Patents by Inventor Matthew C. Full

Matthew C. Full 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 apparatus for determining a valve status
    Patent number: 6463949
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting a status of a valve, the valve being connected to a fluid circuit. The method includes the steps of establishing an expected value of a characteristic of the fluid of the fluid circuit, determining an actual value of the fluid characteristic of the fluid circuit, and determining a valve status in response to the actual value, and the expected value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Alan L. Ferguson, Matthew C. Full, Matthew J. Miller, Michael K. Oudyn, Derek A. Sauder
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A VALVE STATUS
    Publication number: 20020069916
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting a status of a valve, the valve being connected to a fluid circuit. The method includes the steps of establishing an expected value of a characteristic of the fluid of the fluid circuit, determining an actual value of the fluid characteristic of the fluid circuit, and determining a valve status in response to the actual value, and the expected value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2000
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Alan L. Ferguson, Matthew C. Full, Matthew J. Miller, Michael K. Oudyn, Derek A. Sauder