Patents by Inventor Ted J. Pauly

Ted J. Pauly 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).

  • Command-driven automatic and semi-automatic mobile wear detection
    Patent number: 10429272
    Abstract: Systems and methods for command-driven automatic and semi-automatic mobile wear detection are disclosed. One method may include: transmitting, by a mobile device, a request indicative of a desire to determine a wear metric associated with a part; receiving, by the mobile device, first data associated with the part and indicative of a directive for the mobile device to display an instruction for the mobile device to be situated in a specified position; responsive to a determination, by the mobile device, that the mobile device is situated in the specified position, receiving, by a camera of the mobile device, visual data associated with the part; receiving, by the mobile device, second data indicative of a directive for the mobile device to process the visual data; determining, by the mobile device, the wear metric based, at least, on the processed visual data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Lu, Ted J. Pauly, Conor D. Aberle, Mark S. Diekevers, Michael D. Hasselbusch, Kevin N. O'Brien
  • COMMAND-DRIVEN AUTOMATIC AND SEMI-AUTOMATIC MOBILE WEAR DETECTION
    Publication number: 20170091375
    Abstract: Systems and methods for command-driven automatic and semi-automatic mobile wear detection are disclosed. One method may include: transmitting, by a mobile device, a request indicative of a desire to determine a wear metric associated with a part; receiving, by the mobile device, first data associated with the part and indicative of a directive for the mobile device to display an instruction for the mobile device to be situated in a specified position; responsive to a determination, by the mobile device, that the mobile device is situated in the specified position, receiving, by a camera of the mobile device, visual data associated with the part; receiving, by the mobile device, second data indicative of a directive for the mobile device to process the visual data; determining, by the mobile device, the wear metric based, at least, on the processed visual data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen P. Lu, Ted J. Pauly, Conor D. Aberle, Mark S. Diekevers, Michael D. Hasselbusch, Kevin N. O'Brien