Patents by Inventor Jorgen Pederson

Jorgen Pederson 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).

  • Miner guidance using laser and image analysis
    Patent number: 6203111
    Abstract: A mining machine comprising a vehicle body having forward and rearward ends, the vehicle body being movable along a mine floor, a cutter head mounted on the forward end of the vehicle body, and a position sensing and control apparatus including first and second generally vertical, generally parallel surfaces on the vehicle body, an off-board light source emitting a light beam that strikes the surfaces, an imaging device for imaging both of the plates in a single image, and a computer receiving the single image from the camera, the computer using the single image to determine at least one of the roll, yaw and lateral offset of the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2001
    Inventors: Mark Ollis, Steven John Scheding, Christopher C. Fromme, Jorgen Pederson, John Bares, Herman Herman, Anthony J. Stentz, David K. Herdle, Frank Higgins, Bryan G. Campbell