Patents by Inventor Ishani Pandit

Ishani Pandit 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).

  • Grapple positioning system and method for a work vehicle
    Patent number: 11528856
    Abstract: A system and method of positioning a grapple of a skidder based on ground conditions and felled timber characteristics, or other material characteristics, such as conduit characteristics for pipe, being moved by the skidder. The vehicle includes a level sensor to determine slope of the vehicle based on ground slope and a traction device to determine a slip condition of the vehicle. Level sensors can include a gyroscope, an accelerometer, or a pitch/roll/yaw sensor. The grapple assembly is automatically positioned based on the vehicle slope, the slip condition, and the weight and/or the length of the felled timber being collected by the grapple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Suchitra Iyer, Ishani Pandit, Jacob M. Eilders
  • GRAPPLE POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WORK VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20210007295
    Abstract: A system and method of positioning a grapple of a skidder based on ground conditions and felled timber characteristics, or other material characteristics, such as conduit characteristics for pipe, being moved by the skidder. The vehicle includes a level sensor to determine slope of the vehicle based on ground slope and a traction device to determine a slip condition of the vehicle. Level sensors can include a gyroscope, an accelerometer, or a pitch/roll/yaw sensor. The grapple assembly is automatically positioned based on the vehicle slope, the slip condition, and the weight and/or the length of the felled timber being collected by the grapple.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Suchitra Iyer, Ishani Pandit, Jacob M. Eilders