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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2009

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2007
Applicants:

Joseph A. St. Aubin, Wahpeton, ND (US);

Jeret L. Hoesel, Lisbon, ND (US);

Walter K. Rolf, Lisbon, ND (US);

Inventors:

Joseph A. St. Aubin, Wahpeton, ND (US);

Jeret L. Hoesel, Lisbon, ND (US);

Walter K. Rolf, Lisbon, ND (US);

Assignee:

Clark Equipment Company, West Fargo, ND (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method of operating a hydraulic motor. In one embodiment, the method includes measuring a temperature of hydraulic fluid associated with the hydraulic motor and comparing the measured temperature of the hydraulic fluid to a first temperature threshold. The method also includes controlling an operational state of one or more hydraulic motor functions based at least partially on the comparison of the measured temperature of the hydraulic fluid and the first temperature threshold.


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