This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Genesee Valley Innovations, LLC. Active years: 2026.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 2026
Title: Kent Evans and Forward Path Planning for Cab-Trailer Systems
Introduction
Kent Evans is an inventor associated with Cupertino, California, and Genesee Valley Innovations, LLC. His patent work addresses robotic navigation and collision avoidance for systems that tow one or more trailers.
Latest Patents
The provided information lists one patent for Kent Evans: System and Method for Forward Path Planning of Cab-Trailer Systems. The invention tracks a robot’s forward movement and estimates the trajectory of each attached trailer separately from the robot’s path. It identifies obstacles and evaluates each trailer’s distance from them along its estimated trajectory. If a trailer does not meet a specified safety threshold, the system adjusts the robot’s trajectory away from the obstacle. Evans is credited with 1 patent in the information provided.
Career Highlights
Evans’s listed patent focuses on planning safe movements for robotic cab-trailer systems. This approach accounts for the distinct paths trailers may follow, supporting obstacle detection and collision avoidance during forward motion.
Collaborations
The provided information identifies Genesee Valley Innovations, LLC, as Evans’s company and Robert R. Price as his coworker.
Conclusion
Kent Evans’s listed invention combines trailer trajectory estimation with obstacle-distance checks to help robotic cab-trailer systems navigate more safely.
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