Patents by Inventor Nigel Graham Smith

Nigel Graham Smith 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 automatically triggering incident intervention
    Patent number: 11227242
    Abstract: A method includes determining, based at least in part on sensor data about a worksite, first and second conditions associated with a location at the worksite. The method also includes determining, based at least in part on the first condition and the second condition, a first risk factor associated with a first portion of the worksite, the first portion including the location and area proximate the location and determining a second risk factor associated with a second portion of the worksite adjacent the first portion. The method may also include generating a graphical user interface comprising a graphical representation of the first portion of the worksite and the second portion of the worksite and visual indications of the risk factors. Further aspects may include controlling machines and/or electronic devices at the worksite when a value associated with the risk factors is greater than a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Nigel Graham Smith, David James Edwards, Michael K. Hatfield, Elisa Beth Begner
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGERING INCIDENT INTERVENTION
    Publication number: 20200074383
    Abstract: A method includes determining, based at least in part on sensor data about a worksite, first and second conditions associated with a location at the worksite. The method also includes determining, based at least in part on the first condition and the second condition, a first risk factor associated with a first portion of the worksite, the first portion including the location and area proximate the location and determining a second risk factor associated with a second portion of the worksite adjacent the first portion. The method may also include generating a graphical user interface comprising a graphical representation of the first portion of the worksite and the second portion of the worksite and visual indications of the risk factors. Further aspects may include controlling machines and/or electronic devices at the worksite when a value associated with the risk factors is greater than a threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Nigel Graham Smith, David James Edwards, Michael K. Hatfield, Elisa Beth Begner