Patents by Inventor Todd Baumann

Todd Baumann 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: 11614060
    Abstract: A carburetor includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a valve. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line. The valve for the fuel drain pipe is configured to open and close in response to an orientation of the carburetor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Inventors: Terrence Rotter, Todd Baumann, Gary Stenz
  • Publication number: 20220341381
    Abstract: A carburetor includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a valve. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line. The valve for the fuel drain pipe is configured to open and close in response to an orientation of the carburetor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Terrence Rotter, Todd Baumann, Gary Stenz
  • Patent number: 11408382
    Abstract: A carburetor includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a valve. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line. The valve for the fuel drain pipe is configured to open and close in response to an orientation of the carburetor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Inventors: Terrence Rotter, Todd Baumann, Gary Stenz
  • Publication number: 20210363949
    Abstract: A carburetor includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a valve. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line. The valve for the fuel drain pipe is configured to open and close in response to an orientation of the carburetor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Terrence Rotter, Todd Baumann, Gary Stenz
  • Patent number: 11125195
    Abstract: A carburetor includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a valve. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line. The valve for the fuel drain pipe is configured to open and close in response to an orientation of the carburetor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Terrence Rotter, Todd Baumann, Gary Stenz
  • Patent number: 11047769
    Abstract: In one example, fleet devices are monitored. The fleet devices include engines. A controller, such as an engine controller or centralized controller, receives sensor data indicative of a load on the engine from one or more of the fleet devices. The controller analyzes the load from the sensor data to identify a management function. The controller generates a message including the management function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: William Schnell, Martin Radue, Travis Andren, Todd Baumann, Mark Johansen
  • Publication number: 20210003106
    Abstract: A carburetor includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a valve. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line. The valve for the fuel drain pipe is configured to open and close in response to an orientation of the carburetor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Terrence Rotter, Todd Baumann, Gary Stenz
  • Patent number: 10823124
    Abstract: A carburetor includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a valve. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line. The valve for the fuel drain pipe is configured to open and close in response to an orientation of the carburetor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Terrence Rotter, Todd Baumann, Gary Stenz
  • Publication number: 20190390637
    Abstract: A carburetor includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a valve. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line. The valve for the fuel drain pipe is configured to open and close in response to an orientation of the carburetor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Terrence Rotter, Todd Baumann, Gary Stenz
  • Patent number: 10465642
    Abstract: A carburetor includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a valve. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line. The valve for the fuel drain pipe is configured to open and close in response to an orientation of the carburetor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Terrence Rotter, Todd Baumann, Gary Stenz
  • Patent number: 10148202
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a controlled field alternator or utility source of electrical power, a segmented waveform converter, and a controller. The source of electrical power is configured to generate a polyphase signal. The synchronous inverter includes multiple switches connected between the polyphase signal of the source of electrical power and an output filter. The controller is configured to provide a control signal for the switches based on measured electrical quantities associated with the output filter and may provide a field control signal to the controlled field alternator. The apparatus may be applied to a vehicle, a lawnmower, a zero turn radius lawnmower, or another type of machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Adam Larson, Terrence Rotter, Todd Baumann
  • Publication number: 20180328816
    Abstract: In one example, fleet devices are monitored. The fleet devices include engines. A controller, such as an engine controller or centralized controller, receives sensor data indicative of a load on the engine from one or more of the fleet devices. The controller analyzes the load from the sensor data to identify a management function. The controller generates a message including the management function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: William Schnell, Martin Radue, Travis Andren, Todd Baumann, Mark Johansen
  • Publication number: 20180274503
    Abstract: A carburetor includes a carburetor bowl, a fuel supply pipe, a fuel drain pipe, and a valve. The carburetor bowl is configured to store fuel and provide the fuel to an air passage. The fuel supply pipe is connected a fuel tank and the carburetor bowl. The fuel drain pipe is connected to the carburetor bowl and the fuel supply line. The valve for the fuel drain pipe is configured to open and close in response to an orientation of the carburetor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Terrence Rotter, Todd Baumann, Gary Stenz
  • Patent number: 10060827
    Abstract: In one example, fleet devices are monitored. The fleet devices include engines. A controller, such as an engine controller or centralized controller, receives sensor data indicative of a load on the engine from one or more of the fleet devices. The controller analyzes the load from the sensor data to identify a management function. The controller generates a message including the management function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: William Schnell, Martin Radue, Travis Andren, Todd Baumann, Mark Johansen
  • Publication number: 20170110991
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a controlled field alternator or utility source of electrical power, a segmented waveform converter, and a controller. The source of electrical power is configured to generate a polyphase signal. The synchronous inverter includes multiple switches connected between the polyphase signal of the source of electrical power and an output filter. The controller is configured to provide a control signal for the switches based on measured electrical quantities associated with the output filter and may provide a field control signal to the controlled field alternator. The apparatus may be applied to a vehicle, a lawnmower, a zero turn radius lawnmower, or another type of machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Isaac S. Frampton, Adam Larson, Terrence Rotter, Todd Baumann
  • Publication number: 20150204758
    Abstract: In one example, fleet devices are monitored. The fleet devices include engines. A controller, such as an engine controller or centralized controller, receives sensor data indicative of a load on the engine from one or more of the fleet devices. The controller analyzes the load from the sensor data to identify a management function. The controller generates a message including the management function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Inventors: William Schnell, Martin Radue, Travis Andren, Todd Baumann, Mark Johansen
  • Publication number: 20010036033
    Abstract: The present invention is a method of correcting radial position error signal (PES) values by utilizing predetermined error correction values located at predetermined locations in advance of their associated servo fields. Calculated correction values are written to zero-acceleration path (ZAP) fields on the disc during the manufacture process. ZAP fields are positioned before the servo fields whose PES they are designed to correct. The ZAP field is comprised of two or more correction data elements to correct subsequent PES values. As the read/write head flies along a track, it reads a ZAP field, and stores the PES correction data in local random access memory (RAM). Subsequently, the corresponding servo field is read and the stored PES correction data is used to correct the PES. Two types of ZAP fields are written on the disc—one type for read operations, another type for write operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Applicant: Seagate Technology LLC.
    Inventors: Todd Baumann, EweChye Tan