Patents by Inventor Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton 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).
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Patent number: 11958361Abstract: A military vehicle includes an engine, an energy storage system, an accessory drive coupled to the engine and including an air compressor and a first motor, a second motor coupled to an axle, and a clutch positioned between the engine and the second motor. The clutch is spring-biased into engagement with the engine and pneumatically disengaged by an air supply selectively provided thereto based on operation of the air compressor. In an engine mode, (i) the clutch does not receive the air supply such that the engine is coupled to the second motor and (ii) the engine drives (a) the accessory drive and (b) the axle through the second motor. In the electric mode, (i) the first motor drives the air compressor to compress air to facilitate supplying the air supply to the clutch to disengage the clutch and decouple the engine from the second motor and (ii) the second motor drives the axle.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Oshkosh Defense, LLCInventors: Chad Smith, Dave Marek, Neil Dekarske, Mike Bolton, Ryan Crabtree, Joseph Dehaan, Rachell Harsh, Michael Koenigs, Shawn Naglik, Mitchel Nordahl, Evan Schertz, Mikel Ullman, Jessica Szymanski, Bradon Zeitler, Deepak Shukla, Ed Trinklein, Tim Voight, Mike Yanacek, Matt Mathison, Nader Nasr
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Patent number: 11933445Abstract: Systems and methods for pipe lining systems and methods of use are described. Systems and methods may include a CIPP lateral liner that is inserted into a bladder forming a CIPP liner assembly that can be inserted into a pipe line for a pipe repair. CIPP liner assembly can include a membrane that produces superior results compared to the prior art. A backing ring may be used with these systems and methods.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: BLD Services, LLCInventors: Jacob Trapani, Charles Leroy Bolton, Jimmy Dale Ladner, Timothy Michael Matheson
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Publication number: 20230312237Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes an electric motor powered by a battery, a hydraulic pump driven by the electric motor, a hydraulic actuator powered by the hydraulic pump, and one or more processing circuits being configured to: determine a location of the refuse vehicle including a global position system coordinate, determine a position on a route map using the location, control the hydraulic actuator based on the position on the route map, determine a state of charge of the battery and a threshold for the state of charge below which operation of the electric motor, the hydraulic pump, or the hydraulic actuator is adjusted, and dynamically update the threshold based on the position on the route map or a weight of refuse in a refuse compartment.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Amanda Miller, Greg Steffens, Aaron Fisher, Chris Mills, Jeff Verhagen, Michael Bolton
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Patent number: 11751013Abstract: A method and system for providing location-specific information to users, wherein this information is directly maintained and supplied by the provider of the service. This information is supplied by an application running on a personal communication device, where the application is developed and provided by a third-party servicer and the third party servicer makes various program options/APIs of the application available to and selectable by its customers. Other embodiments of the invention provide techniques for changing the appearance and/or functionality of a location aware application on a portable communication device. The method includes capturing or retrieving a digital image of a subject using a portable communications device; analyzing the digital image to determine a subject of the digital image; detecting a location associated with the digital image; and displaying information related to the subject of the digital image and the location associated with the digital image.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: CollegeNET, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Michael Bolton, James H. Wolfston
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Patent number: 11421577Abstract: An exhaust header with an integrated heat shield is disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosure, the exhaust header comprises a body including an inner wall that defines a cavity through which exhaust gases can be routed. An outer wall is integrally formed with, and radially offset from, the inner wall to define an air gap through which an airflow can be received at an input of the exhaust header and passed along a periphery of the body to collect thermal radiation and route it through an outlet duct. In some embodiments, the exhaust header is coupled to a turbocharger, which itself is coupled to an exhaust outlet of the body and separately, the air gap for effecting an airflow about the turbocharger's perimeter. Further, in various embodiments, the exhaust header is additively manufactured to produce the integrated heat shield and other header components.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: DIVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: John Russell Bucknell, Michael Vasile, Michael Bolton
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Publication number: 20220182783Abstract: A method and system for providing location-specific information to users, wherein this information is directly maintained and supplied by the provider of the service. This information is supplied by means of an application running on a personal communication device, where the application is developed and provided by a third-party servicer (e.g., CollegeNET) and the third party servicer makes various program options/APIs of the application available to and selectable by its customers (e.g., various universities). This way, the organization wanting to supply the information, such as a university, does not have to develop their own unique applications to provide a unique user experience tied to the university, and the users don't have to download an application for each school they visit. Other embodiments of the invention are directed to an alternative method for changing the appearance and/or functionality of a location-aware application on a portable communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2021Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: CollegeNET, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Michael Bolton, James H. Wolfston
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Patent number: 11202170Abstract: A method and system for providing location-specific information to users, wherein this information is directly maintained and supplied by the provider of the service. This information is supplied by means of an application running on a personal communication device, where the application provided by a third-party servicer and the third party servicer makes various program options/APIs of the application available to and selectable by its customers. An organization does not have to develop its own applications to provide a unique user experience tied to the organization, and users do not have to download an application for each organization they visit. The method includes capturing or retrieving a digital image using a portable communications device; analyzing the digital image to determine a subject of the digital image; detecting a location associated with the digital image; and displaying information related to the subject and the location associated with the digital image.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: COLLEGENET, INC.Inventors: Jeff Michael Bolton, James H. Wolfston
