US Patent Issued to Oshkosh on Dec. 2 for "Systems and methods for machine placement" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,488,669, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Oshkosh Corp. (Oshkosh, Wis.).

"Systems and methods for machine placement" was invented by Gregory S. Brulo (Oshkosh, Wis.), Korry D. Kobel (Oshkosh, Wis.) and Brian K. Mohlman (Oshkosh, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reach and placement tool includes an eyepiece, an orientation sensor, a distance sensor, and a controller. The controller is configured to obtain a distance value and an orientation from the distance sensor and the orientation sensor when the reach and placement tool is directed towards a point of interest at a particular location. The controller is also configured to determi...