Patents by Inventor Neil J. Moloney

Neil J. Moloney 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).

  • Gathering data from machine operating at worksite
    Patent number: 9786105
    Abstract: A data gathering system associated with a machine operating at a worksite is provided. The data gathering system includes a base station located at the worksite and an unmanned aerial device (UAD) in communication with the base station and the machine. The UAD includes an image capturing unit for capturing images of an area around the machine and a controller in communication with the image capturing unit. The controller receives a first input from the machine indicative of one or more machine parameters, and receives a second input from the image capturing unit indicative of the images of the area around the machine. The controller further determines multiple operational parameters associated with an operation of the machine based on the first input and the second input, and transmits the determined multiple operational parameters to at least one of the machine and the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Neil J. Moloney, Nicholas A. Natale
  • GATHERING DATA FROM MACHINE OPERATING AT WORKSITE
    Publication number: 20170161972
    Abstract: A data gathering system associated with a machine operating at a worksite is provided. The data gathering system includes a base station located at the worksite and an unmanned aerial device (UAD) in communication with the base station and the machine. The UAD includes an image capturing unit for capturing images of an area around the machine and a controller in communication with the image capturing unit. The controller receives a first input from the machine indicative of one or more machine parameters, and receives a second input from the image capturing unit indicative of the images of the area around the machine. The controller further determines multiple operational parameters associated with an operation of the machine based on the first input and the second input, and transmits the determined multiple operational parameters to at least one of the machine and the base station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Neil J. Moloney, Nicholas A. Natale