Patents by Inventor MARK ELTON

MARK ELTON 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 selectively engaged regeneration of a hydraulic system
    Patent number: 10072679
    Abstract: A hydraulic system and method for using the same are provided. The hydraulic system includes a pump, a first actuator having a first head chamber and a first rod chamber, and a second actuator having a second head chamber and a second rod chamber. The hydraulic system further includes a first control valve and a second control valve. The second control valve to selectively provide regeneration fluid flow from the first rod chamber to the first head chamber in response to a first function command is less than a first function command limit, a second function command is greater than a second function command limit, and a second function load is greater than a second function load limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: HUSCO International, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric P Hamkins, Jacob Ballweg, Joseph Pfaff, Mark Elton
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY ENGAGED REGENERATION OF A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160160884
    Abstract: A hydraulic system and method for using the same are provided. The hydraulic system includes a pump, a first actuator having a first head chamber and a first rod chamber, and a second actuator having a second head chamber and a second rod chamber. The hydraulic system further includes a first control valve and a second control valve. The second control valve to selectively provide regeneration fluid flow from the first rod chamber to the first head chamber in response to a first function command is less than a first function command limit, a second function command is greater than a second function command limit, and a second function load is greater than a second function load limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: ERIC P. HAMKINS, JACOB BALLWEG, JOSEPH PFAFF, MARK ELTON