Patents by Inventor Niall Hugh MCNAMEE

Niall Hugh MCNAMEE 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: 11726611
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for generating a control command to at least one actuator of an electrohydraulic machine, comprising a step of receiving and monitoring an input signal provided by a user interface, a step of determining if the monitored input signal is related to a user-induced input or a non-user-induced input, and a step of generating the control command upon processing the input signal in dependence on whether the input signal is a user-induced input or a non-user-induced input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Niall Hugh McNamee, Fuaad Sayeed, Paul John Cairns, Arick M. Bakken
  • Patent number: 11512449
    Abstract: An excavator or other work machine includes a tilting bucket operated by a hydraulic actuator controlled by a bucket control valve responsive to control signals including a bucket shake control signal, which causes the bucket to move repeatedly in the rack and dump directions to shake debris from the bucket in a bucket shake operation. The actuator is powered by pressure from a hydraulic pump, and a control system includes an unloader valve to relieve pressure from the supply line to unload the pump when there is no demand for power. The control system is arranged to maintain a constant pressure signal in a load sensing line, to maintain the unloader valve constantly in a closed condition, for the duration of the bucket shake operation. This may be achieved by pressurising an actuator of a quick coupler to lock the bucket to the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar SARL
    Inventors: Paul John Cairns, Fuaad Sayeed, Arick M. Bakken, Niall Hugh McNamee
  • Publication number: 20210311584
    Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for generating a control command to at least one actuator of an electrohydraulic machine, comprising a step of receiving and monitoring an input signal provided by a user interface, a step of determining if the monitored input signal is related to a user-induced input or a non-user-induced input, and a step of generating the control command upon processing the input signal in dependence on whether the input signal is a user-induced input or a non-user-induced input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Niall Hugh MCNAMEE, Fuaad SAYEED, Paul John CAIRNS, Arick M. BAKKEN