Patents by Inventor Robert Kelvin Lawton

Robert Kelvin Lawton 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).

  • Dynamic program module generation for manipulating vehicle frame
    Patent number: 8050798
    Abstract: A system and method for generating a set of programming instructions for manipulating a vehicle frame are provided. A frame computing device obtains configuration information for an identified vehicle frame. The frame computing device sub-divides the selected vehicle frame into a set of regions and obtains programming modules for each of the components mounted in the set of regions. The frame computing device processes the program modules to generate a cumulative set of programming instructions for manipulating the vehicle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: PACCAR Inc
    Inventors: Kevin Paul O'Sullivan, James Scott Rhodes, Jr., Robert Kelvin Lawton, William A. Layman