Patents by Inventor Mark A. Peters

Mark A. Peters 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).

  • Automated control of boom and attachment for work vehicle
    Patent number: 8204653
    Abstract: A first hydraulic cylinder is associated with a boom. A first sensor detects a boom position based on a first linear position of a first movable member associated with the first hydraulic cylinder. An attachment is coupled to the boom. A second cylinder is associated with the attachment. A second sensor detects an attachment position based on a second linear position of a second movable member associated with the second hydraulic cylinder. A switch accepts a command to enter a ready position state from another position state. A controller controls the first hydraulic cylinder to attain a target boom position and for controlling the second cylinder to attain a target attachment position associated with the ready position state in response to the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Mark Peter Sahlin, Jason Meredith, Jerry Anthony Samuelson, David August Johnson, Eric Richard Anderson
  • Automated control of boom and attachment for work vehicle
    Patent number: 8200398
    Abstract: A first sensor detects a boom position of a boom based on a first linear position of a first movable member of a first hydraulic cylinder. A second sensor detects an attachment position of an attachment based on a second linear position of a second movable member of a second hydraulic cylinder. An accelerometer detects an acceleration or deceleration of the boom. A switch accepts a command to enter a ready position state from another position state. A controller controls the first hydraulic cylinder to attain a target boom position and for controlling the second cylinder to attain a target attachment position associated with the ready position state in response to the command in conformity with at least one of a desired boom motion curve and a desired attachment motion curve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Mark Peter Sahlin, Jason Meredith, Jerry Anthony Samuelson, David August Johnson, Eric Richard Anderson
  • Fuel injection control during start-up
    Patent number: 8166952
    Abstract: A method of operation of an internal combustion engine including an intake valve coupled to a combustion chamber, and a port fuel injector positioned upstream of the intake valve in an intake manifold including a throttle, the port fuel injector fluidly coupled to a fuel rail included in a fuel delivery system housing a fuel at least partially composed of alcohol. The method including, during a start-up operation when the temperature of the engine is below a threshold value and fuel is actively being injected into the intake manifold, adjusting a cone angle of a fuel spray from the port fuel injector, via adjustment of the throttle and/or fuel delivery system, based on the position of the intake valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David Karl Bidner, John M. Roth, Mark Peters
  • Method for Purging Fuel Vapors
    Publication number: 20120016566
    Abstract: A method for improving purging of fuel vapors from a boosted engine is presented. In one embodiment, the method increases the efficiency of a venturi that supplies vacuum to purge fuel vapors from a vapor storage canister.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Ralph Wayne Cunningham, Mark Peters
  • Fuel Injection Control During Start-Up
    Publication number: 20120004829
    Abstract: A method of operation of an internal combustion engine including an intake valve coupled to a combustion chamber, and a port fuel injector positioned upstream of the intake valve in an intake manifold including a throttle, the port fuel injector fluidly coupled to a fuel rail included in a fuel delivery system housing a fuel at least partially composed of alcohol. The method including, during a start-up operation when the temperature of the engine is below a threshold value and fuel is actively being injected into the intake manifold, adjusting a cone angle of a fuel spray from the port fuel injector, via adjustment of the throttle and/or fuel delivery system, based on the position of the intake valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David Karl Bidner, John M. Roth, Mark Peters
  • Method and system for controlling a vehicle for loading or digging material
    Patent number: 8036797
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling a vehicle comprises a torque detector for detecting a first torque level and a second torque level applied to at least one wheel of the vehicle. The first torque level is associated with a lower boom position of a boom. An accelerometer detects an acceleration level of the boom during or after raising of the boom. A first hydraulic cylinder is capable of raising a boom from the lower boom position to raise an available torque from the first torque level. A second hydraulic cylinder is adapted to upwardly rotate or curl a bucket associated with the vehicle if the detected acceleration level of the boom is less than a minimum level during an attempt to raise the boom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: David August Johnson, Mark Peter Sahlin, Eric Richard Anderson, Mark John Cherney
  • Fuel injection control during start-up
    Patent number: 8020532
    Abstract: A method of operation of an internal combustion engine including an intake valve coupled to a combustion chamber, and a port fuel injector positioned upstream of the intake valve in an intake manifold including a throttle, the port fuel injector fluidly coupled to a fuel rail included in a fuel delivery system housing a fuel at least partially composed of alcohol. The method including, during a start-up operation when the temperature of the engine is below a threshold value and fuel is actively being injected into the intake manifold, adjusting a cone angle of a fuel spray from the port fuel injector, via adjustment of the throttle and/or fuel delivery system, based on the position of the intake valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David Karl Bidner, John M. Roth, Mark Peters
  • FUEL INJECTION CONTROL DURING START-UP
    Publication number: 20110186014
    Abstract: A method of operation of an internal combustion engine including an intake valve coupled to a combustion chamber, and a port fuel injector positioned upstream of the intake valve in an intake manifold including a throttle, the port fuel injector fluidly coupled to a fuel rail included in a fuel delivery system housing a fuel at least partially composed of alcohol. The method including, during a start-up operation when the temperature of the engine is below a threshold value and fuel is actively being injected into the intake manifold, adjusting a cone angle of a fuel spray from the port fuel injector, via adjustment of the throttle and/or fuel delivery system, based on the position of the intake valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: David Karl Bidner, John M. Roth, Mark Peters
