Patents by Inventor Elizabeth R.K. Brockman

Elizabeth R.K. Brockman 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: 20240102254
    Abstract: A method for directing transport vehicles based on real-time operating parameters of a paving train machine comprises estimating a material productivity value at a current location of the paving train machine, comparing the material productivity value to a threshold productivity value, generating a predicted location for the paving train machine when the threshold will be reached, and communicating the generated predicted location to a transport vehicle. A system for coordinating location of an empty transport vehicle in a paving train comprises a sensor to generate material productivity data for a paving train machine, a controller configured to determine an output rate of the paving train machine, a time when an in-use transport vehicle will be at capacity, and a location for where the in-use transport vehicle will be at capacity, and a communication device for the paving train machine configured to transmit the location to the empty transport vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Elizabeth R.K. Brockman, Eric S. Engelmann
  • Patent number: 11881203
    Abstract: A noise control system detects, identifies, and cancels specific, preselected sounds that an operator does not want to hear during operation of a machine. One or more of a microphone or another sensor detects sound vibrations or other operational parameters that result in the generation of sound vibrations during operation of the machine. A controller identifies, and selectively cancels only the specific, preselected sounds the operator does not want to hear while operating the machine by generating an anti-noise signal to interfere with the specific, preselected sounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Oetken, Clinton A. Metzger, Elizabeth R. K. Brockman, Bryce David Uitermarkt
  • Publication number: 20230382305
    Abstract: A method and system for generating an augmented machine view. The augmented machine view may include a dynamic virtual machine model representing an actual working machine, overlayed with camera footage from around the working machine. The dynamic virtual machine model may be synched in time with the camera footage. The system for generating the augmented machine view may include cameras mounted on the actual machine and machine sensors monitoring the position and movements of individual components of the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew-David S. FRANTZ, Eric ENGELMANN, Dario SANSONE, Gianfranco PERRI, Elizabeth R. K. BROCKMAN
  • Publication number: 20230360628
    Abstract: A noise control system detects, identifies, and cancels specific, preselected sounds that an operator does not want to hear during operation of a machine. One or more of a microphone or another sensor detects sound vibrations or other operational parameters that result in the generation of sound vibrations during operation of the machine. A controller identifies, and selectively cancels only the specific, preselected sounds the operator does not want to hear while operating the machine by generating an anti-noise signal to interfere with the specific, preselected sounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2022
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Oetken, Clinton A. Metzger, Elizabeth R.K. Brockman, Bryce David Uitermarkt