Patents by Inventor Mallikharjuna Rao Boddu

Mallikharjuna Rao Boddu 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).

  • Worksite management system with gear recommendation
    Patent number: 8768587
    Abstract: A method of operating a machine at a worksite includes determining data associated with at least one of a machine operation at the worksite and a worksite condition, and determining, based on the data, that one of machine propulsion and machine retarding will be required for greater than a corresponding threshold. The method also includes determining, in response to determining that machine propulsion will be required, a desired propulsion gear, and recommending the propulsion gear to an operator of the machine. The method further includes determining, in response to determining that machine retarding will be required, a desired retarding gear, and recommending the retarding gear to the operator. In such a method, the retarding gear is determined based on a maximum temperature associated with the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan J. Wulf, Christopher M. Sprock, Mahmoud M. Tobaa, Mallikharjuna Rao Boddu
  • WORKSITE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH GEAR RECOMMENDATION
    Publication number: 20140032061
    Abstract: A method of operating a machine at a worksite includes determining data associated with at least one of a machine operation at the worksite and a worksite condition, and determining, based on the data, that one of machine propulsion and machine retarding will be required for greater than a corresponding threshold. The method also includes determining, in response to determining that machine propulsion will be required, a desired propulsion gear, and recommending the propulsion gear to an operator of the machine. The method further includes determining, in response to determining that machine retarding will be required, a desired retarding gear, and recommending the retarding gear to the operator. In such a method, the retarding gear is determined based on a maximum temperature associated with the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventors: Stefan J. Wulf, Christopher M. Sprock, Mahmoud M. Tobaa, Mallikharjuna Rao Boddu