Paul Russell Friend

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Morton, IL, US

People

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Information Patent Grant
Method and system for performing dynamic LIDAR scanning
- Patent number 11,698,458
- Issue date Jul 11, 2023
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell Friend
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Milling machine having a fluid flow based height measurement system
- Patent number 11,629,735
- Issue date Apr 18, 2023
- Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
- Eric S. Engelmann
- E01 - CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
Information Patent Grant
Method and system for detecting an obstacle
- Patent number 11,520,009
- Issue date Dec 6, 2022
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Configuration of a LIDAR sensor scan area according to a cycle segm...
- Patent number 11,454,713
- Issue date Sep 27, 2022
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell Friend
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Vehicle pose sharing diagnostic system
- Patent number 11,270,530
- Issue date Mar 8, 2022
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Nolan Andrew Graves
- G07 - CHECKING-DEVICES
Information Patent Grant
Milling machine having a non-contact leg-height measurement system
- Patent number 11,255,059
- Issue date Feb 22, 2022
- Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
- Eric S. Engelmann
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Ranging radio relative machine positioning system and method
- Patent number 10,641,862
- Issue date May 5, 2020
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell Friend
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Calibration jig
- Patent number 10,567,746
- Issue date Feb 18, 2020
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell Friend
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Control system for a machine
- Patent number 10,480,157
- Issue date Nov 19, 2019
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Grant
Systems and methods for preparing a worksite for additive construction
- Patent number 10,399,325
- Issue date Sep 3, 2019
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Information Patent Grant
Material management system and method for an in-pit crusher and con...
- Patent number 10,384,882
- Issue date Aug 20, 2019
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Control systems and methods to optimize machine placement for addit...
- Patent number 10,377,125
- Issue date Aug 13, 2019
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
System and method for swing control
- Patent number 10,267,016
- Issue date Apr 23, 2019
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell Friend
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Grant
Excavation utilizing dual hopper system
- Patent number 10,233,616
- Issue date Mar 19, 2019
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Grant
Method and system for calibration of an image capturing device moun...
- Patent number 10,235,774
- Issue date Mar 19, 2019
- Caterpillar Inc.
- David Paul Gitz
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Grant
Operator assistance system
- Patent number 10,228,232
- Issue date Mar 12, 2019
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul R. Friend
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Grant
Excavation system having inter-machine monitoring and control
- Patent number 10,060,097
- Issue date Aug 28, 2018
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell Friend
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Grant
Positioning system and method for determining location of machine
- Patent number 9,945,100
- Issue date Apr 17, 2018
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul R. Friend
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Grant
Fine implement control system using relative positioning
- Patent number 9,828,781
- Issue date Nov 28, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- E04 - BUILDING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for in-pit crushing and conveying operations
- Patent number 9,803,337
- Issue date Oct 31, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- James D. Humphrey
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Grant
Fiber optic shape sensing adapted to cutter module of highwall miner
- Patent number 9,803,477
- Issue date Oct 31, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul R. Friend
- E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
Information Patent Grant
Operation resume functions for implement control systems and method...
- Patent number 9,790,695
- Issue date Oct 17, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- E04 - BUILDING
Information Patent Grant
System and method for tracking position of cable attached to a machine
- Patent number 9,773,175
- Issue date Sep 26, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul R. Friend
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Error estimation in real-time visual odometry system
- Patent number 9,678,210
- Issue date Jun 13, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell Friend
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Spotting location system of a loading machine
- Patent number 9,618,348
- Issue date Apr 11, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell Friend
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Grant
Cylinder position determination using fiber optic shape sensing
- Patent number 9,593,942
- Issue date Mar 14, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul R. Friend
- F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
Information Patent Grant
Drill positioning system utilizing drill operation state
- Patent number 9,593,570
- Issue date Mar 14, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell Friend
- E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
Information Patent Grant
System for determining error in a sensed machine position
- Patent number 9,541,420
- Issue date Jan 10, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Positioning error detection and mitigation system and method
- Patent number 9,529,092
- Issue date Dec 27, 2016
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul R. Friend
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Grant
Operator assistance system
- Patent number 9,519,288
- Issue date Dec 13, 2016
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- G05 - CONTROLLING REGULATING

