US Patent Issued to Caterpillar on Nov. 4 for "Systems and methods for controlling a digging machine and positioning a transport vehicle" (Illinois Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,375, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Systems and methods for controlling a digging machine and positioning a transport vehicle" was invented by Benjamin J. Hodel (Dunlap, Ill.), Adam M. Nackers (Washington, Ill.) and Justin Lee Steinlage (Mackinaw, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control system for a machine includes a machine body, a linkage assembly, an implement coupled to the machine body via the linkage assembly, one or more perception systems on the machine, and a controller in communication with the one or more perception systems. The controller is configured to receive one or more sign...