Patents by Inventor William Todd Hasty

William Todd Hasty 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).

  • Systems for processing machine health information
    Patent number: 7987027
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for providing machine health information. In one embodiment, a machine may include a storage device that is configured to store collected machine health data. The storage device has a module that is configured to determine a data characteristic and a communication characteristic. The storage device is further configured to determine, based on the data characteristic and the communication characteristic, whether to transmit a set of machine health data to an off-board system. Further, the storage device is coupled to a transmitter that is configured to transmit the set of machine health data to the off-board system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jonny Ray Greiner, James Thomas McCarty, William Todd Hasty, Daniel Roy Hangartner
  • System and method for remote machine data transfer
    Patent number: 7711842
    Abstract: A method for data transfer between a client system and a server comprises receiving one or more user-defined file transfer specifications and establishing a communication channel between a client system and a server system based on the file transfer specifications. The method also includes initializing transfer of operation data between the client system and the server system via the communication channel. The method further includes providing an exception notification to one or more user-designated recipients if the transfer of the operation data between the client system and the server system is inconsistent with the file transfer specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Yang Liu, Larry James Wilson, Donald Franklin Smith, Jr., William Todd Hasty, Todd Philip Cole
  • System and method for remote machine data transfer
    Publication number: 20090006540
    Abstract: A method for data transfer between a client system and a server comprises receiving one or more user-defined file transfer specifications and establishing a communication channel between a client system and a server system based on the file transfer specifications. The method also includes initializing transfer of operation data between the client system and the server system via the communication channel. The method further includes providing an exception notification to one or more user-designated recipients if the transfer of the operation data between the client system and the server system is inconsistent with the file transfer specifications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventors: Yang Liu, Larry James Wilson, Donald Franklin Smith, JR., William Todd Hasty, Todd Philip Cole