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Information Patent Application
Method of Operating an Asphalt Compactor
- Publication number 20250043517
- Publication date Feb 6, 2025
- Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
- Cary M. Bryant
- E01 - CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
Information Patent Application
CONTROLLED STOPPING FOR A COMPACTOR MACHINE
- Publication number 20240410118
- Publication date Dec 12, 2024
- Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
- Joshua D. KEYES
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
VARIABLE OVERLAP OPTIMIZED COVERAGE
- Publication number 20240360633
- Publication date Oct 31, 2024
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell FRIEND
- E01 - CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DYNAMIC LIDAR SCANNING
- Publication number 20210239837
- Publication date Aug 5, 2021
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell Friend
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN OBSTACLE
- Publication number 20210239799
- Publication date Aug 5, 2021
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
CONFIGURATION OF A LIDAR SENSOR SCAN AREA ACCORDING TO A CYCLE SEGM...
- Publication number 20210239808
- Publication date Aug 5, 2021
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell FRIEND
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
MILLING MACHINE HAVING A FLUID FLOW BASED HEIGHT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
- Publication number 20210231139
- Publication date Jul 29, 2021
- Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
- Eric S. ENGELMANN
- F15 - FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
MILLING MACHINE HAVING A NON-CONTACT LEG-HEIGHT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM
- Publication number 20210229516
- Publication date Jul 29, 2021
- Caterpillar Paving Products Inc.
- Eric S. ENGELMANN
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
VEHICLE POSE SHARING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
- Publication number 20190295334
- Publication date Sep 26, 2019
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Nolan Andrew Graves
- G07 - CHECKING-DEVICES
Information Patent Application
CALIBRATION JIG
- Publication number 20190149814
- Publication date May 16, 2019
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell Friend
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
RANGING RADIO RELATIVE MACHINE POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD
- Publication number 20180284219
- Publication date Oct 4, 2018
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell FRIEND
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Excavation Utilizing Dual Hopper System
- Publication number 20180179737
- Publication date Jun 28, 2018
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- E21 - EARTH DRILLING MINING
Information Patent Application
Material Management System and Method for an In-Pit Crusher and Con...
- Publication number 20180170685
- Publication date Jun 21, 2018
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- B65 - CONVEYING PACKING STORING HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
Information Patent Application
Control Systems And Methods To Optimize Machine Placement For Addit...
- Publication number 20180162065
- Publication date Jun 14, 2018
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Information Patent Application
Systems and Methods for Preparing a Worksite for Additive Construction
- Publication number 20180162011
- Publication date Jun 14, 2018
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Information Patent Application
SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY PLANNING MACHINE DU...
- Publication number 20180088591
- Publication date Mar 29, 2018
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Control System for a Machine
- Publication number 20180066415
- Publication date Mar 8, 2018
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SWING CONTROL
- Publication number 20180066413
- Publication date Mar 8, 2018
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell Friend
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-PIT CRUSHING AND CONVEYING OPERATIONS
- Publication number 20170233984
- Publication date Aug 17, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- James D. Humphrey
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Application
EXCAVATION SYSTEM HAVING INTER-MACHINE MONITORING AND CONTROL
- Publication number 20170191246
- Publication date Jul 6, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell FRIEND
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Application
Control System for a Rotating Machine
- Publication number 20170073925
- Publication date Mar 16, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Application
Control System for a Rotating Machine
- Publication number 20170073935
- Publication date Mar 16, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Application
POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF MACHINE
- Publication number 20170010363
- Publication date Jan 12, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul R. Friend
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING POSITION OF CABLE ATTACHED TO A MACHINE
- Publication number 20170011266
- Publication date Jan 12, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul R. Friend
- B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Information Patent Application
FINE IMPLEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM USING RELATIVE POSITIONING
- Publication number 20170009471
- Publication date Jan 12, 2017
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- B33 - ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
Information Patent Application
OPERATOR ASSISTANCE SYSTEM
- Publication number 20160311465
- Publication date Oct 27, 2016
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul R. Friend
- B62 - LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Information Patent Application
Fine Implement Control System Utilizing Relative Positioning
- Publication number 20160222630
- Publication date Aug 4, 2016
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Friend
- E02 - HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING FOUNDATIONS SOIL SHIFTING
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR ASSISTING HAULING TRUCKS AT WORKSITE
- Publication number 20160196749
- Publication date Jul 7, 2016
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Qi Chen
- G08 - SIGNALLING
Information Patent Application
ERROR ESTIMATION IN REAL-TIME VISUAL ODOMETRY SYSTEM
- Publication number 20160180530
- Publication date Jun 23, 2016
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell FRIEND
- G01 - MEASURING TESTING
Information Patent Application
Integrated Bird's Eye View with Situational Awareness
- Publication number 20160148421
- Publication date May 26, 2016
- Caterpillar Inc.
- Paul Russell Friend
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING

