Patents by Inventor Muthushankar Raghunathan

Muthushankar Raghunathan 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).

  • Determine optimal frequency to load haul truck
    Patent number: 11560676
    Abstract: A method of determining optimal frequency to load haul trucks can include a central controller receiving an indication of the amount of paving material at a paving machine, and an indication of production rate of the paving machine. The central controller can then determine when more paving material should be provided to the paving machine. Based on this determination, the central controller can provide alerts or triggers to a paving material plant to indicate when haul trucks should be loaded to provide additional paving materials to the paving machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob J. McAlpine, John L. Marsolek, Muthushankar Raghunathan
  • DETERMINE OPTIMAL FREQUENCY TO LOAD HAUL TRUCK
    Publication number: 20200256021
    Abstract: A method of determining optimal frequency to load haul trucks can include a central controller receiving an indication of the amount of paving material at a paving machine, and an indication of production rate of the paving machine. The central controller can then determine when more paving material should be provided to the paving machine. Based on this determination, the central controller can provide alerts or triggers to a paving material plant to indicate when haul trucks should be loaded to provide additional paving materials to the paving machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob J. McAlpine, John L. Marsolek, Muthushankar Raghunathan