Brian Dean KURAS

Person

East Peoria, IL, US

People

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Directional shift variable brake disengagement
- Patent number 11,498,428
- Issue date Nov 15, 2022
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Control of an engine for a machine with a dual path powertrain
- Patent number 11,458,953
- Issue date Oct 4, 2022
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Brake power derating
- Patent number 11,358,576
- Issue date Jun 14, 2022
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Control of an engine of a machine based on detected load requiremen...
- Patent number 11,066,074
- Issue date Jul 20, 2021
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Control system for DC bus regulation
- Patent number 11,038,442
- Issue date Jun 15, 2021
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Control system for controlling operation of a drive motor
- Patent number 10,843,575
- Issue date Nov 24, 2020
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Propulsion control system with varying aggressiveness of response
- Patent number 10,464,565
- Issue date Nov 5, 2019
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian Dean Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Control system for controlling operation of a machine by imposing s...
- Patent number 10,404,239
- Issue date Sep 3, 2019
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
Information Patent Grant
Steering control system for multi-path electric drive
- Patent number 9,694,849
- Issue date Jul 4, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian Dean Kuras
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Grant
Primary steering enabler during engine failure
- Patent number 9,216,738
- Issue date Dec 22, 2015
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Aggressive and stable speed control
- Patent number 9,181,682
- Issue date Nov 10, 2015
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Jonathan W. Anders
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Grant
Torque and speed control in a machine with continuously variable tr...
- Patent number 9,002,595
- Issue date Apr 7, 2015
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Kevin Davis
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Continuously variable transmission clutch anti-autoengagement in mu...
- Patent number 8,634,998
- Issue date Jan 21, 2014
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Open-loop torque control with closed-loop feedback
- Patent number 8,532,889
- Issue date Sep 10, 2013
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Frank A. Demarco
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Hydrostatic pump and motor with improved torque reversal characteri...
- Patent number 8,205,444
- Issue date Jun 26, 2012
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Electric motor actuation of a hydrostatic pump
- Patent number 8,074,451
- Issue date Dec 13, 2011
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Open-loop torque control with closed-loop feedback
- Patent number 8,000,863
- Issue date Aug 16, 2011
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Frank A DeMarco
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Feedback adjustment for open-loop torque control map
- Patent number 7,920,949
- Issue date Apr 5, 2011
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D Kuras
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
System for controlling a machine with a continuously variable trans...
- Patent number 7,854,681
- Issue date Dec 21, 2010
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Thomas M. Sopko
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Power-based underspeed control
- Patent number 7,822,532
- Issue date Oct 26, 2010
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Hoff
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Feedback acceleration reduction for fluid supply valves
- Patent number 7,797,081
- Issue date Sep 14, 2010
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Frank A DeMarco
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Anti-hunt system and method for parallel path variable transmission
- Patent number 7,660,657
- Issue date Feb 9, 2010
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Frank A DeMarco
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Grant
Part-throttle performance optimization
- Patent number 7,552,712
- Issue date Jun 30, 2009
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Michael Barngrover
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Brake control system for an electric drive vehicle
- Patent number 7,493,205
- Issue date Feb 17, 2009
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Hongliu Du
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Continuously variable transmission system with power boost
- Patent number 7,469,761
- Issue date Dec 30, 2008
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian Dean Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Electric drive system having DC bus voltage control
- Patent number 7,378,808
- Issue date May 27, 2008
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Electric drive system having DC bus voltage control
- Patent number 7,298,102
- Issue date Nov 20, 2007
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Tom Sopko
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
System and method for controlling a continuously variable transmission
- Patent number 7,192,374
- Issue date Mar 20, 2007
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian Dean Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Predictive load management system
- Patent number 7,146,263
- Issue date Dec 5, 2006
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Mustafa K. Guven
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
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Turbocharger system
- Patent number 7,076,954
- Issue date Jul 18, 2006
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Thomas Michael Sopko, Jr.
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
Control of an engine for a machine with a dual path powetrain
- Publication number 20210179071
- Publication date Jun 17, 2021
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DC BUS REGULATION
- Publication number 20210135605
- Publication date May 6, 2021
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian KURAS
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
DIRECTIONAL SHIFT VARIABLE BRAKE DISENGAGEMENT
- Publication number 20210122247
- Publication date Apr 29, 2021
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian KURAS
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
BRAKE POWER DERATING
- Publication number 20210122347
- Publication date Apr 29, 2021
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. KURAS
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
CONTROL OF AN ENGINE OF A MACHINE BASED ON DETECTED LOAD REQUIREMEN...
- Publication number 20210039643
- Publication date Feb 11, 2021
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian KURAS
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MECHANICAL BRAKE TOUCH UP ENHANCEMENT
- Publication number 20200262403
- Publication date Aug 20, 2020
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
PROPULSION CONTROL SYSTEM WITH VARYING AGGRESSIVENESS OF RESPONSE
- Publication number 20190176826
- Publication date Jun 13, 2019
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian Dean KURAS
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Application
CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A DRIVE MOTOR
- Publication number 20190160965
- Publication date May 30, 2019
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MACHINE
- Publication number 20170351230
- Publication date Dec 7, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
Information Patent Application
STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MULTI-PATH ELECTRIC DRIVE
- Publication number 20170151980
- Publication date Jun 1, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian Dean KURAS
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Application
Mechanically Coupled Multi-Variator Actuation
- Publication number 20170037963
- Publication date Feb 9, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Michael Barngrover
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
Primary Steering Enabler During Engine Failure
- Publication number 20150183427
- Publication date Jul 2, 2015
- CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS, INC.
- Brian D. Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Aggressive and Stable Speed Control
- Publication number 20140316664
- Publication date Oct 23, 2014
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Jonathan W. Anders
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Application
Continuously variable transmission clutch anti-autoengagement in mu...
- Publication number 20130253790
- Publication date Sep 26, 2013
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Electric swing drive control system and method
- Publication number 20120283919
- Publication date Nov 8, 2012
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Clutch calibration for continuously variable transmission
- Publication number 20120158264
- Publication date Jun 21, 2012
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
OPEN-LOOP TORQUE CONTROL WITH CLOSED-LOOP FEEDBACK
- Publication number 20110269597
- Publication date Nov 3, 2011
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Frank A. DeMarco
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
Hydrostatic pump and motor with improved torque reversal characteri...
- Publication number 20100095665
- Publication date Apr 22, 2010
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
Electric motor actuation of a hydrostatic pump
- Publication number 20090298635
- Publication date Dec 3, 2009
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Kuras
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
POWER-BASED UNDERSPEED CONTROL
- Publication number 20090199814
- Publication date Aug 13, 2009
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian D. Hoff
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
PART-THROTTLE PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION
- Publication number 20090156360
- Publication date Jun 18, 2009
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Michael Barngrover
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Continuously variable transmission system with power boost
- Publication number 20090082945
- Publication date Mar 26, 2009
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Brian Dean Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
FEEDBACK ACCELERATION REDUCTION FOR FLUID SUPPLY VALVES
- Publication number 20090005914
- Publication date Jan 1, 2009
- Caterpillar Inc.
- FRANK A. DEMARCO
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
ANTI-HUNT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARALLEL PATH VARIABLE TRANSMISSION
- Publication number 20090005941
- Publication date Jan 1, 2009
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Frank A. DeMarco
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
OPEN-LOOP TORQUE CONTROL WITH CLOSED-LOOP FEEDBACK
- Publication number 20080300103
- Publication date Dec 4, 2008
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Frank A. DeMarco
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
FEEDBACK ADJUSTMENT FOR OPEN-LOOP TORQUE CONTROL MAP
- Publication number 20080294318
- Publication date Nov 27, 2008
- Caterpillar Inc.
- BRIAN D. KURAS
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
Information Patent Application
System for controlling a machine with a continuously variable trans...
- Publication number 20080269011
- Publication date Oct 30, 2008
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Thomas M. Sopko
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Vehicle drivetrain having hydraulic power assist
- Publication number 20080039262
- Publication date Feb 14, 2008
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Michael G. Cronin
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Retarding control for hydromechanical drive machine
- Publication number 20070284170
- Publication date Dec 13, 2007
- Brian D. Kuras
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
Turbocharger system
- Publication number 20070144175
- Publication date Jun 28, 2007
- Thomas Michael Sopko
- Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMA...

