Patents by Inventor Lawrence Lyndon Helmick

Lawrence Lyndon Helmick 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).

  • Method and System for Controlling the Acceleration of a Vehicle
    Publication number: 20240035565
    Abstract: A method for controlling the acceleration of a vehicle includes: receiving a demand for acceleration from an operator input device; applying an initial transmission ratio to provide a vehicle acceleration whilst maintaining a current engine speed; and applying a loading transmission ratio to increase the output from the engine, wherein the loading transmission ratio is determined using the vehicle acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Applicant: J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited
    Inventors: Thomas George Sutton, Lawrence Lyndon Helmick
  • Method and System for Enhanced Braking in a Tractor Unit
    Publication number: 20240001894
    Abstract: A method for controlling the braking effort of a tractor unit relative to the braking effort of a trailer being towed by the tractor unit comprises: activating an enhanced braking mode in the tractor unit; receiving a braking command from an operator input device whilst in the enhanced braking mode; increasing a tractor unit speed demand on the tractor unit whilst receiving the braking command; and applying the brakes to the trailer and tractor unit, wherein the braking effort applied to the tractor unit is reduced relative to the trailer due to the increased speed demand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited
    Inventors: Thomas George Sutton, Lawrence Lyndon Helmick