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Brian D. Hoff
Also filed as: HOFF BRIAN · HOFF BRIAN D · HOFF BRIAN DOUGLAS
46 granted patents·5 pending applications·551 citations·filing 2000–2019
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51 records- 0197US7276815B2Power management systemCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 2, 2007·64 cites·20 claims
- 0294US8622871B2Control arrangement and method of controlling a transmission in a machineHOFF BRIAN D·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 7, 2014·29 cites·19 claims
- 0393US7055486B2Fluid delivery control systemCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 6, 2006·43 cites·16 claims
- 0491US10543443B2Air intake system for enginesCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 28, 2020·6 cites·17 claims
- 0591US9046160B2Control system for differential of machineCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 2, 2015·11 cites·20 claims
- 0691US7911079B2Electrical system architecture having high voltage busCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 22, 2011·27 cites·18 claims
- 0789US7242311B2Method and system for providing work machine multi-functional user interfaceCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 10, 2007·49 cites·15 claims
- 0888US7748279B2Hydraulics management for bounded implementsCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 6, 2010·23 cites·20 claims
- 0987US7519462B2Crowd force control in electrically propelled machineCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 14, 2009·21 cites·20 claims
- 1086US11208994B2Air compressor system controlCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 28, 2021·3 cites·16 claims
- 1184US9097344B2Automatic shift control system for a powertrain and methodCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·9 cites·20 claims
- 1282US9969402B2Transmission system having efficiency-based speed controlCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 15, 2018·3 cites·20 claims
- 1381US9970347B2Cooling system having pulsed fan controlCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 15, 2018·2 cites·18 claims
- 1481US6948783B2Tension adjustment mechanism for a work machineCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 27, 2005·27 cites·20 claims
- 1580US7137839B2Electrical connectorCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 21, 2006·32 cites·28 claims
- 1678US8216109B2Torque-based control system for a continuously variable transmissionDAHL KRISTOFOR LEE·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 10, 2012·10 cites·19 claims
- 1778US7462970B2Power systemCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 9, 2008·28 cites·23 claims
- 1878US6682155B2Track tension adjustment management actuatorCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 27, 2004·25 cites·14 claims
- 1974US8725366B2CVT control system having variable power source speedCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2013·Granted May 13, 2014·4 cites·12 claims
- 2074US7030580B2Motor/generator transient response systemCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 18, 2006·27 cites·7 claims
- 2173US8491444B1Transmission control systemLI WEI·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 23, 2013·3 cites·20 claims
- 2273US7400059B2Electrical system architectureCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 15, 2008·11 cites·24 claims
- 2372US7092848B2Control system health test system and methodCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 15, 2006·18 cites·29 claims
- 2471US8738250B2Power source speed control in a machine with a CVTHOFF BRIAN D·Filed 2010·Granted May 27, 2014·4 cites·24 claims
- 2571US8360180B2System for controlling a hybrid energy systemCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 29, 2013·8 cites·23 claims
- 2671US7877183B2Power train control system with engine speed overrideCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 25, 2011·6 cites·20 claims
- 2770US9440656B2Torque control for dog clutch differential engagementCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 13, 2016·3 cites·20 claims
- 2870US8554428B2CVT control system having variable power source speedHUBBARD MILTON CARTER·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 8, 2013·9 cites·20 claims
- 2969US7552712B1Part-throttle performance optimizationCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 30, 2009·7 cites·20 claims
- 3066US6874695B2Control system for, and a method of, heating an operator station of a work machineCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 5, 2005·12 cites·20 claims
- 3162US8744707B2CVT control using state space based gain schedulingLI WEI·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 3, 2014·2 cites·20 claims
- 3261US11333140B2Cooling block for multi-cylinder air compressorCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 17, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3360US8918258B2System and method for avoiding engine underspeed and stallCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2012·Granted Dec 23, 2014·2 cites·20 claims
- 3458US7407458B2In-line drivetrain and four wheel drive work machine using sameCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 5, 2008·3 cites·16 claims
- 3557US9551275B2Cooling system having pulsed fan controlCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 24, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 3657US8024919B2Engine system, operating method and control strategy for aftertreatment thermal managementCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 27, 2011·4 cites·19 claims
- 3757US7614381B2Power system with an integrated lubrication circuitCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 10, 2009·5 cites·22 claims
- 3856US7822532B2Power-based underspeed controlCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 26, 2010·3 cites·20 claims
- 3955US8321105B2Propulsion system with a continuously variable transmissionDAHL KRISTOFOR LEE·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 27, 2012·2 cites·11 claims
- 4054US10415517B2Exhaust scavenging system for an engine systemCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 17, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 4154US7908853B2Hydraulic balancing for steering managementCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 22, 2011·3 cites·19 claims
- 4252US9689319B2Power system having efficiency-based speed controlCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 27, 2017·1 cites·20 claims
- 4349US9096231B2Rollback prevention system for mobile machineKAMISETTY SRIVIDYA LAVANYA·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 4, 2015·1 cites·16 claims
- 4448US9556807B2Transmission system having temperature based input controlCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 31, 2017·0 cites·20 claims
- 4548US8954213B2Engine starting strategy to avoid resonant frequencyO'DONNELL TIMOTHY M·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 10, 2015·0 cites·18 claims
- 4648US8571774B2Propulsion system with a continuously variable transmissionCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 29, 2013·0 cites·18 claims
- 4740US2004187505A1Integrated cooling systemCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 4840US2014032057A1Feedforward control systemLI WEI·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4937US2003117017A1Track tension adjustment management systemFiled 2002·Application pending·0 cites
- 5033US2013256052A1Rollback prevention system for mobile machineKAMISETTY SRIVIDYA LAVANYA·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
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