Patents by Inventor Paul William Bierdeman

Paul William Bierdeman 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).

  • Starting a machine through a mobile device
    Patent number: 10075576
    Abstract: A system and method to access a machine through a mobile device includes sending a machine key to a controller on-board the machine, and a mobile device key to the mobile device using a remote server. The mobile device sends a mobile device ID to the controller. The controller determines the mobile device key based on the mobile device ID and the machine key. The controller sends a random number to the mobile device. The mobile device processes the random number to derive a first processed random number, and sends the first processed random number to the controller. The controller processes the random number to derive a second processed random number. The controller enables a start button to send a request to start the machine, when the first processed random number matches the second processed random number. The controller starts the machine upon receiving the request to start the machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey David Rule, Kirk Shively, Derek J. Light, Joshua Dean Reed, Bradley Bergerhouse, Arjun Veneshetty, Sudhakar Subramaniyan, Rohinikumar Adivi, Harold Duane Dabbs, Paul William Bierdeman