Patents by Inventor Erik Eddington

Erik Eddington 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).

  • System and method for determining a ground speed of a machine
    Patent number: 9199616
    Abstract: The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a method for determining a machine ground speed. The method includes determining a first speed from a position determining system, determining a direction the machine is traveling at the first speed, determining a machine rate of inclination, and determining a compensated ground speed as a function of the first speed and the machine rate of inclination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Doy, Erik Eddington, Eric Dishman, Robert Shockency
  • Determining a ground speed of a machine
    Patent number: 8855869
    Abstract: The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a method for determining a machine ground speed. The method includes determining a machine speed from a position determining system, the machine speed includes a horizontal speed component and a vertical speed component, determining a direction the machine is moving at the machine speed, determining a machine inclination angle, determining a machine rate of inclination, and determining a compensated ground speed as a function of the horizontal speed component, the vertical speed component, the direction, the machine inclination angle, and the machine rate of inclination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Shockency, Jr., Eric Dishman, Erik Eddington, Nathaniel Doy
  • CONTROLLING A BOWL OF A SCRAPER
    Publication number: 20130158817
    Abstract: A method for controlling a bowl of a scraper is disclosed. The method includes receiving a signal from an input device, the signal is indicative of a mode of operation of the scraper, determining a cycle of operation of the scraper associated with the mode of operation, and controlling the bowl based in part on a sequence of parameter settings generated by a control system. The control system is configured to generate the sequence of parameter settings based in part on the cycle of operation of the scraper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Kingdon, Erik Eddington, Eric Polston, Steven Krause, Ramona Cone, Brian Byers, Keith Kosowski
  • DETERMING A GROUND SPEED OF A MACHINE
    Publication number: 20130151086
    Abstract: The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a method for determining a machine ground speed. The method includes determining a machine speed from a position determining system, the machine speed includes a horizontal speed component and a vertical speed component, determining a direction the machine is moving at the machine speed, determining a machine inclination angle, determining a machine rate of inclination, and determining a compensated ground speed as a function of the horizontal speed component, the vertical speed component, the direction, the machine inclination angle, and the machine rate of inclination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Shockency, JR., Eric Dishman, Erik Eddington, Nathaniel Doy
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A GROUND SPEED OF A MACHINE
    Publication number: 20120158209
    Abstract: The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a method for determining a machine ground speed. The method includes determining a first speed from a position determining system, determining a direction the machine is traveling at the first speed, determining a machine rate of inclination, and determining a compensated ground speed as a function of the first speed and the machine rate of inclination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Nathaniel Doy, Erik Eddington, Robert Shockency, Eric Dishman