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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162619 | Method for controlling the discharge pressure of an engine-driven pump A system for controlling the pressure output of an engine-driven centrifugal fire pump includes a discharge pressure sensor mounted in the discharge line of the pump. A governor varies the rpms of the engine in response to pressure changes detected by the discharge ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162618 | Method and device for controlling pump torque for hydraulic construction machine A current load rate of an engine 10 is computed and a maximum absorption torque of at least one hydraulic pump 1, 2 is controlled so that the load rate is held at a target value. Engine stalling can be prevented by decreasing the maximum absorption tor... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8038413 | Idle down control for a pressure washer An idle down controller for pressure washers is responsive to the drop in pressure at the pump outlet. The controller includes a sensor disposed in the pump outlet manifold. When the fluid is being bypassed, the manifold pressure drop is communicated to an actuator.... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7762787 | Engine driven working machine In an engine drive washing machine, a discharge switch 10 is provided in a jet gun 5. When the switch 10 is turned off, an engine 1 is stopped. When the switch 10 is turned on, the engine 1 is started up to drive a pump 2... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7665971 | Method of obtaining required power on demand from an engine A control system and method for obtaining power on demand from a diesel engine in order to operate vehicle functions and accessories. The method comprised of: (1) determining a flow rate necessary to operate each of a plurality of function hydraulic pumps and an veh... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7340339 | Power management system An exemplary power management system may include a power source configured to receive a fuel supply and a transmission driveably engaged with the power source. A control system communicates with the power source and the transmission and is configured to determine a ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322802 | Thick matter pump comprising a conveyance capacity control system A thick matter pump comprising a drive motor (50), a (reversible) hydraulic pump (6), and two hydraulic cylinders (5, 5′) coupled to conveyor cylinders (7, 7′) for conveying the thick matter. A regulator regulates the rotational speed... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7302806 | Motor vehicle with an air-conditioning system In a motor vehicle with a combustion engine, an electronic engine-management device, and an air-conditioning system with an air-conditioning control device, the air-conditioning compressor has reciprocating pistons whose displacement stroke is adjustable through one... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281909 | Hybrid compressor system for refrigeration cycle system A compressor device compresses refrigerant of a refrigeration cycle system and is connected to an engine and a motor to selectively receive drive force from one or both of the engine and the motor. When the engine is operated in an idling mode, a control apparatus e... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275916 | Integrated engine/compressor control for gas transmission compressors A method and system for controlling an engine that drives a reciprocating compressor, such as the large compressors used for natural gas transmission. A controller receives data from the compressor representing operation conditions, such as load step, suction pressu... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7255539 | Pump pressure limiting engine speed control A sprinkler system for building includes an internal combustion engine which operates a water pump. The water pump in turn forces water through pipes to sprinkler heads. The engine is at least in part controlled by a throttle control mechanism which includes a sprin... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234922 | Pump pressure limiting engine speed control and related engine and sprinkler system A sprinkler system for building includes an internal combustion engine which operates a water pump. The water pump in turn forces water through pipes to sprinkler heads. The engine is at least in part controlled by a throttle control mechanism which is responsive to... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7213714 | Slack pulling carriage for logging operations The present invention involves a carriage of the type commonly used in skyline logging operations. The invention facilitates moving logs along a suspended skyline by means of a hoisting system built into the carriage comprised of a radio controlled electronics syste... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7165401 | Turbocharger with wastegate This invention relates to an actuator assembly for a turbocharger pressure control valve assembly and a method of assembling a pressure control assembly of a turbocharger. The assembly comprises an actuator coupled to an actuator rod which in use is coupled to the v... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7128539 | Method for improved cleaning of a pumping system Improved method for cleaning a pump, fluid hose, and spray gun is provided by, for example, repeatedly changing the flow rate of the cleaning fluid pumped through the system to generate turbulence or increased turbulence and increased frictional resistance for enhan... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125228 | Pressure washer having oilless high pressure pump An oilless high pressure pump suitable for use in devices such as pressure washers and the like is described. The pump includes an eccentric assembly suitable for converting rotary motion of a rotating shaft to rectilinear motion. One or more straps couple the eccen... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7065456 | Tool monitoring system and method A transducer is provided in communication with a power supply of a powered tool for detecting power consumption associated with powered and non-powered operational states and generating a power consumption signal. A measuring implementation is provided for receiving... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040868 | Pumping system for controlling pumping speed during discharge pressure fluctuations The pressure downstream of a pump is measured and the speeds of the engine and pump are controlled in response to pressure changes downstream of the pump by a controlling element overriding a governor of the engine. The speed of the engine and the pump are connected... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025572 | Compressor with integral control unit A compressor for a vehicle air conditioner includes a pressure sensor and a torque computing unit for computing the compressor torque. The compressor also has a communication unit that allows data communication with other devices based on vehicle data communication ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7018178 | Variable displacement pump and control therefore for supplying lubricant to an engine A control system for a variable displacement pump. The control system is operably associated with an engine control unit for passively or actively controlling the output of the pump in response to signals from the engine control unit. ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015819 | Event notification system and wet well monitor An alarm detection device for monitoring high level signal in a wet well. The alarm detection device includes a fail safe circuit and an emulation circuit. The incoming high level signal is fed into the fail safe circuit and the emulation circuit. The emulated signa... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6959545 | Engine control based on flow rate and pressure for hydraulic hybrid vehicle A system for a hydraulically driven vehicle includes an engine having multiple, selectively operating cylinder-pump banks producing fluid flow at an outlet, a pump/motor having a variable flow rate including an inlet for driving the wheels, a hydraulic line having a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955404 | Sequential remote dumping control for power buggies A hand activated incremental power dumping control for power buggies for enhanced safety and ease of use. A hand control lever mounted on the handle bars of the buggy adjacent the hand grips in which control power elevation and dumping activation can be achieved wit... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6939110 | Control system for I.C. engine driven blower A system for maintaining constant pressure, such as at a mosquito fogging nozzle, by electronically controlling the speed of an engine that is coupled to a blower. A pressure sensor measures the pressure provided by the blower and provides a pressure signal to the e... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6910344 | Compressor torque estimate device, engine controller and method of estimating compressor torque A compressor torque estimate device is used for a variable displacement compressor whose displacement is variable based on a compressor control signal for estimating a compressor torque of the compressor. The compressor torque estimate device includes a torque calcu... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6682459 | Electronic air charge controller for vehicular compressed air system An electronic air charge controller for a tractor trailer vehicle air brake system includes a micro controller, a first pressure sensor interface coupled to the micro controller, a second pressure sensor interface coupled to the micro controller, and a ve... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6651900 | Control apparatus for a fire pump, operation display apparatus for a fire pump and operation mode control apparatus for a fire pump In a fire pump adapted to force out the water, which is pumped from a water source, from a nozzle provided at a front end portion of a delivery hose, a nozzle control unit 8 adapted to control the fire pump remotely is provided in the vicinity of the nozz... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648603 | Pressure washer engine idle controller An engine idle controller for an engine driven pressure washer. The pressure washer delivers high pressure water from a pump through the idle controller to a conventional wand which includes a manually operated, normally closed flow control valve and a sp... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6547528 | Control system for fire pump A system for remote-controlling a fire pump with a simple wiring construction is provided, being capable of conducting various kinds of control and display. The fire pump control system has an engine, a fire pump, an internal control apparatus, at least o... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6287081 | Control apparatus for hybrid compressor In order to achieve a smooth shift between two drive sources, an electromagnetic clutch is engaged, when the rotation rate of the compression unit and the engine rotation rate match, to switch from motor drive to engine drive during engine startup or engi... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6264434 | Air pressure driven two way fluid evacuation and expulsion system A fluid evacuation and expulsion system, having a tank having a tank port, a top, a bottom, and an internal volume defined between the top and bottom, also having a pump having a pump inlet and pump outlet, and having a valve assembly having an actuation ... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6082971 | Compressor control system and method A method for optimizing the operating efficiency of a compressor having a compression module for compressing a fluid, the compression module including an inlet for receiving the fluid and an outlet for discharging compressed fluid, the compressor includin... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6021756 | Engine control system for construction machine The pump controller 40 determines pump load torques Tr1, Tr2 from tilting signals θ1, θ2 of hydraulic pumps 1, 2 and delivery pressure signals PD1, PD2 of the hydraulic pumps 1, 2 based o... | 02/08/2000 |
| 6014996 | Control system for stump cutters An apparatus to maintain optimum engine speed and cutter wheel speed to maintain peak power output of the engine and peak flywheel effect of the stump cutter wheel and method for maintaining optimum engine speed. The stump cutter has a rotating cutting wh... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5993163 | Demand system for pneumatic source with controller responsive to bypass air flow rate A demand system is disclosed for controlling the output airflow from a pneumatic source in response to changes in airflow demand. The source includes a pressure sensitive bypass mechanism in fluid communication with a discharge manifold to divert unwanted... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5967758 | Controlling device for controlling rotational speed of engine of hydraulic working machine A controlling device ensures an accurate control of the rotational speed of an engine. When a hydraulic working machine is in a suspended state, the rotational speed of the engine can be changed from a designated rotational speed to a low rotational speed... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5967757 | Compressor control system and method A gas compressor includes a compression module, an adjustable inlet valve for precisely controlling the supply of a compressible gas to the compression module, and a pressure sensor for sensing a pressure of the gas discharged from the compression module.... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5967756 | Power management control system for a hydraulic work machine An apparatus for controlling an electrohydraulic system of a work machine having an engine that drives a variable displacement pump is disclosed. A pump displacement setting device produces a pump command signal indicative of a desired displacement of the... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5951258 | Torque limiting control system for a hydraulic work machine An apparatus for controlling an electrohydraulic system of a work machine having an engine that drives a variable displacement pump is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pump displacement setting device that produces a pump command signal, a pressure sen... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5888051 | Pump pressure control system A system for controlling the pressure output of an engine-driven centrifugal fire pump includes a discharge pressure sensor mounted in the discharge line of the pump. A governor varies the RPM of the engine in response to pressure changes detected by the ... | 03/30/1999 |
