Patents by Inventor Aaron Paul Ardner

Aaron Paul Ardner 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).

  • System and method for controlling features
    Patent number: 9150147
    Abstract: A system, and related method and computer program product are disclosed. The system may comprise a lighting system including a plurality of light groups disposed on a Machine, each light group including one or more lights, a graphical user interface, and a controller. The controller may be configured to cause the graphical user interface to display a machine icon and a plurality of light icons. Each light icon may be in the shape of a light and corresponding to one of the light groups. Each light icon may be displayed proximal to the machine icon in a position generally indicative of a location on the Machine of the light group that corresponds to the light icon. In an embodiment, a light beam may be displayed generally adjacent to the first light icon to show a direction of light when the corresponding light group on the Machine is illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Brush, Aaron Paul Ardner, Daniel James Allen
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FEATURES
    Publication number: 20140258928
    Abstract: A system, and related method and computer program product are disclosed. The system may comprise a lighting system including a plurality of light groups disposed on a Machine, each light group including one or more lights, a graphical user interface, and a controller. The controller may be configured to cause the graphical user interface to display a machine icon and a plurality of light icons. Each light icon may be in the shape of a light and corresponding to one of the light groups. Each light icon may be displayed proximal to the machine icon in a position generally indicative of a location on the Machine of the light group that corresponds to the light icon. In an embodiment, a light beam may be displayed generally adjacent to the first light icon to show a direction of light when the corresponding light group on the Machine is illuminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Brush, Aaron Paul Ardner, Daniel James Allen
  • Display device with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D725137
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Brush, Aaron Paul Ardner, Daniel James Allen