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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020

Filed:

Jul. 27, 2017
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventors:

Gordon Wayne Mountford, Everton Park, AU;

Greg M Wood, Sinnamon TK, AU;

Russell Brockhurst, Carindale, AU;

Thomas F Doherty, Brisbane, AU;

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/048 (2006.01); G05B 19/042 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/048 (2013.01); G05B 19/042 (2013.01); G05B 2219/39242 (2013.01);
Abstract

A site management system for tracking material movement in an environment includes a plurality of material sources, one or more processors, and a plurality of machines. Each of the machines operates according to operating instructions to capture material from one material source and deliver the material at or near at least one processor. The site management system also includes an environment monitoring system having a controller configured to monitor movement of the machines, track a cumulative material blend at each of the processors based on the movement of the machines, and modify the operating instructions to maintain the cumulative material blend within a target blend range.


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