Patents by Inventor William Casson
William Casson 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).
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Publication number: 20260071880Abstract: A system and method for driver guidance are presented. A position sensor is mounted to a vehicle. The position sensor is configured to identify a position of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle. A device is configured to generate a plurality of outputs. A controller is connected to the position sensor and the display device. The controller is configured to access, via a wireless communications network, a database to identify a target loading location for the vehicle, determine a location and a heading of the target loading location for the vehicle, and modify at least one of the plurality of outputs of the display device based upon at least one of the location and the heading of the target loading location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2025Publication date: March 12, 2026Inventors: Michael W. LEWIS, Lucas VAN LATUM, Andree RÖTTIG, William CASSON
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Patent number: 12442644Abstract: A system and method for driver guidance are presented. A position sensor is mounted to a vehicle. The position sensor is configured to identify a position of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle. A device is configured to generate a plurality of outputs. A controller is connected to the position sensor and the display device. The controller is configured to access, via a wireless communications network, a database to identify a target loading location for the vehicle, determine a location and a heading of the target loading location for the vehicle, and modify at least one of the plurality of outputs of the display device based upon at least one of the location and the heading of the target loading location.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2024Date of Patent: October 14, 2025Assignee: MODULAR MINING SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Michael W. Lewis, Lucas Van Latum, Andree Röttig, William Casson
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Publication number: 20240255292Abstract: A system and method for driver guidance are presented. A position sensor is mounted to a vehicle. The position sensor is configured to identify a position of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle. A device is configured to generate a plurality of outputs. A controller is connected to the position sensor and the display device. The controller is configured to access, via a wireless communications network, a database to identify a target loading location for the vehicle, determine a location and a heading of the target loading location for the vehicle, and modify at least one of the plurality of outputs of the display device based upon at least one of the location and the heading of the target loading location.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2024Publication date: August 1, 2024Inventors: Michael W. LEWIS, Lucas Van Latum, Andree Röttig, William Casson
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Patent number: 11959753Abstract: A system and method for driver guidance are presented. A position sensor is mounted to a vehicle. The position sensor is configured to identify a position of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle. A device is configured to generate a plurality of outputs. A controller is connected to the position sensor and the display device. The controller is configured to access, via a wireless communications network, a database to identify a target loading location for the vehicle, determine a location and a heading of the target loading location for the vehicle, and modify at least one of the plurality of outputs of the display device based upon at least one of the location and the heading of the target loading location.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: MODULAR MINING SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Michael W. Lewis, Lucas Van Latum, Andree Röttig, William Casson
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Publication number: 20220026916Abstract: A system and method for driver guidance are presented. A position sensor is mounted to a vehicle. The position sensor is configured to identify a position of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle. A device is configured to generate a plurality of outputs. A controller is connected to the position sensor and the display device. The controller is configured to access, via a wireless communications network, a database to identify a target loading location for the vehicle, determine a location and a heading of the target loading location for the vehicle, and modify at least one of the plurality of outputs of the display device based upon at least one of the location and the heading of the target loading location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2021Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: Michael W. Lewis, Lucas Van Latum, Andree Röttig, William Casson
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Patent number: 11143517Abstract: A system and method for driver guidance are presented. A position sensor is mounted to a vehicle. The position sensor is configured to identify a position of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle. A device is configured to generate a plurality of outputs. A controller is connected to the position sensor and the display device. The controller is configured to access, via a wireless communications network, a database to identify a target loading location for the vehicle, determine a location and a heading of the target loading location for the vehicle, and modify at least one of the plurality of outputs of the display device based upon at least one of the location and the heading of the target loading location.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: MODULAR MINING SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Michael W. Lewis, Lucas Van Latum, Andree Röttig, William Casson
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Publication number: 20190128680Abstract: A system and method for driver guidance are presented. A position sensor is mounted to a vehicle. The position sensor is configured to identify a position of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle. A device is configured to generate a plurality of outputs. A controller is connected to the position sensor and the display device. The controller is configured to access, via a wireless communications network, a database to identify a target loading location for the vehicle, determine a location and a heading of the target loading location for the vehicle, and modify at least one of the plurality of outputs of the display device based upon at least one of the location and the heading of the target loading location.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Michael W. Lewis, Lucas Van Latum, Andree Röttig, William Casson
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Patent number: 10168165Abstract: A system and method for driver guidance are presented. A position sensor is mounted to a vehicle. The position sensor is configured to identify a position of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle. A device is configured to generate a plurality of outputs. A controller is connected to the position sensor and the display device. The controller is configured to access, via a wireless communications network, a database to identify a target loading location for the vehicle, determine a location and a heading of the target loading location for the vehicle, and modify at least one of the plurality of outputs of the display device based upon at least one of the location and the heading of the target loading location.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2017Date of Patent: January 1, 2019Assignee: Modular Mining Systems, Inc.Inventors: Michael W. Lewis, Lucas Van Latum, Andree Röttig, William Casson
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Publication number: 20180330616Abstract: A system and method for navigating a vehicle through a mining environment to a target destination is presented. The system and method may be utilized to avoid contention in the mining environment. A route through the mining environment to the target destination for the vehicle is identified and a first speed profile for at least a portion of the route is determined. A potential contention condition associated with the route is identified and the potential contention condition along the route is used to determine a second speed profile for at least a portion of the route. An optimized speed profile is determined using the first speed profile and the second speed profile, and at least a portion of the optimized speed profile is communicated to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2018Publication date: November 15, 2018Inventors: William Casson, Lucas Van Latum, Michael Lewis
