Patents by Inventor Colin Daniell

Colin Daniell 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: 20230106822
    Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and other techniques for determining a period during which an implement of a construction machine is interacting with a ground surface. A vibration signal that is indicative of a movement of the implement is captured. One or more features are extracted from the vibration signal. The one or more features are provided to a machine-learning model to generate a model output. An implement-on-ground (IOG) start time and an IOG end time are predicted based on the model output, the IOG start time and the IOG end time forming the period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jung Hyun Jun, Peter France, Alistair Baker, Colin Daniell, Alan Greenstreet, Jeremy Wyn-Harris
  • Patent number: 11225772
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing grade control on a motor grader without the use of masts attached to the blade. Embodiments include a body angle sensor configured to detect movement of a construction machine's body, a front 3D positioning device configured to detect a geospatial position of the construction machine's body within a world space, a drawbar angle sensor configured to detect movement of the construction machine's drawbar, and a blade angle sensor configured to detect movement of the construction machine's blade. Two positions on the blade may be calculated first within a machine space and subsequently within the world space. Movement of at least one articulating connection may be caused based on the blade positions within the world space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Ennis, Patrick Pecchio, Geoffrey Mills, Christopher Padilla, Yongliang Zhu, Jason Hill, Colin Daniell, Shawn Zeller
  • Publication number: 20200217042
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing grade control on a motor grader without the use of masts attached to the blade. Embodiments include a body angle sensor configured to detect movement of a construction machine's body, a front 3D positioning device configured to detect a geospatial position of the construction machine's body within a world space, a drawbar angle sensor configured to detect movement of the construction machine's drawbar, and a blade angle sensor configured to detect movement of the construction machine's blade. Two positions on the blade may be calculated first within a machine space and subsequently within the world space. Movement of at least one articulating connection may be caused based on the blade positions within the world space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Nathan Ennis, Patrick Pecchio, Geoffrey Mills, Christopher Padilla, Yongliang Zhu, Jason Hill, Colin Daniell, Shawn Zeller
  • Patent number: 10557250
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing grade control on a motor grader without the use of masts attached to the blade. Embodiments include a body angle sensor configured to detect movement of a construction machine's body, a front 3D positioning device configured to detect a geospatial position of the construction machine's body within a world space, a drawbar angle sensor configured to detect movement of the construction machine's drawbar, and a blade angle sensor configured to detect movement of the construction machine's blade. Two positions on the blade may be calculated first within a machine space and subsequently within the world space. Movement of at least one articulating connection may be caused based on the blade positions within the world space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Ennis, Patrick Pecchio, Geoffrey Mills, Christopher Padilla, Yongliang Zhu, Jason Hill, Colin Daniell, Shawn Zeller
  • Patent number: 10550543
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing grade control on a motor grader without the use of masts attached to the blade. Embodiments include a body angle sensor configured to detect movement of a construction machine's body, a front GNSS receiver configured to detect a geospatial position of the construction machine's body within a world space, a drawbar angle sensor configured to detect movement of the construction machine's drawbar, and a blade angle sensor configured to detect movement of the construction machine's blade. Two positions on the blade may be calculated first within a machine space and subsequently within the world space. Movement of at least one articulating connection may be caused based on the blade positions within the world space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Ennis, Patrick Pecchio, Geoffrey Mills, Christopher Padilla, Yongliang Zhu, Jason Hill, Colin Daniell