Patents by Inventor Joseph Allen Thoreson

Joseph Allen Thoreson 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).

  • Implement positioning guidance system
    Patent number: 10589626
    Abstract: A system and method for guiding an implement on a machine to a target location is disclosed. The system comprises a GUI and a controller in operable communication with the GUI. The controller is configured to: (a) determine a current location of the implement relative to the target location on the work surface; and (b) display on the GUI a symbol in one of a plurality of states, each state associated with one or more locations of the implement relative to the target location. The state in which the symbol is displayed is indicative of the current location of the implement relative to the target location and each state is identified by at least one illuminated portion of the symbol. The controller is further configured to: (c) repeat (a) and (b) each time the implement is moved to a new current location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Allen Thoreson
  • Implement Positioning Guidance System
    Publication number: 20170361708
    Abstract: A system and method for guiding an implement on a machine to a target location is disclosed. The system comprises a GUI and a controller in operable communication with the GUI. The controller is configured to: (a) determine a current location of the implement relative to the target location on the work surface; and (b) display on the GUI a symbol in one of a plurality of states, each state associated with one or more locations of the implement relative to the target location. The state in which the symbol is displayed is indicative of the current location of the implement relative to the target location and each state is identified by at least one illuminated portion of the symbol. The controller is further configured to: (c) repeat (a) and (b) each time the implement is moved to a new current location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Joseph Allen Thoreson
  • GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR TOUCH DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20160291816
    Abstract: A graphical user interface for a touch display is provided. The graphical user interface includes a menu structure including a plurality of layers. The graphical user interface also includes a visual cue provided in association with the menu structure. The visual cue provides an indication of a current location of a user selection within the plurality of layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Allen Thoreson, Jeffrey Alan Brush, Arnab Khound, N. Ganesh Balaji
  • Display screen portion with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D823864
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Allen Thoreson, Arnab Khound, Rajasurendiran Muthu, Ganesh Balaji Nagarajan, Suneel Venkata Kandula
  • Display panel with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D847836
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Allen Thoreson, Arnab Khound, Rajasurendiran Muthu, Ganesh Balaji Nagarajan, Suneel Venkata Kandula