Patents by Inventor Martin Politick

Martin Politick 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).

  • Tether tracking system and method for mobile machine
    Patent number: 8332106
    Abstract: A tether tracking system for a mobile machine is disclosed. The tether tracking system may have a spool located on the mobile machine to selectively dispense and reel in a tether extending from the mobile machine to a stationary source as the mobile machine travels about a worksite. The tether tracking system may also have at least one sensor associated with the spool to generate a first signal indicative of a spool parameter, a locating system associated with the mobile machine to generate a second signal indicative of a location of the mobile machine, and a controller in communication with the at least one sensor and the locating system. The controller may be configured to determine a tether avoidance zone based on the first and second signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Fu Pei Yuet, Jean-Jacques Clar, Martin Politick
  • TETHER TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE MACHINE
    Publication number: 20110093170
    Abstract: A tether tracking system for a mobile machine is disclosed. The tether tracking system may have a spool located on the mobile machine to selectively dispense and reel in a tether extending from the mobile machine to a stationary source as the mobile machine travels about a worksite. The tether tracking system may also have at least one sensor associated with the spool to generate a first signal indicative of a spool parameter, a locating system associated with the mobile machine to generate a second signal indicative of a location of the mobile machine, and a controller in communication with the at least one sensor and the locating system. The controller may be configured to determine a tether avoidance zone based on the first and second signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Inventors: Fu Pei YUET, Jean-Jacques Clar, Martin Politick