Patents by Inventor Kirk Narum Eisenbeis

Kirk Narum Eisenbeis 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).

  • Managing autonomous machines across multiple areas
    Patent number: 8744626
    Abstract: The different illustrative embodiments provide a system for autonomous machine management comprising a number of autonomous machines, a number of nodes, a performance estimation module, and a navigation system. The number of autonomous machines is configured to perform area coverage tasks in a worksite. The number of nodes is configured to define a number of worksite areas for the worksite. The performance estimation module is executed by a processor unit and configured to calculate a percentage of work completed in the number of worksite areas. The navigation system is configured to operate an autonomous machine to perform the area coverage tasks and move between the number of worksite areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: David August Johnson, Noel Wayne Anderson, Kirk Narum Eisenbeis
  • MANAGING AUTONOMOUS MACHINES ACROSS MULTIPLE AREAS
    Publication number: 20110295424
    Abstract: The different illustrative embodiments provide a system for autonomous machine management comprising a number of autonomous machines, a number of nodes, a performance estimation module, and a navigation system. The number of autonomous machines is configured to perform area coverage tasks in a worksite. The number of nodes is configured to define a number of worksite areas for the worksite. The performance estimation module is executed by a processor unit and configured to calculate a percentage of work completed in the number of worksite areas. The navigation system is configured to operate an autonomous machine to perform the area coverage tasks and move between the number of worksite areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: David August Johnson, Noel Wayne Anderson, Kirk Narum Eisenbeis