Patents by Inventor Michael D. Hayes

Michael D. Hayes 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: 12123164
    Abstract: A blade positioning system for a work machine. The system may have a blade control which has a blade position sensor, and the blade control may adjust a blade of the work machine to a fixed position relative to a wheel. The system may also have a steering control that has a wheel position sensor, and the steering control may steer the work machine. The controller may monitor the blade position sensor and the wheel position sensor to determine a present position of the blade and the wheel prior to the repositioning of the wheel, and adjust the blade position as the wheel is repositioned to maintain the fixed position of the blade relative to the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kuehn, Vincent D. Jones, Joshua T. Hayes, Michael Hill
  • Publication number: 20240315901
    Abstract: A system is provided that comprises a patient support apparatus and a unit being independent from the patient support apparatus. The patient support apparatus comprises a support structure having a base and a patient support surface for a patient. The patient support apparatus also comprises an electrical distribution system, one or more electrical devices, and an energy storage device (ESD) configured to store energy to power the one or more electrical devices through the electrical distribution system. The unit is configured to autonomously interact with the patient support apparatus to remove the ESD from the patient support apparatus and/or to place a replacement ESD on to the patient support apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Michael J. Hayes, Daniel V. Brosnan, Annie Desaulniers, Aaron D. Furman, Alexey Titov, Ming Chen, Krishna S. Bhimavarapu, Kevin M. Patmore
  • Patent number: 12057894
    Abstract: A system for transmitting and receiving signals having varying frequencies along a power line within a vehicle is provided. A transceiver is configured to transmit output signals to and receive input signals from various electronic systems on a vehicle along a power line at a first frequency. A frequency control circuit determines whether the destination system for the output signal is configured to receive the output signal at the first frequency or a different frequency and modulates the frequency of the output signal if necessary. The frequency control circuit also determines, prior to receipt by the transceiver, whether the input signal has the first frequency or different frequency and modulates the frequency of the input signal if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Cremona, Thomas J. Hayes, Tandi Wijaya
  • Patent number: 5718113
    Abstract: A fuel member comprises a continuous, elongated, flexible and combustible structural component that has a length to width of ratio greater than 100:1, and contains within the structural component, either as a part thereof or as a separate component, an oxidizer in an amount sufficient to support combustion of the fuel member. The fuel member is essentially self-supporting in that it does not require containment tanks or rigid encasement, and therefore is particularly suitable for use in single stage, reusable rocket propulsion systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Inventor: Michael D. Hayes
  • Patent number: 4439661
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for simultaneously welding by the stud end welding technique a stud having two or more ends. The stud includes at least one elongated relatively thin metallic projection from each end of the stud to be welded. The method and apparatus maintains a current density in a given projection sufficient to disintegrate the projection with consequent arc initiation. The resultant arcs melt all stud ends and plate. The molten ends are lowered into the pools at a controlled rate at which time the current is extinguished and the material solidifies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 27, 1984
    Assignee: KSM Fastening Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Doyle, Daniel Hauser, David C. Martin, Michael D. Hayes
  • Patent number: 4339653
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for simultaneously welding by the stud end welding technique a stud having two or more ends. The stud includes at least one elongated relatively thin metallic projection from each end of the stud to be welded. The method and apparatus maintains a current density in a given projection sufficient to disintegrate only a portion of each projection with consequent arc initiation upon contact with the base metal such that the disintegration of a given projection will permit the remaining projections to contact the base metal causing a short to extinguish the one arc which has been initiated and consequent disintegration and arcing of the next tip to strike the workpiece which procedure proceeds randomly from tip to tip until the ends of the stud reach the molten metal pools.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1982
    Assignee: Omark Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas E. Doyle, Daniel Hauser, Michael D. Hayes, David C. Martin