ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,313, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to DCL Inc. (Charlevoix, Mich.).
"Camera-enabled loader system and method" was invented by Reinhard Matye (Charlevoix, Mich.) and Richard S. Anderson (Williamsburg, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bulk loading system for delivering bulk material to a storage compartment of a bulk transport vehicle through a hatch opening includes a movable positioner supporting an extendable loading spout assembly, a camera coupled to the positioner and a programmable logic controller communicatively coupled to the positioner, loading spout assembly and camera for automatically positioning the loading spout...