Patents by Inventor Richard Howells

Richard Howells 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: 20260132598
    Abstract: A working machine includes a body, a ground engaging propulsion structure supporting the body, a working arm, a control system, and a collision avoidance system. The collision avoidance system has a camera configured to monitor an area in its field of view and to generate an output signal to the control system in response to a detected animate object. The control system includes a processor configured to execute a machine learning algorithm trained to determine whether the detected object is an animate object to determine whether an animate object is within the field of view. The system provides an output to alert an operator of the working machine if it is determined that an animate object has been detected in the field of view of the at least one camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2026
    Publication date: May 14, 2026
    Inventor: Richard Howells
  • Patent number: 12606991
    Abstract: A working machine includes a body, a ground engaging propulsion structure supporting the body, a working arm, a control system, and a collision avoidance system. The collision avoidance system has a camera configured to monitor an area in its field of view and to generate an output signal to the control system in response to a detected animate object. The control system includes a processor configured to execute a machine learning algorithm trained to determine whether the detected object is an animate object to determine whether an animate object is within the field of view. The system provides an output to alert an operator of the working machine if it is determined that an animate object has been detected in the field of view of the at least one camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited
    Inventor: Richard Howells
  • Publication number: 20240246801
    Abstract: A working machine includes a body, and a pivotable telescopic working arm having an implement at its distal end. The machine includes a collision avoidance system having a control system to determine a height of the working implement at the distal end of the working arm and to define a first zone having an area below the working implement, a first sensor mounted on the working machine and configured to monitor the area defined by the first zone to generate a sensor output signal, and a display configured to display the sensor output. The control system is configured so that the area defined by the first zone is based on the height of the working implement to determine if an animate object is located within the first zone, and to provide an operator alert if it is determined that an animate object is in the first zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited
    Inventor: Richard Howells
  • Publication number: 20230074065
    Abstract: A working machine includes a body, a ground engaging propulsion structure supporting the body, a working arm, a control system, and a collision avoidance system. The collision avoidance system has a camera configured to monitor an area in its field of view and to generate an output signal to the control system in response to a detected animate object. The control system includes a processor configured to execute a machine learning algorithm trained to determine whether the detected object is an animate object to determine whether an animate object is within the field of view. The system provides an output to alert an operator of the working machine if it is determined that an animate object has been detected in the field of view of the at least one camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited
    Inventor: Richard Howells