Patents by Inventor Philip Henry Cole

Philip Henry Cole 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).

  • High Availability For Autonomous Machine Control System
    Publication number: 20130268138
    Abstract: A control system for a work site including an autonomous machine includes a central control system that includes a cluster of servers configured to execute an autonomous control server application on exactly one of the cluster of servers. A RAID system is in communication with the cluster of servers. A first switch interconnects a first network with the cluster of servers, and a second switch interconnects a second network with the cluster of servers. A UPS system interconnects a power source with the cluster of servers, the RAID system, and the first and second switches. The machine control system is communicatively coupled with the central control system via a wireless network and one of the first and second networks. The machine control system transmits machine position information to the autonomous control server application and receives a route plan generated by the autonomous control server application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: CATERPILLAR INC.
    Inventors: Eric Alan Moughler, Craig Lawrence Koehrsen, Philip Henry Cole, Timothy Francis Hufeld, Bryan J. Everett