Patents by Inventor Michael Coppinger

Michael Coppinger 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).

  • Machine commissioning system and method
    Patent number: 10760996
    Abstract: A system for commissioning a machine such as an internal combustion engine includes commissioning probes, and a user interface having a computer receiving test data from the commissioning probes. The computer is structured to store a commissioning profile for the machine on a memory, and to populate the commissioning profile based on a compensation factor that depends on a difference between a performance response of ancillary equipment connected with the machine and an expected response. The computer outputs a commissioning suitability signal based on comparing the commissioning profile to a target profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Perry Converse, Michael Coppinger, Yanchai Zhang
  • MACHINE COMMISSIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190017900
    Abstract: A system for commissioning a machine such as an internal combustion engine includes commissioning probes, and a user interface having a computer receiving test data from the commissioning probes. The computer is structured to store a commissioning profile for the machine on a memory, and to populate the commissioning profile based on a compensation factor that depends on a difference between a performance response of ancillary equipment connected with the machine and an expected response. The computer outputs a commissioning suitability signal based on comparing the commissioning profile to a target profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Perry Converse, Michael Coppinger, Yanchai Zhang