Patents by Inventor Lindner J. Timothy

Lindner J. Timothy 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).

  • Machine employing cab mounts and method for controlling cab mounts based on operator input
    Patent number: 9051710
    Abstract: A machine employing controllable mounts and a method for controlling such mounts based on operator input are disclosed. The controllable mount may include a housing, a pin, rheological fluid within the housing and coils provided proximate to the rheological fluid. As current is applied to the coils, the apparent viscosity of the rheological fluid is increased, and in so doing so is the stiffness and damping of the controllable mount. Depending on various factors, the operator may want a particular level of feedback. For example, when fine grading, the operator may want to feel every vibration and thus the controllable mounts should be as stiff as possible. The present disclosure therefore provides the operator with the ability to select the desired level of feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Steven D. Jones, Ronald B. Warnat, Nathan S. Pauli, Lindner J. Timothy
  • Machine Employing Cab Mounts and Method for Controlling Cab Mounts Based on Operator Input
    Publication number: 20100152968
    Abstract: A machine employing controllable mounts and a method for controlling such mounts based on operator input are disclosed. The controllable mount may include a housing, a pin, rheological fluid within the housing and coils provided proximate to the rheological fluid. As current is applied to the coils, the apparent viscosity of the rheological fluid is increased, and in so doing so is the stiffness and damping of the controllable mount. Depending on various factors, the operator may want a particular level of feedback. For example, when fine grading, the operator may want to feel every vibration and thus the controllable mounts should be as stiff as possible. The present disclosure therefore provides the operator with the ability to select the desired level of feedback.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR, INC.
    Inventors: Steven D. Jones, Ronald B. Warnat, Nathan S. Pauli, Lindner J. Timothy