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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:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stanley M. Herzog, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Ronald A. Schmitz, Clarksdale, MO (US);
Ivan E. Bounds, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Randy L. Poggemiller, Easton, MO (US);
Assignee:
Herzog Contracting Corp., St. Joseph, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 ; G06F 1/700 ; G01C 2/100 ; B61L 1/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 ; G06F 1/700 ; G01C 2/100 ; B61L 1/02 ;
Abstract
A logistics system and method are mounted on a vehicle and utilize vehicle position control for logistics operations, such as loading and unloading material to and from the vehicle. The position control can be GPS-based and/or based on linear movement of the vehicle, such as movement of a railcar along a rail track. A computer-based position control subsystem mounted on the vehicle is connected to and operates vehicle-mounted components for performing the logistics functions.