Patents by Inventor Richard Allen Etheridge

Richard Allen Etheridge 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: 10197117
    Abstract: A system of a work vehicle includes an engine, a transmission that includes a hydrostatic unit, and a clutch coupled to the transmission. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the engine, the transmission, and the clutch. The controller, in operation, receives a command to disengage the clutch. The controller, in operation, determines an engine speed of the engine. The controller, in operation, also determines a temperature of hydraulic fluid in the clutch. The controller, in operation, further determines a magnitude and time to limit acceleration of the work vehicle based on the engine speed and the temperature. The controller, in operation, also commands the clutch to disengage. The controller, in operation, further limits the acceleration of the work vehicle using the hydrostatic unit based on the magnitude for the time determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Pawel Kuros, Richard Allen Etheridge, Brian E. Felsing, Kenneth Scott Hedderman, Robert C. Prasse
  • Publication number: 20170198767
    Abstract: A system of a work vehicle includes an engine, a transmission that includes a hydrostatic unit, and a clutch coupled to the transmission. The system also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the engine, the transmission, and the clutch. The controller, in operation, receives a command to disengage the clutch. The controller, in operation, determines an engine speed of the engine. The controller, in operation, also determines a temperature of hydraulic fluid in the clutch. The controller, in operation, further determines a magnitude and time to limit acceleration of the work vehicle based on the engine speed and the temperature. The controller, in operation, also commands the clutch to disengage. The controller, in operation, further limits the acceleration of the work vehicle using the hydrostatic unit based on the magnitude for the time determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Pawel Kuros, Richard Allen Etheridge, Brian E. Felsing, Kenneth Scott Hedderman, Robert C. Prasse
  • Publication number: 20090222336
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for providing targeted advertising to individuals in a venue. Advertising content is delivered to a predetermined individual via a user interface associated with that individual's seat. The advertising content can be selected based on the location of the user interface. The advertising content can be selected based on stored demographic information associated with the individual's seat or related directly to the individual. The advertising content is conveyed to the individual at a predetermined condition associated with the event, such as a time out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Applicant: CONCEPT FUNNEL GROUP, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Allen Etheridge, JR., Darnell Laron Colbert, Tony Curtis Scott