Brian Dean KURAS

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Directional shift variable brake disengagement

Control of an engine for a machine with a dual path powertrain

Brake power derating

Control of an engine of a machine based on detected load requiremen...

Control system for DC bus regulation

Control system for controlling operation of a drive motor

Propulsion control system with varying aggressiveness of response

Control system for controlling operation of a machine by imposing s...

Steering control system for multi-path electric drive

Primary steering enabler during engine failure

Aggressive and stable speed control

Torque and speed control in a machine with continuously variable tr...

Continuously variable transmission clutch anti-autoengagement in mu...

Open-loop torque control with closed-loop feedback

Hydrostatic pump and motor with improved torque reversal characteri...

Electric motor actuation of a hydrostatic pump

Open-loop torque control with closed-loop feedback

Feedback adjustment for open-loop torque control map

System for controlling a machine with a continuously variable trans...

Power-based underspeed control

Feedback acceleration reduction for fluid supply valves

Anti-hunt system and method for parallel path variable transmission

Part-throttle performance optimization

Brake control system for an electric drive vehicle

Continuously variable transmission system with power boost

Electric drive system having DC bus voltage control

Electric drive system having DC bus voltage control

System and method for controlling a continuously variable transmission

Predictive load management system

Turbocharger system

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Control of an engine for a machine with a dual path powetrain

CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DC BUS REGULATION

DIRECTIONAL SHIFT VARIABLE BRAKE DISENGAGEMENT

BRAKE POWER DERATING

CONTROL OF AN ENGINE OF A MACHINE BASED ON DETECTED LOAD REQUIREMEN...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MECHANICAL BRAKE TOUCH UP ENHANCEMENT

PROPULSION CONTROL SYSTEM WITH VARYING AGGRESSIVENESS OF RESPONSE

CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A DRIVE MOTOR

CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MACHINE

STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MULTI-PATH ELECTRIC DRIVE

Mechanically Coupled Multi-Variator Actuation

Primary Steering Enabler During Engine Failure

Aggressive and Stable Speed Control

Continuously variable transmission clutch anti-autoengagement in mu...

Electric swing drive control system and method

Clutch calibration for continuously variable transmission

OPEN-LOOP TORQUE CONTROL WITH CLOSED-LOOP FEEDBACK

Hydrostatic pump and motor with improved torque reversal characteri...

Electric motor actuation of a hydrostatic pump

POWER-BASED UNDERSPEED CONTROL

PART-THROTTLE PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION

Continuously variable transmission system with power boost

FEEDBACK ACCELERATION REDUCTION FOR FLUID SUPPLY VALVES

ANTI-HUNT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARALLEL PATH VARIABLE TRANSMISSION

OPEN-LOOP TORQUE CONTROL WITH CLOSED-LOOP FEEDBACK

FEEDBACK ADJUSTMENT FOR OPEN-LOOP TORQUE CONTROL MAP

System for controlling a machine with a continuously variable trans...

Vehicle drivetrain having hydraulic power assist

Retarding control for hydromechanical drive machine

Turbocharger system