Patents by Inventor Raphael Gonzalez

Raphael Gonzalez 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).

  • Publication number: 20260044155
    Abstract: A method for inverting driving instructions of a working machine includes a first step of entering and initiating a driving instruction. In a second step, position data of the working machine are associated with the driving instruction. In a third step, a cancellation of the driving instruction is entered and the driving instruction is terminated. In a fourth step, position data of the working machine are associated with the cancellation of the driving instruction. With reference to the associated position data a corridor for the driving instruction is defined, and in a fifth step the driving instruction is inverted in such manner that the driving instruction is initiated and cancelled in the reverse sequence when the working machine travels along the corridor in the reverse direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: February 12, 2026
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Dieter Balz, Udo Brehmer, Raphael Gonzalez, Stefan Traub
  • Publication number: 20250019932
    Abstract: A method for carrying out action instructions with a working machine includes determining whether the orientation of the action instruction matches the driving direction of the working machine; determining an absolute distance between the working machine and the action instruction concerned on the basis of the position of the working machine and the respective position of the action instruction; determining, for action instructions with an absolute distance smaller than a first pre-definable value, a relative distance between the working machine and the action instruction concerned in the driving direction of the working machine and transversely to the driving direction; and actuating, for action instructions with a relative distance which is smaller than a second pre-defined value, an external control unit for carrying out the action instruction concerned. A control unit and a working machine are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 16, 2025
    Applicant: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Dieter Balz, Markus Birk, Raphael Gonzalez, Gabriela Jager, Udo Brehmer