Patents by Inventor Rodney R. Richards

Rodney R. Richards 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).

  • Control system having tool tracking
    Patent number: 8548668
    Abstract: A control system is disclosed for use with a machine having a work tool and operating at a work site. The control system may have a sensor associated with the work tool and configured to generate a signal indicative of a position of the work tool, an offboard worksite controller, and an onboard controller in communication with the sensor and the offboard worksite controller. The onboard controller may be configured to receive from an operator an input indicative of a current task being performed by the machine, and track movement of a portion of the work tool corresponding with the operator input. The onboard controller may also be configured to communicate the tracked movement to the offboard worksite controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan J. Everett, Craig L. Koehrsen, Rodney R. Richards, Steven J. Cook
  • CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING TOOL TRACKING
    Publication number: 20120136525
    Abstract: A control system is disclosed for use with a machine having a work tool and operating at a work site. The control system may have a sensor associated with the work tool and configured to generate a signal indicative of a position of the work tool, an offboard worksite controller, and an onboard controller in communication with the sensor and the offboard worksite controller. The onboard controller may be configured to receive from an operator an input indicative of a current task being performed by the machine, and track movement of a portion of the work tool corresponding with the operator input. The onboard controller may also be configured to communicate the tracked movement to the offboard worksite controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2011
    Publication date: May 31, 2012
    Inventors: Bryan J. EVERETT, Craig L. Koehrsen, Rodney R. Richards, Steven J. Cook
  • Tobacco water pipe
    Patent number: D368551
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1996
    Inventor: Rodney R. Richards
  • Tobacco water pipe
    Patent number: D381116
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Inventor: Rodney R. Richards