Patents by Inventor Terry Rasmussen

Terry Rasmussen 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).

  • Publication number: 20070150147
    Abstract: A compaction monitoring system for a compactor has one or more sensors, a positioning system and a controller. The sensors are configured to transmit signals representative of one or more characteristics of a material related to a compaction value of the material. The positioning system may be configured to transmit a location signal representative of a position of the compactor. The controller may be configured to receive the signals from the one or more sensors, determine compaction values of the material based on the signals from the one or more sensors using a proof-rolling method, and determine the position of the compactor based on the location signal transmitted by the positioning system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Terry Rasmussen, David Schricker
  • Publication number: 20070150148
    Abstract: A transition region control system has one or more sensors configured to transmit a signal representative of a speed of a work machine moving over a first surface. The transition region control system also has one or more surfacing components configured to form a second surface generally coplanar to the first surface, wherein the second surface may include a transition region generally non-coplanar to the first surface. The transition region control system further has a data input system configured to transmit data representative of the transition region to a controller. The controller may be configured to determine the speed of the work machine based on the signal received from the one or more sensors and control the operation of at least one of the one or more surfacing components to at least partially form the transition region based on the speed of the work machine and the data representative of the transition region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventor: Terry Rasmussen