Patents by Inventor Michael A. Berry

Michael A. Berry 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).

  • Patent number: 10850736
    Abstract: An example, described herein, involves monitoring an operating input of a vehicle; determining a turning maneuver is to be performed by the vehicle with a decreased turn radius based on the operating input; determining that a transmission of the vehicle is to be downshifted to a low gear to enable the vehicle to perform the turning maneuver; and downshifting the transmission to the low gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Randall T. Anderson, Luke R. Sheley, Michael A. Berry, Manuel Gomes, Guillaume Raffin
  • Publication number: 20190351904
    Abstract: An example described herein may involve monitoring a transmission speed associated with a transmission of a vehicle; determining a threshold transmission speed for the transmission; determining an amount of braking to be applied by a braking device of the vehicle based on the transmission speed and the threshold transmission speed; and/or automatically causing the braking device to apply the amount of braking to cause the vehicle to travel at a vehicle speed that corresponds to the threshold transmission speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Randall T. Anderson, Luke R. Sheley, Michael A. Berry
  • Publication number: 20190337517
    Abstract: An example, described herein, involves monitoring an operating input of a vehicle; determining a turning maneuver is to be performed by the vehicle with a decreased turn radius based on the operating input; determining that a transmission of the vehicle is to be downshifted to a low gear to enable the vehicle to perform the turning maneuver; and downshifting the transmission to the low gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Randall T. Anderson, Luke R. Sheley, Michael A. Berry, Manuel Gomes, Guillaume Raffin
  • Patent number: 6074095
    Abstract: A valve assembly for a satchel end tubular bag comprising four members. Two members form an upper sub-assembly and two other members for a lower sub-assembly. The valve assembly is adhesively secured at a corner tuck of the satchel end within the paper plies of the bag. The upper sub-assembly is wrapped within the lower sub-assembly and forms a passageway for a product injection nozzle to be inserted therethrough for introducing product into the bag. The members of the sub-assemblies are laterally offset and each sub-assembly has said members both laterally and longitudinally offset, or stepped, to achieve strength and a sift-proof construction. Extensions of one of the members of each sub-assembly extend bag-inwardly and comprise a thin pliable material, whereby to provide improved self-closure as the product fills the bag. Both improved filling and sealing are achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2000
    Assignee: Bemis Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Roger Bannister, John D. Aiken, Michael A. Berry