Patents by Inventor Maryanne E. Graves

Maryanne E. Graves 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).

  • MACHINE DUMP BODY CONTROL USING OBJECT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20230251664
    Abstract: A mobile work machine includes a frame, a material loading system having a material receiving area configured to receive material and an actuator configured to control the material loading system to move the material receiving area relative to the frame, and a control system configured to receive an indication of a detected object, determine a location of the object relative to the material loading system, and generate a control signal that controls the mobile work machine based on the determined location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventors: Francois STANDER, Joel D. BANNINGA, Michael J. SCHMIDT, Maryanne E. GRAVES
  • Machine dump body control using object detection
    Patent number: 11693411
    Abstract: A mobile work machine includes a frame, a material loading system having a material receiving area configured to receive material and an actuator configured to control the material loading system to move the material receiving area relative to the frame, and a control system configured to receive an indication of a detected object, determine a location of the object relative to the material loading system, and generate a control signal that controls the mobile work machine based on the determined location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Francois Stander, Joel D. Banninga, Michael J. Schmidt, Maryanne E. Graves
  • MACHINE DUMP BODY CONTROL USING OBJECT DETECTION
    Publication number: 20210271248
    Abstract: A mobile work machine includes a frame, a material loading system having a material receiving area configured to receive material and an actuator configured to control the material loading system to move the material receiving area relative to the frame, and a control system configured to receive an indication of a detected object, determine a location of the object relative to the material loading system, and generate a control signal that controls the mobile work machine based on the determined location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Francois Stander, Joel D. Banninga, Michael J. Schmidt, Maryanne E. Graves