Patents by Inventor Joshua Owen McDonald

Joshua Owen McDonald 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).

  • Autonomous tracking of construction vehicles using short range wireless beacons
    Patent number: 10419882
    Abstract: Described examples include a system for tracking a construction vehicle at a construction site. The system includes a Bluetooth receiver located at the construction site for receiving a unique identifier code transmitted by a Bluetooth beacon mounted on a construction vehicle, and the Bluetooth receiver is further configured to communicate the unique identifier code to a remote computer over a communications interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Heavy Construction Systems Specialists, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Bordelon, Joshua Owen McDonald
  • AUTONOMOUS TRACKING OF CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES USING SHORT RANGE WIRELESS BEACONS
    Publication number: 20190182620
    Abstract: Described examples include a system for tracking a construction vehicle at a construction site. The system includes a Bluetooth receiver located at the construction site for receiving a unique identifier code transmitted by a Bluetooth beacon mounted on a construction vehicle, and the Bluetooth receiver is further configured to communicate the unique identifier code to a remote computer over a communications interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Bordelon, Joshua Owen McDonald