Patents by Inventor G. Derrick Darby

G. Derrick Darby 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: 20090043462
    Abstract: A worksite mapping system is disclosed. The worksite mapping system has a receiving module configured to receive a position and a characteristic of an object at a worksite, a positioning device configured to determine a position of a mobile machine at the worksite, and a controller in communication with the receiving module and the positioning device. The controller is configured to generate an electronic map of the worksite, and an electronic representation of the object on the electronic map based on the received position. The controller is further configured to generate at least one boundary zone around the object based on the received characteristic, and an electronic representation of the mobile machine on the electronic map based on the determined position. The controller is further configured to initiate a collision avoidance strategy in response to a mobile machine entering the at least one boundary zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Kenneth Lee Stratton, G. Derrick Darby, Jamie Shults, Robert Briggs, Augusto Opdenbosch, Juan Carlos Santamaria, Fu Pei Yuet, Jean-Jacques Clar