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Utility
Brake slack adjuster having sensing piston with orifice and systems, components, and methods thereof
7 Feb 23
A slack adjuster assembly and systems, components, and methods can comprise a sensing piston assembly that includes a housing, a piston slidably provided in the housing, and a biasing member provided in the housing.
Pengfei Ma, Puning Wei, Aleksander Gust
Filed: 15 Apr 21
Utility
Tensioning of belt drives
7 Feb 23
A belt drive comprises a first pulley and at least one additional pulley and uses an elastic belt that is engagable over the pulleys.
Jonathan Scott
Filed: 20 Jul 20
Utility
Floating spacer for the restriction of planetary gears axial movement
7 Feb 23
A floating spacer assembly for a gear mounted on a shaft, such as a planet gear mounted to a planet carrier, is disclosed.
Vanyo N. Kirov, Bryan Dale Van Dyke, Keith A. Kabrick, Cody Lofgren, Thomas Werstler
Filed: 23 Feb 22
Utility
Gear shift calibration
7 Feb 23
In some implementations, a controller may cause a gearbox coupled to a rotor to shift between a first gear ratio and a second gear ratio one or more times.
Ryan Adam Enot, Nathaniel Doy, Brian Joe Schlenker
Filed: 7 Jun 21
Utility
Method and system to trim asphalt thermal mapping data
7 Feb 23
In one aspect, a method of determining lateral edges of an asphalt mat deposited by a paving machine includes obtaining thermal image data of the asphalt mat at a thermal measuring device associated with the paving machine, and determining, on the paving machine, the lateral edges of the asphalt mat based on a threshold temperature value and the thermal image data.
Mark A. Tarvin, Jacob J. McAlpine, John L. Marsolek, Sivakumar P. Shanmugasundaram
Filed: 10 Jan 20
Utility
System and method for estimating ring-related parameters
7 Feb 23
A method for estimating at least one ring-related parameter related to at least one piston ring may include estimating a bore distortion of a cylinder bore.
Thomas Ryan Smith, Bradley Morgan, Mark Wayne Jarrett, Srikanth Katakam
Filed: 13 Dec 19
Utility
System and method for calibrating a particle monitoring sensor
7 Feb 23
A method for calibrating a contaminant detection device includes fluidly connecting the contaminant detection device in series to a test reservoir and a light-obscuration-type particle counter, pumping low-end, intermediate, and high-end test dust dilutions through the contaminant detection device and the particle counter until a particle count measured by the particle counter for each of the successive test dust dilutions stabilizes, and setting a low-end gain, an intermediate gain, and a high-end gain for the contaminant detection device based on the stabilized particle counts for each of the test dust dilutions using a first-sized test dust grade.
Daniel G. Wear, Tom K. Shim
Filed: 16 Dec 20
Utility
Machine joystick with ergonomic features
7 Feb 23
An input device for performing control functions of a machine having a work tool may include a left-hand joystick mounted on a left armrest of an operator's seat, and a right-hand joystick mounted on a right armrest of an operator's seat.
Michael D. Case, Mihai Lazaroiu, Aaron R. Hayes, Brad R. Van De Veer
Filed: 10 Apr 20
Utility
Updating asset ownership systems and methods
7 Feb 23
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for updating asset ownership for telematics-enabled machinery.
Toby Tennent, Eric J. Philips, Brandon Hootman, Anatoly Belkin, Daniela Radakovic
Filed: 15 Dec 20
Utility
Systems and methods to retrigger detection based proximity alarm systems
7 Feb 23
A proximity warning system including cameras positioned on a machine, processors, and one or more memory devices including instructions for execution by the processors.
Jacob C. Maley
Filed: 30 Jun 21
Utility
Heatsink configuration and arrangment for inverter and systems, components, and methods thereof
7 Feb 23
A heatsink or heat exchanger for one or more power modules of an inverter or a converter comprises a coolant flow channel, comprised of a plurality of coolant flow channel portions that form a switchback or serpentine flow path, and that is adapted to circulate coolant inside the heat exchanger or heatsink.
Paul T. Schmidt, Keith E. Dixler, Jeffrey J. Speichinger, Joseph M Huelsmann, Kyle A. Halfacre
Filed: 15 Dec 20
Utility
Air filter element with pre-cleaning tubes
31 Jan 23
An air filter subassembly includes a filter element with a pre-cleaner tube member that is snapped onto the filter element.
Timothy S. Finn
Filed: 22 Jun 21
Utility
Canopy structure for truck body
31 Jan 23
A canopy of a dump body for a truck comprises a deck having a length and a width greater in dimension that the length defined by a front edge, a rear edge opposite the front edge, a first side edge, and a second side edge opposite the first side edge.
Samuel J. Arul
Filed: 26 May 20
Utility
Track roller with reduced stiffness
31 Jan 23
A track roller includes a body having an annular configuration defining an axis of rotation, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction disposed about the axis of rotation.
David J. Hakes
Filed: 12 Nov 19
Utility
Track joint assembly in machine track having pin stop for cartridge pin retention
31 Jan 23
A track joint assembly includes a first track shoe and a second track shoe, and a cartridge pin coupling together the first track shoe and the second track shoe.
Benjamin Jones, Thomas Ellmann, Thomas Oertley
Filed: 6 Feb 19
Utility
Relative velocity based actuator velocity calibration system
31 Jan 23
A milling machine has a frame, ground engaging tracks that support the frame, a first actuator connecting the frame to a first track of the ground engaging tracks and a second actuator connecting the frame to a second track from the ground engaging tracks.
Nathaniel S. Doy, Hyppolite Kuissi, Lee M. Hogan
Filed: 12 Mar 20
Utility
Cam actuated gas admission valve with electro-hydraulic trim control
31 Jan 23
A gas engine is disclosed.
David Yu Zhang Chang, David Todd Montgomery, Scott Fiveland, Scott F. Shafer
Filed: 2 May 19
Utility
Engine multi-path aftertreatment system with radio frequency sensors and methods, assemblies, and components thereof
31 Jan 23
Systems, methods, assemblies, and components for aftertreatment of an engine can comprise an aftertreatment module including an exhaust enclosure with at least one inlet port to receive exhaust gas, an outlet port to output exhaust gas, a first compartment, and a second compartment; a plurality of particulate filters extending in parallel with each other within the exhaust enclosure such that, for each of the particulate filters, an inlet of the particulate filter is in the first compartment and an outlet of the particulate filter is in the second compartment; and at least one radio frequency (RF) sensor set including an RF transmitter assembly and an RF receiver assembly.
Joshua L. Ratts, Tyler V. Richards
Filed: 12 Mar 21
Utility
Method and system for identifying abnormal valve performance in an internal combustion engine
31 Jan 23
Systems and techniques for identifying abnormal exhaust valve performance of an internal combustion engine may include receiving exhaust passage temperature signals from a plurality of exhaust passage temperature sensors, each exhaust passage being fluidly connected to one or more exhaust valves of the internal combustion engine, the exhaust passage temperature signals being indicative of respective exhaust passage temperatures.
Joseph L. Kennedy, Nathan Ankersen, Ryan A. Rush
Filed: 1 Nov 21
Utility
Paving machine engine idle time reduction
31 Jan 23
A system and method includes a paving machine, a vehicle, and one or more controllers.
Nathan K. Just
Filed: 6 Apr 20