Patents by Inventor Peter John Lamb

Peter John Lamb 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).

  • Anti-collision protection system
    Patent number: 7034669
    Abstract: An anti-collision protection system for machines that operate in a raw material stockpile yard is disclosed. The machines are moveable in the yard in defined paths, with each machine including a material delivery and/or material recovery boom that can be rotated about a vertical axis. The system includes a means for defining an envelope around each boom (5) that moves with the boom, with each envelope forming a boundary of an exclusion zone for the boom. The system also includes a means for detecting an intersection of the boundaries of the exclusion zones and a means responsive to a detected boundary intersection to prevent collision of the machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: BHP Billiton Innovation Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Peter John Lamb
  • Anti-collision protection system
    Publication number: 20040055986
    Abstract: An anti-collision protection system for machines that operate in a raw material stockpile yard is disclosed. The machines are moveable in the yard in defined paths, with each machine including a material delivery and/or material recovery boom that can be rotated about a vertical axis. The system includes: a means for defining an envelope around each boom (5) that moves with the boom, each envelope forming a boundary of an exclusion zone for the boom. The system also includes a means for detecting an intersection of the boundaries of the exclusion zones and a means responsive to a detected boundary intersection to prevent collision of the machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2003
    Publication date: March 25, 2004
    Inventor: Peter John Lamb