Patents by Inventor Dennis Rude

Dennis Rude 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: 9120568
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a system and method of automatically transporting cargo from a loading station to an unloading station using a vehicle. Loading and unloading of cargo may be accomplished automatically without the need for human operators of either the loading station, the unloading station, or the vehicle. The unloading and loading station each comprise guide rails and a plurality of directional signal sources used by the vehicle to control its current position so that it may retrieve and deliver a target load. The vehicle comprises at least one sensor for detecting modulated directional signals and a controller to control the current position of the vehicle based on the received signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Herman, Dennis Rude, Thomas Spura, Shirley D. Kupst
  • Publication number: 20130332008
    Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a system and method of automatically transporting cargo from a loading station to an unloading station using a vehicle. Loading and unloading of cargo may be accomplished automatically without the need for human operators of either the loading station, the unloading station, or the vehicle. The unloading and loading station each comprise guide rails and a plurality of directional signal sources used by the vehicle to control its current position so that it may retrieve and deliver a target load. The vehicle comprises at least one sensor for detecting modulated directional signals and a controller to control the current position of the vehicle based on the received signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Carl Herman, Dennis Rude, Thomas Spura, Shirley D. Kupst