Patents by Inventor Brian J. Slaboch

Brian J. Slaboch 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).

  • Controlling a digging attachment along a path or trajectory
    Patent number: 10120369
    Abstract: A industrial machine including a component, one or more actuators configured to control the component, an input device configured to generate a first signal corresponding to a first desired motion and a second signal corresponding to a second desired motion, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive the first signal, determine a first target vector, determine a first set of control signals, the first set of control signals related to the first desired motion, and provide the first set of control signals to the one or more actuators. The controller is also configured to receive the second signal, determine a second target vector, determine a second set of control signals based on the first target vector and the second target vector, the second set of control signals related to the second desired motion, and provide the second set of control signals to the one or more actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2018
    Assignee: Joy Global Surface Mining Inc
    Inventors: Wesley P. Taylor, Brian J. Slaboch
  • CONTROLLING A DIGGING ATTACHMENT ALONG A PATH OR TRAJECTORY
    Publication number: 20160195871
    Abstract: A industrial machine including a component, one or more actuators configured to control the component, an input device configured to generate a first signal corresponding to a first desired motion and a second signal corresponding to a second desired motion, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive the first signal, determine a first target vector, determine a first set of control signals, the first set of control signals related to the first desired motion, and provide the first set of control signals to the one or more actuators. The controller is also configured to receive the second signal, determine a second target vector, determine a second set of control signals based on the first target vector and the second target vector, the second set of control signals related to the second desired motion, and provide the second set of control signals to the one or more actuators.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Inventors: Wesley P. Taylor, Brian J. Slaboch