Patents by Inventor Theodore Ernest Wiersema, III

Theodore Ernest Wiersema, III 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).

  • Maintenance optimization control system for load sharing between engines
    Patent number: 10734814
    Abstract: A maintenance optimization control system for load sharing between includes a first engine having an associated first criteria, a second engine having an associated second criteria, and a load having a steady component and a transient component. The control system includes a controller communicably coupled to the first engine, the second engine and the load. The controller selects an engine from the first engine and the second engine based at least on the first criteria and the second criteria. The controller distributes the load between the first engine and the second engine such that only the selected engine is operated under transient component of the load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Perry Dwain Converse, Robin Ernest de Ruiter, Theodore Ernest Wiersema, III, Yanchai Zhang
  • MAINTENANCE OPTIMIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LOAD SHARING BETWEEN ENGINES
    Publication number: 20190052093
    Abstract: A maintenance optimization control system for load sharing between includes a first engine having an associated first criteria, a second engine having an associated second criteria, and a load having a steady component and a transient component. The control system includes a controller communicably coupled to the first engine, the second engine and the load. The controller selects an engine from the first engine and the second engine based at least on the first criteria and the second criteria. The controller distributes the load between the first engine and the second engine such that only the selected engine is operated under transient component of the load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Perry Dwain Converse, Robin Ernest de Ruiter, Theodore Ernest Wiersema, III, Yanchai Zhang