Patents by Inventor Shashank Bhatia

Shashank Bhatia 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: 20250122065
    Abstract: A lift vehicle includes a chassis, a lift apparatus, an extendable stabilizing member, a sensor, and a controller. The lift apparatus raises or lowers an implement or platform. The extendable stabilizing member can be driven to extend or retract in a direction outwards from the chassis by an actuator between a stowed position and a deployed position. The extendable stabilizing member engages a ground surface. The sensor measures a position of the extendable stabilizing member. The controller obtains the position of the extendable stabilizing member from the sensor. The controller determines a reach envelope based on the position of the extendable stabilizing member. The reach envelope may be reduced in size responsive to retraction of the extendable stabilizing member. The controller operates the lift apparatus according to a user input and restricts operation of the lift apparatus to a point beyond the reach envelope.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Wenton Miller, Shashank Bhatia
  • Publication number: 20250122066
    Abstract: A method of restricting operation of a lift device includes obtaining an indication of extension of a first extendable stabilizing member that protrudes from a first side of the lift device and extension of a second extendable stabilizing member that protrudes from a second side of the lift device. The method also includes determining, based on the first extendable stabilizing member being fully extended, a full reach envelope for the first side of the lift device. The method also includes determining, based on the second extendable stabilizing member being only partially extended or stowed, a reduced reach envelope for the second side of the lift device. The method also includes restricting operation of the lift device beyond the full reach envelope on the first side and beyond the reduced reach envelope on the second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Wenton Miller, Shashank Bhatia
  • Patent number: 12187116
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a prime mover and a fuel system. The fuel system includes a tank, a regulator, a first shutoff valve, and a second shutoff valve. The tank is configured to provide a supply flow of fuel. The regulator is controllable to provide a regulated flow of fuel to the prime mover by modulating the supply flow of fuel. The first shutoff valve is positioned to facilitate selectively disengaging the prime mover from the fuel system. The second shutoff valve is positioned to facilitate selectively blocking the supply flow of fuel provided by the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Grant D. Wildgrube, Clint D. Glunz, Shashank Bhatia, Bryan S. Datema
  • Publication number: 20240308830
    Abstract: A vehicle can include a chassis. The vehicle can also include a turntable. The turntable can be rotatably coupled to the chassis. The turntable can include a counterweight. The vehicle can also include a boom assembly. The boom assembly can have a proximal end portion coupled to the turntable and a distal end portion opposite the proximal end portion. The vehicle can also include a camera directly coupled to the counterweight. The camera can have a field of view extending away from the boom assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Prabhu Shankar, Timothy Smullen, J P. Kraisinger, Samuel Myers, Michael Buhidar, Shashank Bhatia
  • Publication number: 20240272634
    Abstract: A vehicle control system includes a vehicle with a vehicle controller and an electric drive motor, and a portable user device. The portable user device includes a user interface and processor configured to perform a verification process to verify that the portable user device has access to the vehicle, wirelessly connect to the vehicle via a wireless transceiver of the portable user device in response to the portable user device being verified, display a control interface for the vehicle on the user interface of the portable user device in response to connecting to the vehicle, receive an input through the control interface regarding operation of the electric drive motor, and provide a command to the vehicle controller based on the input to facilitate remote operation of the electric drive motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan DATEMA, Cody CLIFTON, Xiang GONG, Zhenyi WEI, Shashank Bhatia
  • Patent number: 11977376
    Abstract: A system includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium has instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor of a portable user device, cause the processor to acquire data from a reader of the portable user device regarding an identifier on a machine, perform a verification process to verify that a user of the portable user device has access to the machine based on the identifier, wirelessly connect the portable user device to the machine in response to the user being verified to access the machine, display a control interface for the machine on a user interface of the portable user device, receive a user input through the control interface regarding operation of a controllable component of the machine, and provide a command to the machine based on the user input to facilitate remote operation of the controllable component of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan Datema, Cody Clifton, Xiang Gong, Zhenyi Wei, Shashank Bhatia
  • Publication number: 20240144350
