Inventor · Dunlap, IL, US

Steven C. Budde

22Patents
8h-index
31Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 12, 2002 → Jan 21, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
USD598023S1 Joystick General 53 Expired
US6879899B2 Method and system for automatic bucket loading Fixed Constructions 40 Expired
US7748279B2 Hydraulics management for bounded implements Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Active
US8977441B2 Method and system for calculating and displaying work tool orientation and machine using same Fixed Constructions 17 Active
US7738979B2 Work tool notification and user-selectable machine control configuration Fixed Constructions 17 Active
US7058495B2 Work implement control system and method Fixed Constructions 12 Expired
US9290910B2 Automatic articulation failure mode protection Fixed Constructions 10 Active
US9217238B2 Automatic articulation machine states Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US9051711B2 Path detection-based steering command filtering method for motor grader automatic articulation feature Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US9234330B2 Automatic articulation behavior during error and high speed conditions Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US9234331B1 Dynamic deadband for automatic articulation Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US8135518B2 Linkage control system with position estimator backup Fixed Constructions 8 Active
US8340875B1 Lift system implementing velocity-based feedforward control Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US8311710B2 Linkage control system with position estimator backup Fixed Constructions 7 Active
US8886415B2 System implementing parallel lift for range of angles Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 7 Active
US8037807B2 Controlled motion in a hydraulically actuated system Fixed Constructions 5 Active
US9428884B2 Articulation covering complete range of steering angles in automatic articulation feature Physics 5 Active
US7546729B2 Method and system for limiting torque load associated with an implement Fixed Constructions 4 Active
US11274421B2 Efficient secondary control device for a work machine Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US7908853B2 Hydraulic balancing for steering management Fixed Constructions 1 Active
US11851844B2 Implement travel prediction for a work machine Fixed Constructions 0 Active
US11513492B2 Determining a noise based start of motion of an implement of a work machine Physics 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.