Patents by Inventor Darryl Victor Collins
Darryl Victor Collins 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).
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Patent number: 11280616Abstract: An operating status identification system for a machine includes a position sensing module configured to generate a first signal value corresponding to a speed of the machine. The operating status identification system also includes a motion sensing module configured to generate a second signal value corresponding to at least one motion parameter of the machine. The operating status identification system further includes a control module communicably coupled to each of the position sensing module and the motion sensing module. The control module is configured to receive the first signal value and the second signal value. The control module is further configured to identify whether the machine is in at least one of an operating state and a non-operating state based on a combination of the first and second signal values. The control module is configured to identify that the machine is in the operating state when the machine is stationary.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Thomas Frank Doherty, Darryl Victor Collins, Michael Siemer
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Publication number: 20210252659Abstract: A drilling detection system may include a drilling detection circuitry including one or more detection processors configured to receive a vibration signal indicative of vibration associated with a drilling machine configured to drill holes into a substrate and receive a movement signal indicative of movement of the drilling machine relative to one or more positions on the substrate. The one or more detection processors may also be configured to determine vibration associated with the drilling machine, and determine movement associated with the drilling machine. The one or more detection processors may also be configured to determine, based at least in part on the vibration associated with the drilling machine and the movement associated with the drilling machine, the drilling machine has drilled holes into the substrate and a position on the substrate at which the drilling machine has drilled the holes into the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Applicant: Caterpillar Global Mining LLCInventors: Thomas Frank Doherty, Ben Lincoln Clare, Darryl Victor Collins
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Publication number: 20190331494Abstract: An operating status identification system for a machine includes a position sensing module configured to generate a first signal value corresponding to a speed of the machine. The operating status identification system also includes a motion sensing nodule configured to generate a second signal value corresponding to at least one motion parameter of the machine. The operating status identification system further includes a control module communicably coupled to each of the position sensing module and the motion sensing module. The control module is configured to receive the first signal value and the second signal value. The control module is further configured to identify whether the machine is in at least one of an operating state and a non-operating state based on a combination of the first and second signal values. The control module is configured to identify that the machine is in the operating state when the machine is stationary.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2019Publication date: October 31, 2019Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Thomas Frank Doherty, Darryl Victor Collins, Michael Siemer
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Patent number: 10288718Abstract: A control system for determining a location of loading of a machine operating at a worksite is provided. The control system includes a controller coupled to a dump switch. The controller receives a dump signal and velocity data associated with the machine. The velocity data includes a speed of the machine at various positions along a route followed by the machine from a first dump location to a second dump location. The controller identifies the first dump location, the second dump location, and a plurality of stops made along the route. The controller estimates, a first distance and a second distance between the stop and each of the dump locations. The controller estimates a baseline distance between the dump locations and assigns a weighting factor to the stops. Further, the controller determines a load location from the plurality of stops based on the assigned weighting factors.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Darryl Victor Collins, Michael Siemer
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Publication number: 20190064316Abstract: A control system for determining a location of loading of a machine operating at a worksite is provided. The control system includes a controller coupled to a dump switch. The controller receives a dump signal and velocity data associated with the machine. The velocity data includes a speed of the machine at various positions along a route followed by the machine from a first dump location to a second dump location. The controller identifies the first dump location, the second dump location, and a plurality of stops made along the route. The controller estimates, a first distance and a second distance between the stop and each of the dump locations. The controller estimates a baseline distance between the dump locations and assigns a weighting factor to the stops. Further, the controller determines a load location from the plurality of stops based on the assigned weighting factors.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Darryl Victor Collins, Michael Siemer
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Patent number: 9508053Abstract: A computer-implemented method for processing loading operation data to estimate one or more delivery events is described. The loading operation data comprises payload records, each representing a delivery event. The method comprises, for a selected payload record, operating a processing unit to determine whether a delivery weight in respect of the selected payload record is likely to reflect a single delivery event. If the delivery weight is unlikely to reflect a single delivery event the method further comprises generating a synthetic payload record representing an estimated delivery event and comprising synthetic weight and timing values.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2013Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventor: Darryl Victor Collins
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Publication number: 20150112505Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining that a worksite machine requires refuelling is described. The method involves accessing incident message information and known worksite information; processing the incident message and known worksite information to generate state information; processing the state and known worksite information to generate situation information; and processing the situation and known worksite information to determine that the worksite machine has insufficient fuel to complete the tasks currently assigned to the worksite machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventor: Darryl Victor Collins
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Publication number: 20150112954Abstract: A computer-implemented method for processing loading operation data to estimate one or more delivery events is described. The loading operation data comprises payload records, each representing a delivery event. The method comprises, for a selected payload record, operating a processing unit to determine whether a delivery weight in respect of the selected payload record is likely to reflect a single delivery event. If the delivery weight is unlikely to reflect a single delivery event the method further comprises generating a synthetic payload record representing an estimated delivery event and comprising synthetic weight and timing values.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventor: Darryl Victor Collins
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Publication number: 20150112769Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing a worksite is described. The method involves generating event objects comprising event information with respect to the worksite, processing said event objects to generate state objects describing states with respect to the worksite, processing said state objects to generate situation objects defining situations in the worksite; and process said situation objects to generate worksite impact objects estimating impacts on the worksite.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: April 23, 2015Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventor: Darryl Victor Collins