Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Dennis C Skarvan
  • Method and apparatus for design placement for earthmoving applications
    Patent number: 6751540
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for storing earthwork design templates in an on-board system on a work machine. The machine operator may select one or more of the templates and place and orient the template on a topographic map displayed on a screen. The operator may adjust the position and heading in the x-y plane and adjust the elevation, slope, and cross slope of the template relative to the map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc
    Inventors: Claude W. Keefer, Craig L. Koehrsen