    Abstract: Embodiments are in the field of mobile applications and wireless processing, especially of commercial transactions, and more specifically for enhancing the user experience in restaurants even while enhancing the service delivery model efficiency of restaurants. Embodiments include a computer accessible medium for processing commercial transactions, to perform operations that comprise identifying wireless devices and determining their respective locations in a vendor service area, sending an interactive order menu to the identified wireless devices, receiving and displaying order data from the wireless devices, processing the received order data, and accepting a payment for a completed order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventor: Shashank Bhatia
  • Publication number: 20240124286
    Abstract: A lift device includes a lift assembly, a platform, and a controller. The lift assembly is configured to be driven to increase or decrease in length by extension and retraction of one or more actuators. The platform is coupled at an upper end of the lift assembly. The controller is configured to receive a value of a pitch angle and a roll angle of the lift device from an orientation sensor. The controller is further configured to determine a maximum allowable elevation of the platform based on at least one of the value of the roll angle and the value of the pitch angle of the lift device. The controller is further configured to limit operation of the lift assembly based on the maximum allowable elevation of the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Shashank Bhatia, Aaron Powers, Michael W. Stouffer
  • Publication number: 20240034607
    Abstract: A lift device includes a chassis, a platform configured to support an operator, the platform including an attachment point configured to engage a lanyard to secure the operator to the platform, a lift assembly coupling the platform to the chassis and configured to raise the platform relative to the chassis, a sensor configured to provide sensor data indicative of engagement between the attachment point and the lanyard, and a controller operatively coupled to the sensor. The controller is configured to determine, based on the sensor data, if the lanyard is engaged with the attachment point. In response to a determination that the lanyard is not engaged with the attachment point, the controller is configured to at least one of (a) activate an alarm to provide a notification to alert the operator that the lanyard is not engaged with the attachment point or (b) limit movement of the lift device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Prabhu Shankar, Matthew Seifarth, Michael Buhidar, Shashank Bhatia
  • Patent number: 11884525
    Abstract: A lift device includes a lift assembly, a platform, and a controller. The lift assembly is configured to be driven to increase or decrease in length by extension and retraction of one or more actuators. The platform is coupled at an upper end of the lift assembly. The controller is configured to receive a value of a pitch angle and a roll angle of the lift device from an orientation sensor. The controller is further configured to determine a maximum allowable elevation of the platform based on at least one of the value of the roll angle and the value of the pitch angle of the lift device. The controller is further configured to limit operation of the lift assembly based on the maximum allowable elevation of the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Shashank Bhatia, Aaron Powers, Michael W. Stouffer
  • Publication number: 20230334554
    Abstract: Embodiments are in the field of mobile applications and wireless processing, especially of commercial transactions, and more specifically for enhancing the user experience in restaurants even while enhancing the service delivery model efficiency of restaurants. Embodiments include a computer accessible medium for processing commercial transactions, to perform operations that comprise identifying wireless devices and determining their respective locations in a vendor service area, sending an interactive order menu to the identified wireless devices, receiving and displaying order data from the wireless devices, processing the received order data, and accepting a payment for a completed order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventor: Shashank Bhatia
  • Publication number: 20230311641
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a prime mover and a fuel system. The fuel system includes a tank, a regulator, a first shutoff valve, and a second shutoff valve. The tank is configured to provide a supply flow of fuel. The regulator is controllable to provide a regulated flow of fuel to the prime mover by modulating the supply flow of fuel. The first shutoff valve is positioned to facilitate selectively disengaging the prime mover from the fuel system. The second shutoff valve is positioned to facilitate selectively blocking the supply flow of fuel provided by the tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Grant D. Wildgrube, Clint D. Glunz, Shashank Bhatia, Bryan S. Datema
  • Publication number: 20230294528
    Abstract: A vehicle can include a plurality of tractive elements, a bed, an electrical power source including a battery assembly, one or more wireless charging devices electrically coupled with the electrical power source, and a controller communicably coupled with the electrical power source. The one or more wireless charging devices can be configured to wirelessly provide power to one or more rechargeable batteries of one or more lift devices positioned on the bed via an inductive coil. The controller can be configured to determine battery information regarding a state of charge of the battery assembly and a state of charge of the one or more rechargeable batteries of the one or more lift devices. The controller can be configured to initiate, based on the determined battery information, a charging operation to charge the one or more rechargeable batteries of the one or more lift devices via the inductive coil of the one or more wireless charging devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Messina, Shashank Bhatia, Ignacy Puszkiewicz, Mike Buhidar, Dave Lombardo, Peter Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20230273612
