Inventor

Norman K. Lay

Inventor

Peoria, IL, US

Overview

1995–2006

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 17 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G01Sprimary

G01SRadio direction-finding27%

G05DSystems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables17%

G08GTraffic control systems17%

B60KArrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles13%

B62DMotor vehicles13%

E02FDredging8%

B60WConjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function2%

H01QAntennas, i.e. radio aerials2%

PatentTitleYear

6,990,390'Method and apparatus to detect change in work tool'2006 6,363,632'System for autonomous excavation and truck loading'2002 6,282,477'Method and apparatus for displaying an object at an earthworking site'2001 6,037,901'System and method for communicating information for fleets of earthworking machines'2000 5,956,250'Apparatus and method for autonomous vehicle navigation using absolute data'1999 5,838,562'System and a method for enabling a vehicle to track a preset path'1998 5,680,313'System and method for detecting obstacles in a road'1997 5,668,739'System and method for tracking objects using a detection system'1997 5,648,901'System and method for generating paths in an autonomous vehicle'1997 5,646,843'Apparatus and method for surface based vehicle control system'1997 5,615,116'Apparatus and method for autonomous vehicle navigation using path data'1997 5,612,883'System and method for detecting obstacles in the path of a vehicle'1997 5,610,815'Integrated vehicle positioning and navigation system, apparatus and method'1997 5,587,929'System and method for tracking objects using a detection system'1996 5,548,516'Multi-tasked navigation system and method for an autonomous land based vehicle'1996 5,483,455'Method and apparatus for determining the location of a vehicle'1996 5,410,325'Antenna mounting apparatus'1995

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995–2006Patents assigned to CATERPILLAR INC (16)· patent assignee history

1995–1999Based in Peoria, IL, US· patent location history

2000Based in Cranberry, PA, US· patent location history

2001–2006Based in Dunlap, IL, US· patent location history

2002Patents assigned to UNIV CARNEGIE MELLON (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
CATERPILLAR INC	16	1995–2006
UNIV CARNEGIE MELLON	1	2002

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Peoria, Illinois, US	13	1995–1999
Dunlap, Illinois, US	3	2001–2006
Cranberry, Pennsylvania, US	1	2000