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Publication number: 20210276450Abstract: A lift device includes multiple electrical components and a battery monitoring system. The battery monitoring system includes multiple batteries and a controller. The multiple batteries are configured to power the multiple electrical components. The controller is configured to obtain sensor data from the batteries. The controller is also configured to determine a state of charge of the batteries for open circuit conditions based on the sensor data. The controller is configured to determine a state of charge of the batteries for load conditions based on the sensor data. The controller is configured to determine a state of charge of the batteries for charging conditions based on the sensor data. The controller determines an overall state of charge of the batteries based on the state of charge for open circuit conditions, the state of charge of the batteries for load conditions, and the state of charge for charging conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2021Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Oshkosh CorporationInventors: Stefan Eshleman, Michael Bolton, Patrick Booth
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Publication number: 20210254522Abstract: Multifunction noise suppression and crash structures are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosure, the multifunction structure includes a body, inlet and outlet pipes, and a plurality of walls within the body that bound resonator cells and that are configured to suppress exhaust noise passing through the resonator cells from the inlet to the outlet pipes. The structure may be positioned between crash rails at the rear of the vehicle and between the engine and bumper. The walls may be generally aligned with, or near, the predicted impact direction and they may crumple in a controlled manner during an impact. In various embodiments the structure is 3D printed to enable construction of a wide diversity of geometric topologies and to minimize mass.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2021Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Antonio Bernerd Martinez, Yong-Bae Cho, John Russell Bucknell, Michael Vasile, Michael Bolton
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Publication number: 20210212932Abstract: The present invention provides a method of inhibiting an effect of a noxious insult, such as an ischaemia-reperfusion injury, to an organ of a subject, the method comprising administering zinc, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, such as Zinc Chloride, to a subject in need thereof, wherein the zinc, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, is administered to the subject intravascularly in an amount that is sufficient to inhibit the effect of the noxious insult.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Oneel Patel, Joseph James Ischia, Damien Michael Bolton, Graham Sherard Baldwin, Arthur Shulkes
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Publication number: 20200221256Abstract: A method and system for providing location-specific information to users, wherein this information is directly maintained and supplied by the provider of the service. This information is supplied by means of an application running on a personal communication device, where the application is developed and provided by a third-party servicer (e.g., CollegeNET) and the third party servicer makes various program options/APIs of the application available to and selectable by its customers (e.g., various universities). This way, the organization wanting to supply the information, such as a university, does not have to develop their own unique applications to provide a unique user experience tied to the university, and the users don't have to download an application for each school they visit. Other embodiments of the invention are directed to an alternative method for changing the appearance and/or functionality of a location-aware application on a portable communication device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: College NET, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Michael Bolton, James H. Wolfston
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Patent number: 10555121Abstract: A method and system for providing location-specific information to users, wherein this information is directly maintained and supplied by the provider of the service. This information is supplied by means of an application running on a personal communication device, where the application is developed and provided by a third-party servicer (e.g., CollegeNET) and the third party servicer makes various program options/APIs of the application available to and selectable by its customers (e.g., various universities). This way, the organization wanting to supply the information, such as a university, does not have to develop their own unique applications to provide a unique user experience tied to the university, and the users don't have to download an application for each school they visit.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: CollegeNet, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Michael Bolton, James H. Wolfston
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Publication number: 20180227710Abstract: A method and system for providing location-specific information to users, wherein this information is directly maintained and supplied by the provider of the service. This information is supplied by means of an application running on a personal communication device, where the application is developed and provided by a third-party servicer (e.g., CollegeNET) and the third party servicer makes various program options/APIs of the application available to and selectable by its customers (e.g., various universities). This way, the organization wanting to supply the information, such as a university, does not have to develop their own unique applications to provide a unique user experience tied to the university, and the users don't have to download an application for each school they visit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: CollegeNET, IncInventors: Jeff Michael Bolton, James H. Wolfston
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Patent number: 9883344Abstract: A method and system for providing location-specific information to users, wherein this information is directly maintained and supplied by the provider of the service. This information is supplied by means of an application running on a personal communication device, where the application is developed and provided by a third-party servicer (e.g., CollegeNET) and the third party servicer makes various program options/APIs of the application available to and selectable by its customers (e.g., various universities). This way, the organization wanting to supply the information, such as a university, does not have to develop their own unique applications to provide a unique user experience tied to the university, and the users don't have to download an application for each school they visit.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2015Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: COLLEGENET, INC.Inventors: Jeff Michael Bolton, James H. Wolfston, Jr.
