Patents by Inventor Ferid Gharsalli

Ferid Gharsalli 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: 9633563
    Abstract: In one aspect, an object warning system for a machine is disclosed. The object warning system includes an object detection system and an operator interface having a visual display, and a controller in communication with the object detection system and the operator interface. The controller is configured to control the display to represent a warning level as a function of a status of the machine and a distance of an object relative to the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ferid Gharsalli, Clayton D. Reitz
  • Publication number: 20120287277
    Abstract: A display system for a mobile machine operating at a worksite is disclosed. The display system may have at least one detection device configured to detect objects within a distance of the mobile machine, at least one camera configured to generate a plurality of camera views of the worksite around the mobile machine, a display located within the mobile machine, and a controller in communication with the at least one detection device, the at least one camera, and the display. The controller may be configured to cause an indication of proximity of objects detected by the at least one detection device to be shown on the display, and to automatically cause the camera view of the plurality of camera views associated with a closest objected detected by the at least one detection device to be shown on the display simultaneous with the indication of proximity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Craig L. Koehrsen, Aaron M. Donnelli, Clay D. Reitz, Ferid Gharsalli, Kiran Bharwani
  • Publication number: 20110254700
    Abstract: In one aspect, an object warning system for a machine is disclosed. The object warning system includes an object detection system and an operator interface having a visual display, and a controller in communication with the object detection system and the operator interface. The controller is configured to control the display to represent a warning level as a function of a status of the machine and a distance of an object relative to the machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Ferid Gharsalli, Clayton D. Reitz