Patents by Inventor Scott T. Hoffman

Scott T. Hoffman 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).

  • Publication number: 20210198864
    Abstract: A utility loader incorporating a boom of adjustable length. The boom may include either or both of a left and right lift arm assembly, with each lift arm assembly including a rear lift arm that telescopically receives a front lift arm. Each lift arm assembly also includes an extension actuator adapted to telescopically extend and retract its front lift arm relative to its rear lift arm. A detection system may be provided and adapted to limit lift arm assembly extension based at least in part upon a load applied at a tool supported by the boom and a relative telescopic location of a front lift arm relative to its associated rear lift arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph P. Hager, Timothy J. Berg, David A. Murray, Caleb A. Olson, Scott T. Hoffman, Jeffrey R. Frank
  • Patent number: 10975543
    Abstract: A utility loader incorporating a boom of adjustable length. The boom may include either or both of a left and right lift arm assembly, with each lift arm assembly including a rear lift arm that telescopically receives a front lift arm. Each lift arm assembly also includes an extension actuator adapted to telescopically extend and retract its front lift arm relative to its rear lift arm. A detection system may be provided and adapted to limit lift arm assembly extension based at least in part upon a load applied at a tool supported by the boom and a relative telescopic location of a front lift arm relative to its associated rear lift arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph P. Hager, Timothy J. Berg, David A. Murray, Caleb A. Olson, Scott T. Hoffman, Jeffrey R. Frank
  • Publication number: 20200308801
    Abstract: A utility loader incorporating a boom of adjustable length. The boom may include either or both of a left and right lift arm assembly, with each lift arm assembly including a rear lift arm that telescopically receives a front lift arm. Each lift arm assembly also includes an extension actuator adapted to telescopically extend and retract its front lift arm relative to its rear lift arm. A detection system may be provided and adapted to limit lift arm assembly extension based at least in part upon a load applied at a tool supported by the boom and a relative telescopic location of a front lift arm relative to its associated rear lift arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph P. Hager, Timothy J. Berg, David A. Murray, Caleb A. Olson, Scott T. Hoffman, Jeffrey R. Frank
  • Patent number: 10718098
    Abstract: A utility loader incorporating a boom of adjustable length. The boom may include either or both of a left and right lift arm assembly, with each lift arm assembly including a rear lift arm that telescopically receives a front lift arm. Each lift arm assembly also includes an extension actuator adapted to telescopically extend and retract its front lift arm relative to its rear lift arm. A detection system may be provided and adapted to limit lift arm assembly extension based at least in part upon a load applied at a tool supported by the boom and a relative telescopic location of a front lift arm relative to its associated rear lift arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph P. Hager, Timothy J. Berg, David A. Murray, Caleb A. Olson, Scott T. Hoffman, Jeffrey R. Frank
  • Patent number: 5767715
    Abstract: The timing signal output from a subject circuit is accurately skewed relative to a base clock signal period. A phase-locked loop ("PLL") and sample delay circuit are implemented with the subject circuit. The PLL receives the base clock signal and generates a local clock signal. The local clock signal is input to a sample delay circuit and the subject circuit. The sample circuit generates a delay approximating that of the subject circuit. The output of the sample delay circuit is fed back into the PLL. With the base clock as the PLL's reference signal and the delayed signal as the feedback signal, the local clock signal phase is forced to precede the base clock phase by the propagation delay of the sample delay circuit. In effect, the propagation delay is nulled out. For a PLL generating multiple output phases a zero phase goes to the sample delay circuit and an output with a phase corresponding to a desired skew goes to the subject circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Siemens Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Marquis, Scott T. Hoffman