Patents by Inventor Joshua EBERT

Joshua EBERT 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).

  • Automatically obtaining sensor data for machine update
    Patent number: 11507360
    Abstract: A system may comprise: a reader device comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors may be configured to: obtain, using a wireless local area network communication, sensor data from a plurality of sensor devices associated with a machine; identify, from the sensor data, information identifying a sensor device of the plurality of sensor devices; generate sensor device information that associates the information identifying the sensor device with information identifying a component of the machine; and transmit the sensor device information to cause the machine to be updated using the sensor device information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel W. Hoyt, Joshua D. Reed, Joshua Ebert
  • AUTOMATICALLY OBTAINING SENSOR DATA FOR MACHINE UPDATE
    Publication number: 20210303289
    Abstract: A system may comprise: a reader device comprising: one or more memories; and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories. The one or more processors may be configured to: obtain, using a wireless local area network communication, sensor data from a plurality of sensor devices associated with a machine; identify, from the sensor data, information identifying a sensor device of the plurality of sensor devices; generate sensor device information that associates the information identifying the sensor device with information identifying a component of the machine; and transmit the sensor device information to cause the machine to be updated using the sensor device information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel W. HOYT, Joshua D. REED, Joshua EBERT