Patents by Inventor Robert Shockency, JR.

Robert Shockency, JR. 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).

  • Patent number: 8855869
    Abstract: The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a method for determining a machine ground speed. The method includes determining a machine speed from a position determining system, the machine speed includes a horizontal speed component and a vertical speed component, determining a direction the machine is moving at the machine speed, determining a machine inclination angle, determining a machine rate of inclination, and determining a compensated ground speed as a function of the horizontal speed component, the vertical speed component, the direction, the machine inclination angle, and the machine rate of inclination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Shockency, Jr., Eric Dishman, Erik Eddington, Nathaniel Doy
  • Publication number: 20130151086
    Abstract: The disclosure describes, in one aspect, a method for determining a machine ground speed. The method includes determining a machine speed from a position determining system, the machine speed includes a horizontal speed component and a vertical speed component, determining a direction the machine is moving at the machine speed, determining a machine inclination angle, determining a machine rate of inclination, and determining a compensated ground speed as a function of the horizontal speed component, the vertical speed component, the direction, the machine inclination angle, and the machine rate of inclination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Shockency, JR., Eric Dishman, Erik Eddington, Nathaniel Doy