lynn Claytor

Kevin Lynn Claytor 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).

  • Front-wheel drive steering compensation method and system
    Patent number: 7712559
    Abstract: A method of controlling the speed of a right front wheel and a left front wheel on a work machine includes receiving a speed command based at least partially on an operator input and monitoring at least one wheel steering angle of at least one front wheel. A first front wheel speed command may be determined based at least partially on the at least one wheel steering angle. In addition, a second front wheel speed command may be determined based at least partially on the at least one wheel steering angle. The first front wheel speed command and the second front wheel speed command may be output to independently control the speed of the right and the left front wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: John Andrew Yeoman, Michael Dan Strnad, Kevin Lynn Claytor, Stephen Victor Lunzman
  • Front-wheel drive steering compensation method and system
    Patent number: 7325636
    Abstract: A method of controlling the speed of a right front wheel and a left front wheel on a work machine includes receiving a speed command based at least partially on an operator input and monitoring at least one wheel steering angle of at least one front wheel. A first front wheel speed command may be determined based at least partially on the at least one wheel steering angle. In addition, a second front wheel speed command may be determined based at least partially on the at least one wheel steering angle. The first front wheel speed command and the second front wheel speed command may be output to independently control the speed of the right and the left front wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: John Andrew Yeoman, Michael Dan Strnad, Kevin Lynn Claytor, Stephen Victor Lunzman