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Publication number: 20170150319Abstract: A method and system for providing location-specific information to users, wherein this information is directly maintained and supplied by the provider of the service. This information is supplied by means of an application running on a personal communication device, where the application is developed and provided by a third-party servicer (e.g., CollegeNET) and the third party servicer makes various program options/APIs of the application available to and selectable by its customers (e.g., various universities). This way, the organization wanting to supply the information, such as a university, does not have to develop their own unique applications to provide a unique user experience tied to the university, and the users don't have to download an application for each school they visit.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2015Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: CollegeNET, Inc.Inventors: Jeff Michael Bolton, James H. Wolfston, JR.
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Publication number: 20120283921Abstract: A vehicular powertrain system includes an engine, an electro-mechanical transmission and an electric machine arranged in an input-split hybrid configuration. A control system for the powertrain system includes a control module signally connected to a plurality of input devices and configured to execute program code stored on a computer readable medium to control the powertrain. The program code monitors operator inputs, determines an intent to service the vehicle based upon the operator inputs, commands the electric machine to generate a net torque output of zero, and controls the engine speed correlative to an operator depression of an accelerator pedal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2012Publication date: November 8, 2012Applicants: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, LLC, BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, CHRYSLER LLC, DAIMLER AGInventors: Marek L. Wilmanowicz, Matthew Leonard Kaufer, Mark J. Potter, Anthony H. Heap, William R. Cawthorne, Michael Bolton
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Patent number: 8271173Abstract: A control method for vehicular hybrid powertrain system includes monitoring operator inputs to an accelerator pedal and a transmission gear selector, and determining an operator torque request based upon the operator inputs to the accelerator pedal and the transmission gear selector. Torque output from the electric machine is commanded based upon the operator torque request. Engine output is controlled based upon the operator torque request and the commanded torque output from the electric machine. Vehicle hood position is monitored and the engine output is controlled correlative to the operator input to the accelerator pedal when the monitored position of the vehicle hood is open and the operator input to the transmission gear selector is one of a PARK and a NEUTRAL position.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2008Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Daimler AG, Chrysler Group LLC, Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Marek L. Wilmanowicz, Matthew Leonard Kaufer, Mark J. Potter, Anthony H. Heap, William R. Cawthorne, Michael Bolton
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Patent number: 8098041Abstract: A method of charging a powertrain includes detecting an external power source in electrical communication with the powertrain, establishing a virtual network between charging control module, and transferring charge from the external power source to the powertrain.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2008Date of Patent: January 17, 2012Assignees: GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Daimler AG, Chrysler LLC, Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellshaftInventors: Nicholas Kokotovich, Aniket Kothari, Michael Bolton
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Publication number: 20090118078Abstract: A control method for vehicular hybrid powertrain system includes monitoring operator inputs to an accelerator pedal and a transmission gear selector, and determining an operator torque request based upon the operator inputs to the accelerator pedal and the transmission gear selector. Torque output from the electric machine is commanded based upon the operator torque request. Engine output is controlled based upon the operator torque request and the commanded torque output from the electric machine. Vehicle hood position is monitored and the engine output is controlled correlative to the operator input to the accelerator pedal when the monitored position of the vehicle hood is open and the operator input to the transmission gear selector is one of a PARK and a NEUTRAL position.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicants: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC., Daimler AG, Chrysler LLC, Bayerishe Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Marek L. Wilmanowicz, Matthew Leonard Kaufer, Mark J. Potter, Anthony H. Heap, William R. Cawthorne, Michael Bolton
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Publication number: 20090115373Abstract: A method of charging a powertrain includes detecting an external power source in electrical communication with the powertrain, establishing a virtual network between charging control module, and transferring charge from the external power source to the powertrain.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2008Publication date: May 7, 2009Applicants: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC., Daimler AG, Chrysler LLC, Bayerishe Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Nicholas Kokotovich, Aniket Kothari, Michael Bolton