Patents by Inventor Phillip Chavez

Phillip Chavez 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).

  • Method and apparatus for automating power take-offs for vehicles and equipment
    Patent number: 12552387
    Abstract: A system and method of this disclosure control an on/off state of a power take-off by monitoring the power demand of a fluid power circuit that includes the power take-off and a piece of equipment connected to the power take-off. The power demand may be indicated by a pressure or temperature of a fluid power circuit, by a motion of the equipment or its hand-held controller, or by an engine torque of an engine driving the power take-off. When the equipment transitions between an off state and an on state, the controller automatically engages the power take-off. When the equipment is in the on-state for a predetermined amount of time and the power demand is at or below a predetermined threshold during the predetermined amount of time—thereby indicating idle time or an inactive state of the equipment—the controller automatically disengages the power take-off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Auto Crane Company
    Inventors: Bryan Wutzke, Sam Dallas, Phillip Chavez
  • Method And Apparatus For Automating Power Take-Offs For Vehicles and Equipment
    Publication number: 20240391466
    Abstract: A system and method of this disclosure control an on/off state of a power take-off by monitoring the power demand of a fluid power circuit that includes the power take-off and a piece of equipment connected to the power take-off. The power demand may be indicated by a pressure or temperature of a fluid power circuit, by a motion of the equipment or its hand-held controller, or by an engine torque of an engine driving the power take-off. When the equipment transitions between an off state and an on state, the controller automatically engages the power take-off. When the equipment is in the on-state for a predetermined amount of time and the power demand is at or below a predetermined threshold during the predetermined amount of time—thereby indicating idle time or an inactive state of the equipment—the controller automatically disengages the power take-off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Publication date: November 28, 2024
    Inventors: Bryan Wutzke, Sam Dallas, Phillip Chavez
  • Method and apparatus for automating power take-offs for vehicles and equipment
    Patent number: 11938942
    Abstract: A system and method of this disclosure control an on/off state of a power take-off by monitoring the power demand of a fluid power circuit that includes the power take-off and a piece of equipment connected to the power take-off. The power demand may be indicated by a pressure or temperature of a fluid power circuit, by a motion of the equipment or its hand-held controller, or by an engine torque of an engine driving the power take-off. When the equipment transitions between an off state and an on state, the controller automatically engages the power take-off. When the equipment is in the on-state for a predetermined amount of time and the power demand is at or below a predetermined threshold during the predetermined amount of time—thereby indicating idle time or an inactive state of the equipment—the controller automatically disengages the power take-off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Auto Crane Company
    Inventors: Bryan Wutzke, Sam Dallas, Phillip Chavez
  • Method And Apparatus For Automating Power Take-Offs For Vehicles and Equipment
    Publication number: 20200398845
    Abstract: A system and method of this disclosure control an on/off state of a power take-off by monitoring the power demand of a fluid power circuit that includes the power take-off and a piece of equipment connected to the power take-off. The power demand may be indicated by a pressure or temperature of a fluid power circuit, by a motion of the equipment or its hand-held controller, or by an engine torque of an engine driving the power take-off. When the equipment transitions between an off state and an on state, the controller automatically engages the power take-off. When the equipment is in the on-state for a predetermined amount of time and the power demand is at or below a predetermined threshold during the predetermined amount of time—thereby indicating idle time or an inactive state of the equipment—the controller automatically disengages the power take-off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Bryan Wutzke, Sam Dallas, Phillip Chavez