Patents by Inventor Ronald H. Soczawa

Ronald H. Soczawa 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).

  • Blade control apparatuses and methods for an earth-moving machine
    Patent number: 6655465
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing for real time automated control of the position of a blade on a earth-moving machine. The method includes providing a geography altering machine, including a blade and a computer, the computer having stored therein a reference line and a three dimensional computer model of a desired topography, providing a user defined offset relative to the reference line, determining a blade position in local coordinates, converting the local coordinates to reference line coordinates, utilizing the reference line coordinates and the user defined offset to calculate blade movement commands, and moving the blade in a direction required by the blade movement commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Inventors: David S. Carlson, James R. Brooks, Ronald H. Soczawa, Frederick A. Rogers
  • Blade control apparatuses and methods for an earth-moving machine
    Publication number: 20020162668
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing for real time automated control of the position of a blade on a earth-moving machine. The method includes providing a geography altering machine, including a blade and a computer, the computer having stored therein a reference line and a three dimensional computer model of a desired topography, providing a user defined offset relative to the reference line, determining a blade position in local coordinates, converting the local coordinates to reference line coordinates, utilizing the reference line coordinates and the user defined offset to calculate blade movement commands, and moving the blade in a direction required by the blade movement commands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Inventors: David S. Carlson, James R. Brooks, Ronald H. Soczawa, Frederick A. Rogers