Patents by Inventor Kyle WALTON

Kyle WALTON 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).

  • Systems and methods for remaining useful life prediction of a fluid
    Patent number: 11175274
    Abstract: A fluid degradation monitoring system may detect a replacement of a fluid of a machine. The fluid degradation monitoring system may determine, after detecting the replacement of the fluid, a first degradation estimate of the fluid using a first technique based on characteristics relating to an operation of the machine. The fluid degradation monitoring system may detect a transition in a value of a dielectric constant of the fluid from a first phase to a second phase. The fluid degradation monitoring system may determine, after detecting the transition in the value of the dielectric constant, a second degradation estimate of the fluid using a second technique based on characteristics relating to the fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Yanchai Zhang, Kyle Walton, Richard Carpenter, Venkata Dandibhotla, Baoyang Deng
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMAINING USEFUL LIFE PREDICTION OF A FLUID
    Publication number: 20200378283
    Abstract: A fluid degradation monitoring system may detect a replacement of a fluid of a machine. The fluid degradation monitoring system may determine, after detecting the replacement of the fluid, a first degradation estimate of the fluid using a first technique based on characteristics relating to an operation of the machine. The fluid degradation monitoring system may detect a transition in a value of a dielectric constant of the fluid from a first phase to a second phase. The fluid degradation monitoring system may determine, after detecting the transition in the value of the dielectric constant, a second degradation estimate of the fluid using a second technique based on characteristics relating to the fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Yanchai ZHANG, Kyle WALTON, Richard CARPENTER, Venkata DANDIBHOTLA, Baoyang DENG