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Norman K. Lay
Also filed as: LAY NORMAN · LAY NORMAN K · LAY NORMAN KEITH
14 granted patents·3 pending applications·3,178 citations·filing 1989–2023
96Inventor score
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17 records- 0198US5956250AApparatus and method for autonomous vehicle navigation using absolute dataCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Sep 21, 1999·309 cites·4 claims
- 0298US5615116AApparatus and method for autonomous vehicle navigation using path dataCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 25, 1997·532 cites·14 claims
- 0398US5612883ASystem and method for detecting obstacles in the path of a vehicleCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Mar 18, 1997·341 cites·12 claims
- 0498US5610815AIntegrated vehicle positioning and navigation system, apparatus and methodCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1989·Granted Mar 11, 1997·575 cites·12 claims
- 0597US5838562ASystem and a method for enabling a vehicle to track a preset pathCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 17, 1998·283 cites·10 claims
- 0696US5680313ASystem and method for detecting obstacles in a roadCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 21, 1997·114 cites·16 claims
- 0795US6363632B1System for autonomous excavation and truck loadingUNIV CARNEGIE MELLON·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 2, 2002·322 cites·22 claims
- 0892US5648901ASystem and method for generating paths in an autonomous vehicleCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 15, 1997·124 cites·18 claims
- 0989US5646843AApparatus and method for surface based vehicle control systemCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 8, 1997·92 cites·2 claims
- 1089US5587929ASystem and method for tracking objects using a detection systemCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 24, 1996·125 cites·8 claims
- 1188US5548516AMulti-tasked navigation system and method for an autonomous land based vehicleCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Aug 20, 1996·164 cites·2 claims
- 1280US5668739ASystem and method for tracking objects using a detection systemCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1996·Granted Sep 16, 1997·97 cites·23 claims
- 1380US5483455AMethod and apparatus for determining the location of a vehicleCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 1995·Granted Jan 9, 1996·100 cites·5 claims
- 1460US12480287B2Systems and methods for identifying and locating missing or damaged ground-engaging toolsCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 25, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 1557US2024296312A1Systems and methods for determining a combination of sensor modalities based on environmental conditionsCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1652US2023399820A1Mounting system for work machineCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 1739US2023370572A1Systems and methods for monitoring operation under limp modeCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
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