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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Nathaniel S. Doy, Maple Grove, MN (US);
John L. Marsolek, Watertown, MN (US);
David Edwin Gerding, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Rolf af Klinteberg, Kallekarr, SE;
Robert J. McGee, Clayton, NC (US);
Assignee:
Caterpillar Paving Products Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2024.01); G07C 3/08 (2006.01); E01C 19/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0219 (2013.01); G05D 1/0214 (2013.01); G05D 1/0289 (2013.01); G07C 3/08 (2013.01); E01C 19/26 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a construction machine can include dividing a work area into a plurality of work lanes; selecting a first set of consecutive work lanes of the plurality of work lanes that can be worked without an obstruction; and completing one or more passes on the selected first set of consecutive work lanes before moving on to another set of the plurality of work lanes.