Patents by Inventor Clay D. REITZ

Clay D. REITZ 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).

  • Publication number: 20120287277
    Abstract: A display system for a mobile machine operating at a worksite is disclosed. The display system may have at least one detection device configured to detect objects within a distance of the mobile machine, at least one camera configured to generate a plurality of camera views of the worksite around the mobile machine, a display located within the mobile machine, and a controller in communication with the at least one detection device, the at least one camera, and the display. The controller may be configured to cause an indication of proximity of objects detected by the at least one detection device to be shown on the display, and to automatically cause the camera view of the plurality of camera views associated with a closest objected detected by the at least one detection device to be shown on the display simultaneous with the indication of proximity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Craig L. Koehrsen, Aaron M. Donnelli, Clay D. Reitz, Ferid Gharsalli, Kiran Bharwani
  • Publication number: 20120249342
    Abstract: A display system for a mobile machine operating at a worksite is disclosed. The display system may have an obstacle detection device configured to detect objects within a distance of the mobile machine, and a locating system configured to track objects at the worksite. The display system may also have a display located within the mobile machine, and a controller in communication with the obstacle detection device, the locating system, and the display. The controller may be configured to cause information from the obstacle detection device and the locating system to be simultaneously shown in an overlapping manner on a common portion of the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Inventors: Craig L. KOEHRSEN, Aaron M. DONNELLI, Clay D. REITZ