Patents by Inventor Jan O. Ten Cate

Jan O. Ten Cate 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).

  • System for navigating a free ranging vehicle
    Patent number: 4847773
    Abstract: System for navigating a free ranging vehicle on a surface comprising means for detecting the position of the vehicle on the surface and to determine and/or correct the path to be followed, the surface carrying a grid of passive marker elements and the vehicle being provided with detectors for detecting same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1989
    Assignee: Industrial Contractors Holland B.V.
    Inventors: Carel C. van Helsdingen, Jan O. Ten Cate, Paul H. F. Peteri, Frank van der Heyden