Patents by Inventor Jeff Ducrot

Jeff Ducrot 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).

  • Measure-up processes that enable positioning a tip of a bucket of an excavator
    Patent number: 12655614
    Abstract: Measure-up processes described herein provide data that enable three-dimensional (3D) positioning of a tip of a bucket of an excavator. The processes may include steps of curling a bucket of the excavator in and out, moving a stick of the excavator in and out, and moving the bucket so that it touches a point at different bucket angles. During each of the steps, data is generated using a tilt compensating survey pole and one or more inertial measurement units (IMUs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Caterpillar Trimble Control Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jeremy Nicholls, Peter G. France, Jeff Ducrot, Alistair Baker
  • MEASURE-UP PROCESSES THAT ENABLE POSITIONING A TIP OF A BUCKET OF AN EXCAVATOR
    Publication number: 20220364334
    Abstract: Measure-up processes described herein provide data that enable three-dimensional (3D) positioning of a tip of a bucket of an excavator. The processes may include steps of curling a bucket of the excavator in and out, moving a stick of the excavator in and out, and moving the bucket so that it touches a point at different bucket angles. During each of the steps, data is generated using a tilt compensating survey pole and one or more inertial measurement units (IMUs).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Jeremy Nicholls, Peter G. France, Jeff Ducrot, Alistair Baker