Patents by Inventor Dann J. Rawls

Dann J. Rawls 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).

  • Patent number: 10890455
    Abstract: A method includes receiving information associated with a first haul truck configured to traverse a travel path extending from a paving material plant to a worksite. The method also includes identifying the first haul truck as having a location sensor that is one of missing and faulty, determining whether a second haul truck traversed the travel path ahead of the first haul truck, and determining an arrival time at which the first haul truck is expected to arrive at the worksite. In such a method, the arrival time is determined based at least in part on an estimated travel time associated with the first haul truck traversing the travel path, or a recorded travel time associated with the second haul truck traversing the travel path ahead of the first haul truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: John L. Marsolek, Jacob J. McAlpine, Dann J. Rawls
  • Publication number: 20200126008
    Abstract: A system to facilitate selectively providing access to information associated with a paving operation may include a jobsite data management system. The jobsite data management system may include a processor configured to receive ticketing data from a first entity, and the ticketing data may include information associated with one or more loads of paving material supplied by the first entity. The processor may also be configured to provide access for a second entity to submit a request for approval to access the ticketing data. The processor may also be configured to provide access for the first entity to either grant access or deny access by the second entity to at least a portion of the ticketing data. The processor may further be configured to provide access to at least a portion of the ticketing data to the second entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob J. McAlpine, Dann J. Rawls, John L. Marsolek
  • Publication number: 20200056896
    Abstract: A method includes receiving information associated with a first haul truck configured to traverse a travel path extending from a paving material plant to a worksite. The method also includes identifying the first haul truck as having a location sensor that is one of missing and faulty, determining whether a second haul truck traversed the travel path ahead of the first haul truck, and determining an arrival time at which the first haul truck is expected to arrive at the worksite. In such a method, the arrival time is determined based at least in part on an estimated travel time associated with the first haul truck traversing the travel path, or a recorded travel time associated with the second haul truck traversing the travel path ahead of the first haul truck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: John L. Marsolek, Jacob J. McAlpine, Dann J. Rawls
  • Patent number: 10559208
    Abstract: A method includes receiving first location information at a first reporting frequency, the first location information being generated by a location sensor and indicating a first location of a paving system component. The method also includes determining that a distance between a second location of the paving system component and a first geofence is less than or equal to a distance threshold. The method further includes controlling the location sensor to provide second location information at the first reporting frequency, and receiving third location information at the first reporting frequency. In such a method, the third location information indicates a third location of the paving system component. The method also includes determining that the third location is within the first geofence, and controlling the location sensor to provide fourth location information at a second reporting frequency greater than the first reporting frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc
    Inventors: Jacob J. McAlpine, Nicholas A. Oetken, Dann J. Rawls
  • Patent number: D969816
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: John L. Marsolek, Jacob J. McAlpine, Dann J. Rawls