Patents by Inventor Robert William Petrie

Robert William Petrie 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: 9753970
    Abstract: A system for limiting access to asset management information is disclosed. According to one embodiment, information is received from a first reporting source about an asset. Information from a second reporting source about the asset is also recited. The information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source is stored in a database such that the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source can be accessed from the database. A first entity is enabled to access a first subset of the information stored in the database while a second entity is not allowed to access the first subset of the information stored in the database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Trimble Inc.
    Inventors: Robert William Petrie, Daniel Wallace
  • Patent number: 8239125
    Abstract: In a method for automatically directing traffic on a site, information is received regarding a plurality of selected entities on the job site. An indication of a first priority assigned to a first of the plurality of selected entities is received. An indication of a second priority assigned to a second of the plurality of selected entities is received. It is then determined that the first of the plurality of selected entities has a right of way over the second of the plurality of selected entities based upon a comparison of the first priority and the second priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Robert William Petrie, Paul Walton, George Derrick Darby, Jr., Juan Carlos Santamaria, Augusto Opdenbosch
  • Patent number: 8103438
    Abstract: In a method for automatically directing traffic on a site, information is received regarding a plurality of selected entities on the job site. An indication of a first priority assigned to a first of the plurality of selected entities is received. An indication of a second priority assigned to a second of the plurality of selected entities is received. It is then determined that the first of the plurality of selected entities has a right of way over the second of the plurality of selected entities based upon a comparison of the first priority and the second priority.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Robert William Petrie, Paul Walton, George Derrick Darby, Jr., Juan Carlos Santamaria, Augusto Opdenbosch
  • Publication number: 20110295496
    Abstract: In a method for automatically directing traffic on a site, information is received regarding a plurality of selected entities on the job site. An indication of a first priority assigned to a first of the plurality of selected entities is received. An indication of a second priority assigned to a second of the plurality of selected entities is received. It is then determined that the first of the plurality of selected entities has a right of way over the second of the plurality of selected entities based upon a comparison of the first priority and the second priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Inventors: Robert William Petrie, Paul Walton, George Derrick Darby, JR., Juan Carlos Santamaria, Augusto Opdenbosch
  • Publication number: 20090082949
    Abstract: In a method for automatically directing traffic on a site, information is received regarding a plurality of selected entities on the job site. An indication of a first priority assigned to a first of the plurality of selected entities is received. An indication of a second priority assigned to a second of the plurality of selected entities is received. It is then determined that the first of the plurality of selected entities has a right of way over the second of the plurality of selected entities based upon a comparison of the first priority and the second priority.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Robert William Petrie, Paul Walton, George Derrick Darby, JR., Juan Carlos Santamaria, Augusto Opdenbosch
  • Publication number: 20080086391
    Abstract: A system and method for impromptu asset tracking. According to one embodiment, information from a first reporting source about a first asset is received. Asset identification information about a second asset is received from the first reporting source. The first reporting source is coupled with the first asset. The asset identification information comprises identification data gathered by the first reporting source on an impromptu basis when the first reporting source is within a transmission range of a proximity communication device coupled with the second asset. A database is populated with the asset identification information such that the asset identification information can be collected from the database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Publication date: April 10, 2008
    Inventors: Kurt Maynard, Robert William Petrie
  • Patent number: 6574244
    Abstract: Streams of data packets and timing pulses are received from a source. Time stamping of the data packets is carried out largely independent of individual timing pulses. A normalised pulse time of arrival is calculated, preferably as a running average over the most recent arrivals. Times of applicability for the content of the packets can then be calculated according to a predetermined relationship between the order of arrival and of corresponding pulses and packets. Data acquisition may take place from an external or internal data source. An example external source is a GPS receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Robert William Petrie, Paul Richard Walton