Patents by Inventor Jagath SAMARAWEERA

Jagath SAMARAWEERA 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).

  • Fluid application for autonomous haul trucks
    Patent number: 11511302
    Abstract: A method for applying fluid to a travel lane is disclosed. The method may include receiving information related to a travel lane including a first set of tire paths and a second set of tire paths to be traveled by one or more vehicles, generating spray pattern control information for a fluid application machine having multiple spray heads based on the first set of tire paths and the second set of tire paths to be traveled by the one or more vehicles, and selectively triggering the multiple spray heads of the fluid application machine to alternately apply fluid to the first set of tire paths and the second set of tire paths based on the spray pattern control information and based on a current position of the fluid application machine on the travel lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Global Mining LLC
    Inventors: Michael Vance, Jagath Samaraweera
  • FLUID APPLICATION FOR AUTONOMOUS HAUL TRUCKS
    Publication number: 20210046499
    Abstract: A method for applying fluid to a travel lane is disclosed. The method may include receiving information related to a travel lane including a first set of tire paths and a second set of tire paths to be traveled by one or more vehicles, generating spray pattern control information for a fluid application machine having multiple spray heads based on the first set of tire paths and the second set of tire paths to be traveled by the one or more vehicles, and selectively triggering the multiple spray heads of the fluid application machine to alternately apply fluid to the first set of tire paths and the second set of tire paths based on the spray pattern control information and based on a current position of the fluid application machine on the travel lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Global Mining LLC
    Inventors: Michael VANCE, Jagath SAMARAWEERA