Patents by Inventor Greg M. Wood

Greg M. Wood 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).

  • Blend control truck assignment monitoring system and method
    Patent number: 10852707
    Abstract: A site management system for tracking material movement in an environment includes a plurality of material sources, one or more processors, and a plurality of machines. Each of the machines operates according to operating instructions to capture material from one material source and deliver the material at or near at least one processor. The site management system also includes an environment monitoring system having a controller configured to monitor movement of the machines, track a cumulative material blend at each of the processors based on the movement of the machines, and modify the operating instructions to maintain the cumulative material blend within a target blend range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Wayne Mountford, Greg M Wood, Russell Brockhurst, Thomas F Doherty
  • BLEND CONTROL TRUCK ASSIGNMENT MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190033808
    Abstract: A site management system for tracking material movement in an environment includes a plurality of material sources, one or more processors, and a plurality of machines. Each of the machines operates according to operating instructions to capture material from one material source and deliver the material at or near at least one processor. The site management system also includes an environment monitoring system having a controller configured to monitor movement of the machines, track a cumulative material blend at each of the processors based on the movement of the machines, and modify the operating instructions to maintain the cumulative material blend within a target blend range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Gordon Wayne Mountford, Greg M. Wood, Russell Brockhurst, Thomas F. Doherty