  • Piperidine derivatives for treatment of Alzheimer's disease
    Patent number: 7985758
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) modulate the activity of gamma secretase and hence find use in treatment or prevention of Alzheimer's disease and related conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Merck, Sharp & Dohme Limited
    Inventors: Andrew Madin, Mark Peter Ridgill, Janusz Josef Kulagowski
  • Vehicle fuel vapor management
    Patent number: 7980228
    Abstract: A fuel vapor recovery system and method for an automotive vehicle are disclosed. The vehicle fuel tank is vented to atmosphere via a passageway having a carbon canister to remove fuel vapors, a bladder, and a normally-closed isolation valve. When fueling the vehicle, the gases in the fuel tank displaced by entering fuel are introduced into the carbon canister where the fuel vapors are stored. The isolation valve is commanded to open to allow such flow through the carbon canister. When the vehicle is parked for a period of a day, it undergoes a diurnal temperature change which causes fuel to vaporize into the fuel system. According to an aspect of the present development, the isolation valve remains closed and the gases are contained within the bladder as it expands or contracts as the volume of gases increases or decreases in response to temperature changes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Peters, Steven James Hoffman, John Hedges
  • A HEAT EXCHANGER
    Publication number: 20110146952
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger unit (13) for exchanging heat between a first fluid and a second fluid. The unit (13) comprises a flow passage for the first fluid and a flow passage for the second fluid, the flow passages are connected to inlets (9) and outlets (10) of the heat exchanger unit (13) through which the first and the second fluid flow into and out of the heat exchanger unit (13).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Finn Beldring, Christian Rasmussen, Mark Peter Brown
  • CHROMIUM-FREE PICKLE FOR PLASTIC SURFACES
    Publication number: 20110140035
    Abstract: A pickling solution for the surface pre-treatment of plastic surfaces in preparation for metallization, the solution comprising a source of Mn(VII) ions; and an inorganic acid; wherein the pickling solution is substantially free of chromium (VI) ions, alkali ions, and alkaline-earth ions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Applicant: ENTHONE INC.
    Inventors: Mark Peter Schildmann, Ulrich Prinz, Christoph Werner
  • Floating Command Object
    Publication number: 20110138273
    Abstract: A floating command object is provided for offering a set of commonly or frequently used commands in close proximity to a selected text, data or other object in a document. When a given object is selected for editing, the floating object automatically displays near the object to allow easy selection of relevant commands such as formatting property commands. The object remains displayed to allow multiple command selections until it is closed by user action. If a mouse or touchpad pointer is moved away from the displayed object, the displayed object becomes increasingly translucent to visually deemphasize the relevance of the object to the new position of the pointer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Roland Radtke, Jesse Clay Satterfield, Jensen M. Harris, Mark A. Peters, Deepak Menon, Mark R. Ligameri
  • Evaporative emission system and method for controlling same
    Patent number: 7942134
    Abstract: A method for controlling an automotive canister purge valve in fluid communication with an evaporative canister includes selecting a purge flow rate of increase for the purge valve based on a hydrocarbon concentration in a fluid stream exiting the evaporative canister, and operating the purge valve based on the selected rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Mark Peters, Darrell Erick Butler, Kenneth James Miller, Eric J. Bensen, Kenneth L. Pifher
  • Fuel injection control during start-up
    Patent number: 7921833
    Abstract: A method of operation of an internal combustion engine including an intake valve coupled to a combustion chamber, and a port fuel injector positioned upstream of the intake valve in an intake manifold including a throttle, the port fuel injector fluidly coupled to a fuel rail included in a fuel delivery system housing a fuel at least partially composed of alcohol. The method including, during a start-up operation when the temperature of the engine is below a threshold value and fuel is actively being injected into the intake manifold, adjusting a cone angle of a fuel spray from the port fuel injector, via adjustment of the throttle and/or fuel delivery system, based on the position of the intake valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: David Karl Bidner, John M. Roth, Mark Peters
  • DIAGNOSTIC STRATEGY FOR A FUEL VAPOR CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110079201
    Abstract: A method for operating a fuel vapor control system included in a vehicle having an internal combustion engine is provided. The method may include storing positive pressure or negative pressure in an isolated fuel tank, transferring at least a portion of the positive pressure or the negative pressure to an evaporation canister region, and determining degradation of the evaporation canister based on a pressure response of the evaporation canister region while the evaporation canister region is isolated from the fuel tank. In this way, it is possible to utilize pressure that may be passively generated in one portion of the system, even during shut-down engine operation, to verify the integrity of another portion of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Peters, Eric A. Macke, Christopher Kragh, Robert Roy Jentz
  • Single mode optical fiber as well as optical communication system
    Patent number: 7920768
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a single mode optical fiber comprising a first central region having a radius r1, a maximum refractive index value n1 and at least one second ring surrounding said first central region, which second ring has a radius r2 and a minimum refractive index value n2, wherein n2<n1. The present invention furthermore relates to an optical communication system for multi-channel signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Draka Comteq, B.V.
    Inventors: Mark Peter Marie Jetten, Pieter Matthijsse
  • Bottle opener ring
    Patent number: D635421
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Peter Wegener, Wendi Lee Wegener, Amy Jennifer Guthrie
  • Bottle opener ring
    Patent number: D635422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Inventors: Mark Peter Wegener, Wendi Lee Wegener, Amy Jennifer Guthrie
  • Bottle opener ring
    Patent number: D652275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Inventors: Mark Peter Wegener, Wendi Lee Wegener, Amy Jennifer Guthrie