Patents by Inventor Robert M. Coats

Robert M. Coats 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).

  • Machine guidance system
    Patent number: 8099205
    Abstract: A guidance system for a mobile machine is disclosed. The guidance system may have a scanning device configured to generate a signal indicative of a lateral distance from the machine to a roadway marker, a locating device configured to determine a geographical location of the machine, and a controller in communication with the scanning device and the locating device. The controller may be configured to receive a desired lateral distance from the machine to the roadway marker, and to compare the desired lateral distance to the actual lateral distance. The controller may further be configured to implement a response to the comparison based on the geographical location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Coats, Michael Sean McDaniel, David J. Edwards, Ramkumar Subramanian, Kenneth L. Stratton
  • Machine guidance system
    Publication number: 20100010703
    Abstract: A guidance system for a mobile machine is disclosed. The guidance system may have a scanning device configured to generate a signal indicative of a lateral distance from the machine to a roadway marker, a locating device configured to determine a geographical location of the machine, and a controller in communication with the scanning device and the locating device. The controller may be configured to receive a desired lateral distance from the machine to the roadway marker, and to compare the desired lateral distance to the actual lateral distance. The controller may further be configured to implement a response to the comparison based on the geographical location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Robert M. Coats, Michael Sean McDaniel, David J. Edwards, Ramkumar Subramanian, Kenneth L. Stratton