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Patent number: 10062287Abstract: A system and method for navigating a vehicle through a mining environment to a target destination is presented. The system and method may be utilized to avoid contention in the mining environment. A route through the mining environment to the target destination for the vehicle is identified and a first speed profile for at least a portion of the route is determined. A potential contention condition associated with the route is identified and the potential contention condition along the route is used to determine a second speed profile for at least a portion of the route. An optimized speed profile is determined using the first speed profile and the second speed profile, and at least a portion of the optimized speed profile is communicated to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: Modular Mining Systems, Inc.Inventors: William Casson, Lucas Van Latum, Michael Lewis
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Publication number: 20180038702Abstract: A system and method for driver guidance are presented. A position sensor is mounted to a vehicle. The position sensor is configured to identify a position of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle. A device is configured to generate a plurality of outputs. A controller is connected to the position sensor and the display device. The controller is configured to access, via a wireless communications network, a database to identify a target loading location for the vehicle, determine a location and a heading of the target loading location for the vehicle, and modify at least one of the plurality of outputs of the display device based upon at least one of the location and the heading of the target loading location.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Michael W. Lewis, Lucas Van Latum, Andree Röttig, William Casson
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Patent number: 9823082Abstract: A system and method for driver guidance are presented. A position sensor is mounted to a vehicle. The position sensor is configured to identify a position of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle. A device is configured to generate a plurality of outputs. A controller is connected to the position sensor and the display device. The controller is configured to access, via a wireless communications network, a database to identify a target loading location for the vehicle, determine a location and a heading of the target loading location for the vehicle, and modify at least one of the plurality of outputs of the display device based upon at least one of the location and the heading of the target loading location.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: MODULAR MINING SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Michael W. Lewis, Lucas Van Latum, Andree Röttig, William Casson
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Publication number: 20160371979Abstract: A system and method for navigating a vehicle through a mining environment to a target destination is presented. The system and method may be utilized to avoid contention in the mining environment. A route through the mining environment to the target destination for the vehicle is identified and a first speed profile for at least a portion of the route is determined. A potential contention condition associated with the route is identified and the potential contention condition along the route is used to determine a second speed profile for at least a portion of the route. An optimized speed profile is determined using the first speed profile and the second speed profile, and at least a portion of the optimized speed profile is communicated to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: William Casson, Lucas Van Latum, Michael Lewis
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Patent number: 9441971Abstract: A system and method for navigating a vehicle through a mining environment to a target destination is presented. The system and method may be utilized to avoid contention in the mining environment. A route through the mining environment to the target destination for the vehicle is identified and a first speed profile for at least a portion of the route is determined. A potential contention condition associated with the route is identified and the potential contention condition along the route is used to determine a second speed profile for at least a portion of the route. An optimized speed profile is determined using the first speed profile and the second speed profile, and at least a portion of the optimized speed profile is communicated to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Modular Mining Systems, Inc.Inventors: William Casson, Lucas Van Latum, Michael Lewis
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Publication number: 20160223350Abstract: A system and method for driver guidance are presented. A position sensor is mounted to a vehicle. The position sensor is configured to identify a position of the vehicle and a heading of the vehicle. A device is configured to generate a plurality of outputs. A controller is connected to the position sensor and the display device. The controller is configured to access, via a wireless communications network, a database to identify a target loading location for the vehicle, determine a location and a heading of the target loading location for the vehicle, and modify at least one of the plurality of outputs of the display device based upon at least one of the location and the heading of the target loading location.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 8, 2016Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Michael W. Lewis, Lucas Van Latum, Andree Röttig, William Casson
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Publication number: 20150198445Abstract: A system and method for navigating a vehicle through a mining environment to a target destination is presented. The system and method may be utilized to avoid contention in the mining environment. A route through the mining environment to the target destination for the vehicle is identified and a first speed profile for at least a portion of the route is determined. A potential contention condition associated with the route is identified and the potential contention condition along the route is used to determine a second speed profile for at least a portion of the route. An optimized speed profile is determined using the first speed profile and the second speed profile, and at least a portion of the optimized speed profile is communicated to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: William Casson, Lucas Van Latum, Michael Lewis
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Patent number: 9046371Abstract: A system and method for navigating a vehicle through a mining environment to a target destination is presented. The system and method may be utilized to avoid contention in the mining environment. A route through the mining environment to the target destination for the vehicle is identified and a first speed profile for at least a portion of the route is determined. A potential contention condition associated with the route is identified and the potential contention condition along the route is used to determine a second speed profile for at least a portion of the route. An optimized speed profile is determined using the first speed profile and the second speed profile, and at least a portion of the optimized speed profile is communicated to the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2013Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Modular Mining Systems, Inc.Inventors: William Casson, Lucas Van Latum, Michael Lewis
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Publication number: 20140297182Abstract: A system and method for navigating a vehicle through a mining environment to a target destination is presented. The system and method may be utilized to avoid contention in the mining environment. A route through the mining environment to the target destination for the vehicle is identified and a first speed profile for at least a portion of the route is determined. A potential contention condition associated with the route is identified and the potential contention condition along the route is used to determine a second speed profile for at least a portion of the route. An optimized speed profile is determined using the first speed profile and the second speed profile, and at least a portion of the optimized speed profile is communicated to the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: William Casson, Lucas Van Latum, Michael Lewis