Patents by Inventor Morris W. Reid

Morris W. Reid 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).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SURFACE DATA MANAGEMENT AT WORKSITE
    Publication number: 20150154247
    Abstract: A system for surface data management for a machine is provided. A first controller maintains an updated surface data and an updating time. A second controller maintains a surface data and a recording time. The second controller transmits a time request for the updating time associated with a destination location. The second controller receives the updating time associated with the destination location. The second controller is compares the updating time with the recording time, each associated with the destination location. If the updating time is more recent than the recording time, the second controller transmits a data request for the updated surface data associated with the destination location and receives the updated surface data. The second controller compares the updated surface data with the surface data, each associated with the destination location and determines a change in the surface data associated with the destination location based on the comparison.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Morris W. Reid, Dean G. Povey, Michael Siemer, Mark Banham, John R. Ellwood