Patents by Inventor Glen Peter Blanchard

Glen Peter Blanchard 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: 10198534
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and computing system for illustrating elevations in an image corresponding to an area of interest that is at least a portion of a mine worksite. The method includes determining, by a selection, a first dataset that includes a plurality of elevation values defining an elevation topography for a first area of interest. The method further includes, for each of the at least a portion of the elevation values in the first dataset, determining a corresponding color for illustrating the elevation value according to a scale of colors. The scale spans a defined range of altitudes. Each color in the scale is definable by a hue; and at least one parameter for influencing at least one of a lightness and a darkness of the color. The color scale is defined to progress through a spectrum of hues across the defined range of altitudes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar of Australia Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Glen Peter Blanchard
  • Publication number: 20170018115
    Abstract: Described herein is a computer-implemented method for illustrating work status for an area of interest of a mine worksite. The method comprises determining a dataset comprising recorded data representing an elevation map of a surface of the mine worksite for at least the area of interest. The elevation map is based on measured data for the surface. The data set also comprises reference data representing a reference elevation topography for at least the area of interest. The method further comprises generating model data, based on the determined dataset, defining a 3-dimensional model for illustrating, in an image portraying a 3-dimensional view of the model, divergence between the elevation map and the reference elevation topography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar of Australia Pty
    Inventors: Glen Peter Blanchard, Brett Eisenmenger, Ramkumar Nagabhshanam
  • Publication number: 20150347637
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and computing system for illustrating elevations in an image corresponding to an area of interest that is at least a portion of a mine worksite. The method includes determining, by a selection, a first dataset that includes a plurality of elevation values defining an elevation topography for a first area of interest. The method further includes, for each of the at least a portion of the elevation values in the first dataset, determining a corresponding colour for illustrating the elevation value according to a scale of colours. The scale spans a defined range of altitudes. Each colour in the scale is definable by a hue; and at least one parameter for influencing at least one of a lightness and a darkness of the colour. The colour scale is defined to progress through a spectrum of hues across the defined range of altitudes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
    Inventor: Glen Peter Blanchard
  • Patent number: D786268
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Glen Peter Blanchard