Patents by Inventor Wayne E. Harshberger, II
Wayne E. Harshberger, II 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).
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Publication number: 20260155516Abstract: A battery module assembly may have a stair-step floor plate having a first shelf and a second shelf spaced apart from the first shelf along a first direction. The battery module assembly may have a rear plate extending in the first direction. Further, the battery module assembly may have a pair of side plates extending between a front end and a rear end of the floor plate, and connected to one or more of the floor plate and the rear plate. The battery module assembly may have a first battery array positioned on the first shelf and a second battery array positioned on the second shelf. At least one battery module of the first battery array and the second battery array may be attached to at least one of the pair of side plates.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2024Publication date: June 4, 2026Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.Inventors: Joseph S. CHABURA, Brian C. HOWSON, Phil L. ERNAT, Wayne E. HARSHBERGER, II
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Patent number: 12601156Abstract: A work machine featuring a boom and equipped with sensors to detects its rotation angle, along with a bucket attached to the boom and fitted with sensors to detect its tilt angle is disclosed. A controller manages the adjustment of both angles based on operator input. After adjustment, the controller processes sensor data to determine the bucket's carry height relative to a predetermined range. The system displays guidance information on an operator display within the machine's cab, displaying real-time feedback on the bucket's position relative to the predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2024Date of Patent: April 14, 2026Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Abhijeet Saini, Brad Robert Van De Veer, Patrick William Sullivan, Aaron Robert Shatters, Eric Wade Cler, Michael Anthony Spielman, Keven K. Lockwood, Wayne E. Harshberger, II
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Publication number: 20250263910Abstract: A work machine featuring a boom and equipped with sensors to detects its rotation angle, along with a bucket attached to the boom and fitted with sensors to detect its tilt angle is disclosed. A controller manages the adjustment of both angles based on operator input. After adjustment, the controller processes sensor data to determine the bucket's carry height relative to a predetermined range. The system displays guidance information on an operator display within the machine's cab, displaying real-time feedback on the bucket's position relative to the predetermined range.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2024Publication date: August 21, 2025Applicant: Caterpillar Inc,Inventors: Abhijeet SAINI, Brad Robert Van De Veer, Patrick William Sullivan, Aaron Robert Shatters, Eric Wade Cler, Michael Anthony Spielman, Keven K. Lockwood, Wayne E. Harshberger, II
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Publication number: 20140336874Abstract: Tip-off is a process of bringing a transport vehicle to a target weight by using only part of a bucket of a loader. By observing sensor data, tip-off may be automatically determined. Once determined, a visual indication may be made to an operator, allowing the operator to both confirm that tip-off mode is active and to show what tip-off mode is selected, truck tip-off or pile tip-off. Among other benefits, automatic tip-off allows an operator to maintain contact with the loader controls when entering tip-off mode of operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2013Publication date: November 13, 2014Inventors: Wayne E. Harshberger, II, Jeff Buettner, Robert Stanley
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Patent number: 8807909Abstract: A tilting system for an implement pivotally connected to a lift arm. The tilting system includes a tilt cylinder configured to provide a rotary movement to the implement. The tilting system includes a tilt lever pivotally connected to the tilt cylinder by a pivot pin E and to the implement by a pivot pin C. The tilting system further includes a tilt link pivotally connected to a lift arm by a pivot pin F, and to the tilt lever by a pivot pin D. An angle defined between a line DE connecting the pivot pins D and E and a line DC connecting the pivot pins D and C, is in the range of 135 to 165 degrees.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: William C. Tracy, Karl Canner, Wayne E. Harshberger, II, Jason J. Hagedorn, Darren M. Schambach, James White
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Publication number: 20140105715Abstract: A tilting system for an implement pivotally connected to a lift arm. The tilting system includes a tilt cylinder configured to provide a rotary movement to the implement. The tilting system includes a tilt lever pivotally connected to the tilt cylinder by a pivot pin E and to the implement by a pivot pin C. The tilting system further includes a tilt link pivotally connected to a lift arm by a pivot pin F, and to the tilt lever by a pivot pin D. An angle defined between a line DE connecting the pivot pins D and E and a line DC connecting the pivot pins D and C, is in the range of 135 to 165 degrees.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2012Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: William C. Tracy, Karl Canner, Wayne E. Harshberger, II, Jason J. Hagedorn, Darren M. Schambach, James White
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Patent number: 8695240Abstract: A machine bucket assembly includes a bucket having a top section, a bottom section, and a curved middle section. The bucket assembly may also include a kinematic reaction point about which the bucket is configured to rotate. A loadability index of the bucket may be between approximately 0.95 and 1.05. The loadability index is a ratio of a distance between the kinematic reaction point and a tip of the bottom section and a distance between the kinematic reaction point and a tip of the top section.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2012Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Rudy V. Mills, Wayne E. Harshberger, II, Jeffrey K. Berry, John R. Picolet
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Patent number: 8015734Abstract: A machine bucket may include an upper pin hole and a lower pin hole. The machine bucket may also include a bottom section. A distance between the lower pin hole and a tip of the bottom section may have a first length. The machine bucket may also include a top section. A distance between the lower pin hole and a tip of the top section may have a second length. A ratio of the first length to the second length may be equal to a value between approximately 0.95 and 1.05. The machine bucket may further include a middle section located between the bottom section and the top section. At least a portion of the middle section may be curved.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2010Date of Patent: September 13, 2011Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Rudy V. Mills, Wayne E. Harshberger, II, Jeffrey K. Berry, John R. Picolet