Patents by Inventor Timothy E. APPLEGREN

Timothy E. APPLEGREN 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: 9689336
    Abstract: An engine system is disclosed. The engine system may have an engine. The engine system may also have a sensor configured to generate a sensor signal indicative of an amount of power generated by the engine and a speed sensor configured to generate a speed signal indicative of a speed of the engine. The engine system may also have a controller configured to receive the sensor signal and the speed signal. The controller may also be configured to generate an operating histogram based on the sensor signal and the speed signal. Further the controller may be configured to receive modal points for the engine, the modal points having associated emissions limits. The controller may also be configured to generate a calibration parameter set for the operating histogram based on the weights. In addition, the controller may be configured to apply the calibration parameter set to the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: William L. Hardy, Christopher K. Wackerle, Jeffrey J. Ribordy, Timothy E. Applegren, Michael S. Bond
  • Publication number: 20160131062
    Abstract: An engine system is disclosed. The engine system may have an engine. The engine system may also have a sensor configured to generate a sensor signal indicative of an amount of power generated by the engine. Further, the engine system may have a speed sensor configured to generate a speed signal indicative of a speed of the engine. The engine system may also have a controller. The controller may be configured to receive the sensor signal and the speed signal. The controller may also be configured to generate an operating histogram based on the sensor signal and the speed signal. Further the controller may be configured to select a calibration parameter set from among a plurality of calibration parameter sets based on the operating histogram. In addition, the controller may be configured to apply the selected calibration parameter set to the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. RIBORDY, Michael S. BOND, Christopher K. WACKERLE, Timothy E. APPLEGREN, William L. HARDY
  • Publication number: 20160131069
    Abstract: A cloud based engine optimization system is disclosed. The system may have an engine. The system may also have a sensor configured to generate a sensor signal indicative of an amount of power generated by the engine and a speed sensor configured to generate a speed signal indicative of a speed of the engine. The system may also have a controller configured to receive the sensor signal and the speed signal. The controller may also be configured to upload the operating histogram to a server and receive, from the server, a calibration parameter set. In addition, the controller may be configured to apply the received calibration parameter set to the engine. The server may be configured to generate the calibration parameter set that reduces both a fuel consumption amount for the engine and an amount of emissions discharged by the engine when performing operations corresponding to the operating histogram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Christopher K. WACKERLE, Jeffrey J. RIBORDY, William L. HARDY, Timothy E. APPLEGREN, Michael S. BOND
  • Publication number: 20160131068
    Abstract: An engine system is disclosed. The engine system may have an engine. The engine system may also have a sensor configured to generate a sensor signal indicative of an amount of power generated by the engine and a speed sensor configured to generate a speed signal indicative of a speed of the engine. The engine system may also have a controller configured to receive the sensor signal and the speed signal. The controller may also be configured to generate an operating histogram based on the sensor signal and the speed signal. Further the controller may be configured to receive modal points for the engine, the modal points having associated emissions limits. The controller may also be configured to generate a calibration parameter set for the operating histogram based on the weights. In addition, the controller may be configured to apply the calibration parameter set to the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: William L. HARDY, Christopher K. WACKERLE, Jeffrey J. RIBORDY, Timothy E. APPLEGREN, Michael S. BOND