Patents by Inventor Beth Ladd

Beth Ladd has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11759125
    Abstract: A wearable posture monitoring device is provided. The device includes a first posture sensor to measure a first bend parameter associated with shoulders of a user and a second posture sensor to measure a second bend parameter associated with vertebral column of the user. The device includes a control unit operatively coupled to the first posture sensor and the second posture sensor and is configured to compare the first bend parameter with a first predefined reference value and the second bend parameter with a second predefined reference value to detect an improper bend in one or more of the shoulders and vertebral column of the user. The control unit is further configured to display a visual indication, on a display interface associated with the posture monitoring device, to indicate the detected improper bend of one or more of the shoulders and vertebral column of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Beth Ladd, Donald L Bergh, Kimberly Moon, Loay Abusalah, Alexandria Rodriguez, Amaan Baiyat, Leah Smith, Michael Diaz, Randy De Leon, Alyssa Nicole Lee
  • Publication number: 20200352476
    Abstract: A wearable posture monitoring device is provided. The device includes a first posture sensor to measure a first bend parameter associated with shoulders of a user and a second posture sensor to measure a second bend parameter associated with vertebral column of the user. The device includes a control unit operatively coupled to the first posture sensor and the second posture sensor and is configured to compare the first bend parameter with a first predefined reference value and the second bend parameter with a second predefined reference value to detect an improper bend in one or more of the shoulders and vertebral column of the user. The control unit is further configured to display a visual indication, on a display interface associated with the posture monitoring device, to indicate the detected improper bend of one or more of the shoulders and vertebral column of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Beth Ladd, Donald L. Bergh, Kimberly Moon, Loay Abusalah, Alexandria Rodriguez, Amaan Baiyat, Leah Smith, Michael Diaz, Randy De Leon, Alyssa Nicole Lee
  • Publication number: 20170098182
    Abstract: A performance monitoring system associated with a machine is provided. The system includes a sensor assembly configured to generate data of one or more parameters associated with an operation of the machine. The system further includes a controller communicably coupled to the sensor assembly. The controller is configured to determine a list of performance parameters associated with a performance of an operator while operating the machine. The controller selects a set of performance parameters from the list of performance parameters. The controller receives the data associated with the set of performance parameters from the sensor assembly. The controller compares the data associated with the set of performance parameters with respective predetermined thresholds. The controller evaluates the performance of the operator based on the comparison. Also, the controller displays a visual cue to the operator. The visual cue is indicative of the performance of the operator based on the evaluation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Joseph La Reau, Joshua CC. Edwards, Beth Ladd, David James Edwards, Yong Li, Juju Ratna Manandhar, Gerald W. Edwards, JR.