Patents by Inventor Martin Victor Pilgrim

Martin Victor Pilgrim 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).

  • Retrofit remote control system for a machine
    Patent number: 12072700
    Abstract: A retrofittable remote control system is provided for enabling remote controlling of an on-board component of machine that is inherently incapable of being remote controlled. An interface control module is retrofitted on machine and is configured to communicate with off-board remote control over wireless communication channel. The interface control module detects presence of an on-board control module that communicates with the on-board component over a digital communication channel. The interface control module is configured to then establish either a digital communication link with the on-board control module or a direct Input/Output (I/O) communication link with the on-board component of the machine based on the detection. The interface control module is configured to send a control signal over either the direct I/O communication link or the digital communication channel via the detected on-board control module, for controlling the on-board component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Suneel Venkata Kandula, Ashish Abraham Varghese, Sai Praveen Gundlapalli, Anthony Keith Nathan Nelson, Martin Victor Pilgrim
  • RETROFIT REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MACHINE
    Publication number: 20220026899
    Abstract: A retrofittable remote control system is provided for enabling remote controlling of an on-board component of machine that is inherently incapable of being remote controlled. An interface control module is retrofitted on machine and is configured to communicate with off-board remote control over wireless communication channel. The interface control module detects presence of an on-board control module that communicates with the on-board component over a digital communication channel. The interface control module is configured to then establish either a digital communication link with the on-board control module or a direct Input/Output (I/O) communication link with the on-board component of the machine based on the detection. The interface control module is configured to send a control signal over either the direct I/O communication link or the digital communication channel via the detected on-board control module, for controlling the on-board component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Suneel Venkata Kandula, Ashish Abraham Varghese, Sai Praveen Gundlapalli, Anthony Keith Nathan Nelson, Martin Victor Pilgrim