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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2006
Applicants:
Marvin Kent Palmer, Oswego, IL (US);
Steven Conrad Budde, Dunlap, IL (US);
Srividya Lavanya Kamisetty, Naperville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Marvin Kent Palmer, Oswego, IL (US);
Steven Conrad Budde, Dunlap, IL (US);
SriVidya Lavanya Kamisetty, Naperville, IL (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for reducing a torque load associated with an implement includes determining a speed associated with a power source, wherein the power source is configured to provide power to a hydraulic pump, determining a position associated with an implement system, and limiting a flow associated with the hydraulic pump based on the speed associated with the power source and the position associated with the implement system.