Patents by Inventor Erich Owen Mathews

Erich Owen Mathews 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).

  • Methods and systems for determining part wear based on digital image of part
    Patent number: 9613413
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining part wear using a mobile device. One such exemplary method includes capturing, using the mobile device, at least one digital image of a wear part of a machine. The method further includes determining, by the mobile device and based on the at least one digital image, a degree of wear of the wear part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D Hasselbusch, Stephen Paul Lu, Erich Owen Mathews, Mark Steven Diekevers, Jonathan Taylor Blocksom, Todd R. Goins
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING PART WEAR BASED ON DIGITAL IMAGE OF PART
    Publication number: 20170091924
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining part wear using a mobile device. One such exemplary method includes capturing, using the mobile device, at least one digital image of a wear part of a machine. The method further includes determining, by the mobile device and based on the at least one digital image, a degree of wear of the wear part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. HASSELBUSCH, Stephen Paul LU, Erich Owen MATHEWS, Mark Steven DIEKEVERS, Jonathan Taylor BLOCKSOM, Todd R. GOINS
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING PART WEAR BASED ON DIGITAL IMAGE OF PART
    Publication number: 20140105481
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining part wear using a mobile device. One such exemplary method includes capturing, using the mobile device, at least one digital image of a wear part of a machine. The method further includes determining, by the mobile device and based on the at least one digital image, a degree of wear of the wear part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Michael D. Hasselbusch, Stephen Paul Lu, Erich Owen Mathews, Mark Steven Diekevers, Jonathan Taylor Blocksom, Todd R. Goins