Patents Assigned to Caterpillar Paving Products lnc.
  • Publication number: 20230116589
    Abstract: A work machine including a frame, a plurality of ground engaging mechanisms, a conveyor assembly and a mill chamber. The conveyor assembly including a conveyor belt. The mill chamber including an auger and a rotor, the rotor having a plurality of teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products lnc.
    Inventors: Nicholas B. Johnson, Conwell Keefer Rife, JR., Eric S. Engelmann
  • Publication number: 20220373680
    Abstract: A work machine, light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system, and method of reducing false object detections are disclosed. The work machine may include a frame, a power unit, a locomotive device, and the LiDAR system. The LiDAR system may include at least one laser, at least one sensor, a bracket, and a control unit configured to execute an object detection program. The LiDAR system is configured to exclude from its object detection program a plurality of beams emitted toward the work machine through a design of the bracket and/or software methods of the control unit. The method may include storing a database of exclude coordinates and using the database to filter out undesirable data samples from the object detection program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products lnc.
    Inventors: Todd A. Impola, Siddarth Desikan, Nathaniel Doy, Lawrence A. Mianzo, Mark E. Hartman, Shanmukha Bhumireddy, Sri Sekharan