    Abstract: A system includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium has instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by a processor of a portable user device, cause the processor to acquire data from a reader of the portable user device regarding an identifier on a machine, perform a verification process to verify that a user of the portable user device has access to the machine based on the identifier, wirelessly connect the portable user device to the machine in response to the user being verified to access the machine, display a control interface for the machine on a user interface of the portable user device, receive a user input through the control interface regarding operation of a controllable component of the machine, and provide a command to the machine based on the user input to facilitate remote operation of the controllable component of the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Bryan DATEMA, Cody CLIFTON, Xiang GONG, Zhenyi WEI, Shashank Bhatia
  • Patent number: 11734748
    Abstract: Embodiments are in the field of mobile applications and wireless processing, especially of commercial transactions, and more specifically for enhancing the user experience in restaurants even while enhancing the service delivery model efficiency of restaurants. Embodiments include a computer accessible medium for processing commercial transactions, to perform operations that comprise identifying wireless devices and determining their respective locations in a vendor service area, sending an interactive order menu to the identified wireless devices, receiving and displaying order data from the wireless devices, processing the received order data, and accepting a payment for a completed order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Shashank Bhatia
  • Publication number: 20230256849
    Abstract: A delivery truck for transporting a vehicle includes a chassis, a tractive element coupled to the chassis, a prime mover configured to drive the tractive element to propel the delivery truck, a bed coupled to the chassis and configured to support the vehicle, and a wireless charging interface coupled to the bed and configured to wirelessly transfer energy to the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Messina, Shashank Bhatia, Ignacy Puszkiewicz, Mike Buhidar, Dave Lombardo, Peter Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20230234462
    Abstract: A charging system includes a service vehicle and a controller. The service vehicle includes a chassis, a series of tractive elements coupled to the chassis, an energy storage device, and a charging interface operatively coupled to the energy storage device. The controller is configured to identify a location of a vehicle, control the service vehicle to navigate to the location of the vehicle, and control the service vehicle to transfer energy from the energy storage device to the vehicle through the charging interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Messina, Shashank Bhatia, Ignacy Puszkiewicz, Mike Buhidar, Dave Lombardo, Peter Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20230234456
    Abstract: A wireless charging system includes a platform having a substantially horizontal upper surface configured to support a vehicle and an induction coil coupled to the platform. The induction coil is configured to receive electrical energy from an energy source and generate a magnetic field above the upper surface, the magnetic field being positioned to wirelessly transfer the electrical energy to the vehicle while the vehicle is positioned atop the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Messina, Shashank Bhatia, Ignacy Puszkiewicz, Mike Buhidar, Dave Lombardo, Peter Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20230234821
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses include a platform charger for use with a lift, such as an aerial work platform (AWP) or mobile elevating work platform (MEWP). The platform charger includes an elevated platform, a ramp extending away from a first end of the platform, a battery, and an induction coil. The induction coil is received within the platform and positioned near an upper surface of the platform. The induction coil is configured to receive electricity from an energy source and generate a magnetic field that extends substantially upwardly, through the platform to objects positioned on the platform. The induction coil is also configured to act as an antenna, such that if the induction coil is positioned within an magnetic field, a current will be induced in the induction coil that can be used to recharge a battery associated with the platform charger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Messina, Shashank Bhatia, Ignacy Puszkiewicz, Mike Buhidar, Dave Lombardo, Peter Gilbert
  • Patent number: 11707978
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a prime mover and a fuel system. The fuel system includes a tank, a regulator, a first shutoff valve, and a second shutoff valve. The tank is configured to provide a supply flow of fuel. The regulator is controllable to provide a regulated flow of fuel to the prime mover by modulating the supply flow of fuel. The first shutoff valve is positioned to facilitate selectively disengaging the prime mover from the fuel system. The second shutoff valve is positioned to facilitate selectively blocking the supply flow of fuel provided by the tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Oshkosh Corporation
    Inventors: Grant D. Wildgrube, Clint D. Glunz, Shashank Bhatia, Bryan S. Datema