Patents by Inventor Shawn I. Cullen

Shawn I. Cullen 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: 8844278
    Abstract: The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a control system for charging an electro-hydraulic charging system. The control system including at least one sensor operatively coupled to an engine for sensing at least one engine parameter indicative of an operating status of the engine and a controller adapted to charge the charging system when the operating status of the engine is determined to be stable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan M. Tevis, Maureen E. Beck, Shawn I. Cullen
  • Publication number: 20140182277
    Abstract: An electro-hydraulic steering system for an articulated machine includes an electrical circuit and a hydraulic circuit. The electrical circuit includes a controller, an electro-hydraulic valve assembly, and a spool position system. The hydraulic circuit includes a pump, at least one cylinder in selective fluid communication with the pump, and the valve assembly. The controller includes a computer-readable storage medium storing a steering system monitoring application which performs several steps. A desired flow of pressurized fluid to each cylinder and a desired spool position for the spool of the electro-hydraulic valve assembly, based upon the desired flow of pressurized fluid, are determined. The desired spool position and an actual spool position are compared to determine a spool-based flow error, which is summed over a period of time to determine a cumulative spool-based flow error. An event warning is issued when the cumulative spool-based flow error exceeds a threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Beau Kuipers, Wendell D. Stahl, Edward W. Mate, Joshua M. Adams, Shawn I. Cullen
  • Publication number: 20110146261
    Abstract: The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a control system for charging an electro-hydraulic charging system. The control system including at least one sensor operatively coupled to an engine for sensing at least one engine parameter indicative of an operating status of the engine and a controller adapted to charge the charging system when the operating status of the engine is determined to be stable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ethan M. Tevis, Maureen E. Beck, Shawn I. Cullen
  • Patent number: 7881841
    Abstract: A motion-control system includes an operator interface with an operator-input member and a controllable force feedback device drivingly connected to the operator-input member. The motion-control system may also include controls that regulate the motion of one or more moveable components, including adjusting a first operating parameter in a manner that depends at least in part on a control error between a target value of a second operating parameter and an actual value of the second operating parameter. The target value of the second operating parameter may be based at least in part on the motion of the operator-input member. The controls may also operate the controllable force feedback device to provide feedback force on the operator-input member in a manner that depends at least in part on the control error and such that the derivative of the feedback force with respect to the control error varies dependent at least in part on the control error.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: James Donald Dattilo, Shawn I. Cullen, Norval Paul Thomson, Kenneth K. Her, Marc Daniel Proud, Arvil Duane Wilson, Wendell Dean Stahl
  • Publication number: 20080162000
    Abstract: A motion-control system includes an operator interface with an operator-input member and a controllable force feedback device drivingly connected to the operator-input member. The motion-control system may also include controls that regulate the motion of one or more moveable components, including adjusting a first operating parameter in a manner that depends at least in part on a control error between a target value of a second operating parameter and an actual value of the second operating parameter. The target value of the second operating parameter may be based at least in part on the motion of the operator-input member. The controls may also operate the controllable force feedback device to provide feedback force on the operator-input member in a manner that depends at least in part on the control error and such that the derivative of the feedback force with respect to the control error varies dependent at least in part on the control error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: James Donald Dattilo, Shawn I. Cullen, Norval Paul Thomson, Kenneth K. Her, Marc Daniel Proud, Arvil Duane Wilson, Wendell Dean Stahl
  • Patent number: D568796
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Oliver, Luke E. Graham, Matthew J. Miller, Xiaoming Tan, Ben A. Davila, Robert L. Stamate, Shawn I. Cullen, John D. Parker