Patents by Inventor Garrett Daniel Reed

Garrett Daniel Reed 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: 11851832
    Abstract: A machine service set position control system is used on a machine that includes a frame, traction devices connected to the frame, a power source connected to the traction devices and configured to rotate the traction devices, a drum chamber connected to the frame, a milling drum rotatably supported within the drum chamber and configured to engage with a ground surface, and a rotor drive train connected to the milling drum and configured to rotate the milling drum to mill the ground surface, the rotor drive train including a gearbox. The service set position control system is programmed to determine a position of at least the rotor drive train and selectively operate a rotor drive train actuator connected to the rotor drive train based on the determined position to move the machine into a machine service set position allowing easy access for a technician to perform service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Garrett Daniel Reed, Brian Joe Schlenker, Paul J Koenen
  • Publication number: 20230349109
    Abstract: A system for controlling an alignment of a first machine with respect to a second machine. The system includes a projector mounted on the second machine. The projector is configured to project one or more light beams. The system further includes an image capturing device configured to capture one or more images of the first machine and the one or more light beams. The system further includes a controller configured to determine a position of the first machine with respect to the one or more light beams based on the one or more images and generate an alert when one or more characteristics of the one or more light beams shifts from a first condition to a second condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Joseph Koenen, Garrett Daniel Reed
  • Publication number: 20230193572
    Abstract: A machine service set position control system is used on a machine that includes a frame, traction devices connected to the frame, a power source connected to the traction devices and configured to rotate the traction devices, a drum chamber connected to the frame, a milling drum rotatably supported within the drum chamber and configured to engage with a ground surface, and a rotor drive train connected to the milling drum and configured to rotate the milling drum to mill the ground surface, the rotor drive train including a gearbox. The service set position control system is programmed to determine a position of at least the rotor drive train and selectively operate a rotor drive train actuator connected to the rotor drive train based on the determined position to move the machine into a machine service set position allowing easy access for a technician to perform service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Garrett Daniel Reed, Brian Joe Schlenker, Paul J. Koenen