Patents by Inventor John Greg Zimmerman

John Greg Zimmerman 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).

  • Patent number: 9296402
    Abstract: A system includes an automatic control module, an automatic location module, and a manual location module. The automatic location module is configured to obtain, without operator intervention, first location information corresponding to a location of the vehicle. The manual location module is configured to obtain second location information via an operator input. The manually entered location information may include information corresponding to a first route on which the vehicle is disposed, where the first route is one of a plurality of routes located proximately to each other in a territory. The automatic control module is configured to control the vehicle to conform to a set of location-based regulations during a mission using location information including the first location information and the second location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jess Backes, Joseph Edward Tierney, Timothy Rolbiecki, John Greg Zimmerman