Patents by Inventor Kristen Ann Gerstner
Kristen Ann Gerstner 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: 11693406Abstract: A machine is disclosed. The machine may include at least one of a propulsion system or a steering system configured to operate under automatic control in an autonomous mode of the machine; and a controller configured to obtain one or more parameters associated with a task that is to be performed in the autonomous mode, determine an estimated completion time for the task based on the one or more parameters associated with the task, and perform one or more actions based on the estimated completion time for the task.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Robert Jason McGee, Sangameshwar Sonth, Timothy O'Donnell, Kristen Ann Gerstner
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Publication number: 20210278841Abstract: A machine is disclosed. The machine may include at least one of a propulsion system or a steering system configured to operate under automatic control in an autonomous mode of the machine; and a controller configured to obtain one or more parameters associated with a task that is to be performed in the autonomous mode, determine an estimated completion time for the task based on the one or more parameters associated with the task, and perform one or more actions based on the estimated completion time for the task.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Robert Jason MCGEE, Sangameshwar SONTH, Timothy O'DONNELL, Kristen Ann GERSTNER
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Patent number: 10844558Abstract: A method for operating a milling machine is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input identifying a leg of a plurality of legs of the milling machine. Further, the method includes determining a height of the leg based on the receiving of the input identifying the leg. The height of the leg being determined based on position data of the leg. The position data being obtained by a first sensor. Further, the method includes determining, by the controller and based on the determining the height of the leg, that a height of other legs of the plurality of legs is to be adjusted. Thereafter, the method includes adjusting the height of the other legs of the plurality of legs to the height of the leg. The height of the other legs being adjusted based on the determined height of the leg.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Lee M. Hogan, Matthew-David S. Frantz, Jason William Muir, Kristen Ann Gerstner, Timothy Michael O'Donnell, Hyppolite Kuissi
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Patent number: 10793166Abstract: A method of providing object detection warning to an operator of a machine is provided. The machine includes object detection modules, a display unit and a controller communicably coupled to the object detection modules and the display unit. The method detects at least one object being located within a predefined distance range from the machine and determines a distance and position of the detected at least one object relative to the machine. The method further displays a threat warning widget on the display unit. The widget includes a plurality of threat level indicators, each of the threat level indicators being representative of a warning level as a function of distance and position of the object relative to the machine. Furthermore, the method activates at least one threat level indicator based on the determined distance and position of the detected at least one object relative to the machine.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Sarah Elizabeth Schonert, Renita Ryan Metcalf, Darrell Richards, Kristen Ann Gerstner, Micheal David Valerio, Shailesh Babu Ramineni, Brad Robert Van De Veer, Qi Xing
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Publication number: 20200290637Abstract: A method of providing object detection warning to an operator of a machine is provided. The machine includes object detection modules, a display unit and a controller communicably coupled to the object detection modules and the display unit. The method detects at least one object being located within a predefined distance range from the machine and determines a distance and position of the detected at least one object relative to the machine. The method further displays a threat warning widget on the display unit. The widget includes a plurality of threat level indicators, each of the threat level indicators being representative of a warning level as a function of distance and position of the object relative to the machine. Furthermore, the method activates at least one threat level indicator based on the determined distance and position of the detected at least one object relative to the machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2019Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Sarah Elizabeth Schonert, Renita Ryan Metcalf, Darrell Richards, Kristen Ann Gerstner, Micheal David Valerio, Shailesh Babu Ramineni, Brad Robert Van De Veer, Qi Xing
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Publication number: 20190203431Abstract: A method for operating a milling machine is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input identifying a leg of a plurality of legs of the milling machine. Further, the method includes determining a height of the leg based on the receiving of the input identifying the leg. The height of the leg being determined based on position data of the leg. The position data being obtained by a first sensor. Further, the method includes determining, by the controller and based on the determining the height of the leg, that a height of other legs of the plurality of legs is to be adjusted. Thereafter, the method includes adjusting the height of the other legs of the plurality of legs to the height of the leg. The height of the other legs being adjusted based on the determined height of the leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2019Publication date: July 4, 2019Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Lee M. Hogan, Matthew-David S. Frantz, Jason William Muir, Kristen Ann Gerstner, Timothy Michael O'Donnell, Hyppolite Kuissi
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Patent number: 10266996Abstract: A method for operating a milling machine is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input identifying a leg of a plurality of legs of the milling machine. Further, the method includes determining a height of the leg based on the receiving of the input identifying the leg. The height of the leg being determined based on position data of the leg. The position data being obtained by a first sensor. Further, the method includes determining, by the controller and based on the determining the height of the leg, that a height of other legs of the plurality of legs is to be adjusted. Thereafter, the method includes adjusting the height of the other legs of the plurality of legs to the height of the leg. The height of the other legs being adjusted based on the determined height of the leg.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Lee M. Hogan, Matthew-David S. Frantz, Jason William Muir, Kristen Ann Gerstner, Timothy Michael O'Donnell, Hyppolite Kuissi
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Publication number: 20190063010Abstract: A method for operating a milling machine is disclosed. The method includes receiving an input identifying a leg of a plurality of legs of the milling machine. Further, the method includes determining a height of the leg based on the receiving of the input identifying the leg. The height of the leg being determined based on position data of the leg. The position data being obtained by a first sensor. Further, the method includes determining, by the controller and based on the determining the height of the leg, that a height of other legs of the plurality of legs is to be adjusted. Thereafter, the method includes adjusting the height of the other legs of the plurality of legs to the height of the leg. The height of the other legs being adjusted based on the determined height of the leg.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Lee M. Hogan, Matthew-David S. Frantz, Jason William Muir, Kristen Ann Gerstner, Timoth Michael O'Donnell, Hyppolite Kuissi
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Patent number: D919640Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Mitchell Miklosi, Kristen Ann Gerstner, Sarah E. Schonert, Joshua S. Whitmore
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Patent number: D941354Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.Inventors: Robert J. McGee, Kristen Ann Gerstner, Timothy Michael O'Donnell, John Lee Marsolek