Patents by Inventor Jeremy R. Couch

Jeremy R. Couch 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).

  • Engagement control system and method
    Patent number: 11512454
    Abstract: A system for controlling an engagement operation between first and second movable machines includes a separation sensor, a relative speed sensor and a controller. The separation sensor determines a separation distance between the first and second machines. The relative speed sensor determines a relative difference in speed between the first and second machines. The controller determines the separation distance between the first and second machines, decelerates the first movable machine when the separation distance is within a deceleration zone, determines a relative difference in speed between the first and second machines, and generates an engagement speed command to operate the first movable machine at a first ground speed equal to a second ground speed of the second movable machine plus a relative engagement speed when the separation distance is within a buffer zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Atkinson, Jeremy Peterson, Naveen Kumar S. Aproop, Jeremy R. Couch
  • Engagement Control System and Method
    Publication number: 20200011034
    Abstract: A system for controlling an engagement operation between first and second movable machines includes a separation sensor, a relative speed sensor and a controller. The separation sensor determines a separation distance between the first and second machines. The relative speed sensor determines a relative difference in speed between the first and second machines. The controller determines the separation distance between the first and second machines, decelerates the first movable machine when the separation distance is within a deceleration zone, determines a relative difference in speed between the first and second machines, and generates an engagement speed command to operate the first movable machine at a first ground speed equal to a second ground speed of the second movable machine plus a relative engagement speed when the separation distance is within a buffer zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: David C. Atkinson, Jeremy Peterson, Naveen Kumar S. Aproop, Jeremy R. Couch