Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Hodel

Benjamin J. Hodel 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).

  • Patent number: 8364405
    Abstract: A surface mapping system including a controller configured with a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions to receive position data from each machine in a plurality of machines located on a worksite and to generate, utilizing the received position data, a display signal for providing a visual depiction of a surface of the worksite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Sprock, Benjamin J. Hodel
  • Publication number: 20110153214
    Abstract: A surface mapping system including a controller configured with a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions to receive position data from each machine in a plurality of machines located on a worksite and to generate, utilizing the received position data, a display signal for providing a visual depiction of a surface of the worksite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Sprock, Benjamin J. Hodel
  • Publication number: 20110148856
    Abstract: A parameter visualization system is disclosed that includes a controller configured to receive three-dimensional position data indicating a location of an earthmoving machine on a worksite, and to receive parameter information comprising values of a plurality of parameters. The plurality of parameters includes parameters of at least one of the earthmoving machine and the worksite. The controller is further configured to generate a first display signal configured to provide a value of a first parameter in the plurality of parameters, to receive a modification of the value of the first parameter, to calculate a value of a second parameter based on the modification of the value of the first parameter, and to generate a second display signal configured to provide a visual depiction of a value of at least one of the first parameter or the second parameter along a three-dimensional visual depiction of the worksite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2009
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Sprock, Benjamin J. Hodel