Inventor
KURAS BRIAN D
US37 patents
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CATERPILLAR INC
32 patentsUS7378808B2May 27, 2008
Electric drive system having DC bus voltage control
CATERPILLAR INC73 citations97
US6424902B1Jul 23, 2002
Method and apparatus for operating a continuously variable transmission in the torque limited region near zero output speed
CATERPILLAR INC72 citations96
US6385970B1May 14, 2002
Underspeed control system for a hydromechanical drive system and method of operating same
CATERPILLAR INC78 citations96
US7076954B1Jul 18, 2006
Turbocharger system
CATERPILLAR INC85 citations95
US6986727B2Jan 17, 2006
Retarding control for an electric drive machine
CATERPILLAR INC57 citations95
US6402660B1Jun 11, 2002
Apparatus and method for adaptively shifting between ranges in a continuously variable transmission
CATERPILLAR INC24 citations92
US6343250B1Jan 29, 2002
Method and apparatus for smoothing the output of a hydrostatic transmission near zero speed
CATERPILLAR INC22 citations92
US6295497B1Sep 25, 2001
Method and apparatus for adaptively shifting ranges in a continuously variable transmission
CATERPILLAR INC40 citations92
US6260440B1Jul 17, 2001
Method and apparatus for shifting ranges in a continuously variable transmission
CATERPILLAR INC42 citations92
US6223111B1Apr 24, 2001
Method and apparatus for generating velocity commands for a continuously variable transmission
CATERPILLAR INC25 citations92
US6038504AMar 14, 2000
System and method for providing different values of jerk in response to speed pedal displacement
CATERPILLAR INC19 citations92
US5996343ADec 7, 1999
Overspeed control system for a hydro-mechanical drive system
CATERPILLAR INC29 citations92
US7146263B2Dec 5, 2006
Predictive load management system
CATERPILLAR INC47 citations90
US6901324B2May 31, 2005
System and method for predictive load management
CATERPILLAR INC45 citations89
US6409628B1Jun 25, 2002
Method and apparatus for preventing hunting between ranges in a continuously variable transmission
CATERPILLAR INC15 citations84
US6393945B1May 28, 2002
Apparatus and method for preventing hunting between ranges in a continuously variable transmission
CATERPILLAR INC17 citations84
US6042502AMar 28, 2000
Method and apparatus for generating velocity commands in response to rapid changes in operator inputs
CATERPILLAR INC17 citations84
US9002595B2Apr 7, 2015
Torque and speed control in a machine with continuously variable transmission
CATERPILLAR INC17 citations83
US8000863B2Aug 16, 2011
Open-loop torque control with closed-loop feedback
CATERPILLAR INC9 citations83
US6457382B2Oct 1, 2002
Method and apparatus for shifting ranges in a torque reversing mechanical transmission coupled to a hydrostatic transmission
CATERPILLAR INC11 citations74
US7797081B2Sep 14, 2010
Feedback acceleration reduction for fluid supply valves
CATERPILLAR INC7 citations73
US7854681B2Dec 21, 2010
System for controlling a machine with a continuously variable transmission
CATERPILLAR INC7 citations72
US7660657B2Feb 9, 2010
Anti-hunt system and method for parallel path variable transmission
CATERPILLAR INC7 citations72
US7552712B1Jun 30, 2009
Part-throttle performance optimization
CATERPILLAR INC7 citations72
US9181682B2Nov 10, 2015
Aggressive and stable speed control
CATERPILLAR INC6 citations70
US7493205B2Feb 17, 2009
Brake control system for an electric drive vehicle
CATERPILLAR INC5 citations62
US11358576B2Jun 14, 2022
Brake power derating
CATERPILLAR INC0 citations61
US7822532B2Oct 26, 2010
Power-based underspeed control
CATERPILLAR INC3 citations61
US7920949B2Apr 5, 2011
Feedback adjustment for open-loop torque control map
CATERPILLAR INC5 citations58
US7078872B2Jul 18, 2006
System and method for conditioning a signal
CATERPILLAR INC4 citations54
US10843575B2Nov 24, 2020
Control system for controlling operation of a drive motor
CATERPILLAR INC0 citations41
US10404239B2Sep 3, 2019
Control system for controlling operation of a machine by imposing shaped hysterisis
CATERPILLAR INC0 citations40
KURAS BRIAN D
3 patentsUS8074451B2Dec 13, 2011
Electric motor actuation of a hydrostatic pump
KURAS BRIAN D11 citations80
US8634998B2Jan 21, 2014
Continuously variable transmission clutch anti-autoengagement in multi-clutch vehicle transmission arrangement
KURAS BRIAN D4 citations68
US8205444B2Jun 26, 2012
Hydrostatic pump and motor with improved torque reversal characteristics
KURAS BRIAN D2 citations58