Paul Russell Friend

Person

Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Method and system for performing dynamic LIDAR scanning

Milling machine having a fluid flow based height measurement system

Method and system for detecting an obstacle

Configuration of a LIDAR sensor scan area according to a cycle segm...

Vehicle pose sharing diagnostic system

Milling machine having a non-contact leg-height measurement system

Ranging radio relative machine positioning system and method

Calibration jig

Control system for a machine

Systems and methods for preparing a worksite for additive construction

Material management system and method for an in-pit crusher and con...

Control systems and methods to optimize machine placement for addit...

System and method for swing control

Excavation utilizing dual hopper system

Method and system for calibration of an image capturing device moun...

Operator assistance system

Excavation system having inter-machine monitoring and control

Positioning system and method for determining location of machine

Fine implement control system using relative positioning

System and method for in-pit crushing and conveying operations

Fiber optic shape sensing adapted to cutter module of highwall miner

Operation resume functions for implement control systems and method...

System and method for tracking position of cable attached to a machine

Error estimation in real-time visual odometry system

Spotting location system of a loading machine

Cylinder position determination using fiber optic shape sensing

Drill positioning system utilizing drill operation state

System for determining error in a sensed machine position

Positioning error detection and mitigation system and method

Operator assistance system

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

Method of Operating an Asphalt Compactor

CONTROLLED STOPPING FOR A COMPACTOR MACHINE

VARIABLE OVERLAP OPTIMIZED COVERAGE

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DYNAMIC LIDAR SCANNING

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN OBSTACLE

CONFIGURATION OF A LIDAR SENSOR SCAN AREA ACCORDING TO A CYCLE SEGM...

MILLING MACHINE HAVING A FLUID FLOW BASED HEIGHT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

MILLING MACHINE HAVING A NON-CONTACT LEG-HEIGHT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM

VEHICLE POSE SHARING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM

CALIBRATION JIG

RANGING RADIO RELATIVE MACHINE POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD

Excavation Utilizing Dual Hopper System

Material Management System and Method for an In-Pit Crusher and Con...

Control Systems And Methods To Optimize Machine Placement For Addit...

Systems and Methods for Preparing a Worksite for Additive Construction

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY PLANNING MACHINE DU...

Control System for a Machine

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SWING CONTROL

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-PIT CRUSHING AND CONVEYING OPERATIONS

EXCAVATION SYSTEM HAVING INTER-MACHINE MONITORING AND CONTROL

Control System for a Rotating Machine

Control System for a Rotating Machine

POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF MACHINE

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING POSITION OF CABLE ATTACHED TO A MACHINE

FINE IMPLEMENT CONTROL SYSTEM USING RELATIVE POSITIONING

OPERATOR ASSISTANCE SYSTEM

Fine Implement Control System Utilizing Relative Positioning

METHOD FOR ASSISTING HAULING TRUCKS AT WORKSITE

ERROR ESTIMATION IN REAL-TIME VISUAL ODOMETRY SYSTEM

Integrated Bird's Eye View with Situational Awareness