Patents by Inventor Scott D. Clair

Scott D. Clair 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).

  • Vehicle guidance system
    Patent number: 8576056
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring movement of a vehicle system. A sensor system monitors movement of a structure relative to a vehicle. The structure is connected to the vehicle in the vehicle system. A computer system identifies a number of distances from the sensor system to a number of objects associated with the structure. The computer system identifies an orientation of the structure relative to the vehicle using the number of distances from the sensor system associated with the vehicle to the number of objects. The computer system determines whether the orientation of the structure meets a number of criteria. The computer system initiates an operation for the vehicle system in response to an absence of a determination that the orientation meets the number of criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Scott D. Clair, Noel Wayne Anderson
  • VEHICLE GUIDANCE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120112896
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring movement of a vehicle system. A sensor system monitors movement of a structure relative to a vehicle. The structure is connected to the vehicle in the vehicle system. A computer system identifies a number of distances from the sensor system to a number of objects associated with the structure. The computer system identifies an orientation of the structure relative to the vehicle using the number of distances from the sensor system associated with the vehicle to the number of objects. The computer system determines whether the orientation of the structure meets a number of criteria. The computer system initiates an operation for the vehicle system in response to an absence of a determination that the orientation meets the number of criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Scott D. Clair, Noel Wayne Anderson