ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,485, issued on June 17, was assigned to KOMATSU LTD. (Tokyo).

"System and method for controlling a plurality of work machines" was invented by Yuuichi Kadono (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system controls a plurality of work machines including a first work machine and a second work machine. The system includes a communication device configured to wirelessly communicate with the plurality of work machines, and a controller. The controller acquires area data indicative of a position of a work area. The controller determines a first work path to be dug by the first work machine, the first work path extending in a predetermined ...