Patents by Inventor Geoffrey L. Viola

Geoffrey L. Viola 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: 20150045992
    Abstract: A robotic control system for a vehicle having a chassis and a drive system carrying the chassis. The robotic control system including a controller configured to control the drive system. The controller being further configured to at least one of auto-load the vehicle onto a trailer, preclude tipping of the vehicle, stabilize yaw of the vehicle, simulate Ackerman steering, balance the vehicle on two wheels, retrieve an other vehicle, transfer a payload from the vehicle to the other vehicle, coupling of at least one other vehicle to the vehicle, retrieval or movement of a container using either relative sensing or absolute position referencing, profile cutting of plants, and 3D print cement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicants: Autonomous Solutions, Inc., CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Robert D. Ashby, Brad A. Baillio, Matthew D. Berkemeier, John Droter, Jeffrey L. Ferrin, Mark D. Hayes, Joshua Henrie, Michael G. Hornberger, Daniel J. Morwood, John A. M. Petersen, Thomas M. Petroff, Eric A. Poulson, Colton J. Schenk, Devin M. Stewart, J. Brian Stewart, Melvin W. Torrie, Mitchel R. Torrie, Bret T. Turpin, Geoffrey L. Viola