Patents by Inventor Craig Willard Vandeventer

Craig Willard Vandeventer 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).

  • Vehicle navigation system
    Patent number: 11493643
    Abstract: A vehicle navigation system includes an external source sensor onboard a vehicle system that determines headings of the vehicle system. The external source sensor determines the headings using signals received from an off-board, external system. The navigation system also includes a magnetic sensor onboard the vehicle system that measures magnetic fields along different axes at different times. One or more processors determine a combination of the magnetic fields, determine a position translation and/or a magnitude scaling of the combination of the magnetic fields, and modify at least one of the headings based on the position translation and/or the magnitude scaling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Brian James Langstraat, Craig Willard Vandeventer, Frank J. Swiderski, Keith Edward Smith
  • VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200264316
    Abstract: A vehicle navigation system includes an external source sensor onboard a vehicle system that determines headings of the vehicle system. The external source sensor determines the headings using signals received from an off-board, external system. The navigation system also includes a magnetic sensor onboard the vehicle system that measures magnetic fields along different axes at different times. One or more processors determine a combination of the magnetic fields, determine a position translation and/or a magnitude scaling of the combination of the magnetic fields, and modify at least one of the headings based on the position translation and/or the magnitude scaling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Brian James Langstraat, Craig Willard Vandeventer, Frank J. Swiderski, Keith Edward Smith