Patents by Inventor Craig Kietzman

Craig Kietzman 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: 20160279802
    Abstract: A system for wirelessly operating an end effector and a robotic arm of a robotic assembly includes a remote control having a sensor for generating movement data corresponding to a movement of the remote control by a user, and a primary switch operable to commence a logging of spatially defined points present in the generated movement data. The system also includes a receiver in wireless communication with the remote control, a processor communicably coupled to the receiver, and a controller communicably coupled to the processor, the memory, and an actuator associated with the robotic assembly. The receiver receives the movement data from the sensor. The processor logs the spatially defined points in a memory in response to the primary switch being actuated. The controller commands the actuator for initiating movement of at least one of the robotic arm and the end effector based on the logged spatially defined points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Kietzman, David Merle Miller