US Patent Issued to Caterpillar on June 30 for "Systems and methods for obstacle analysis associated with a travel path of a machine" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,669,330, issued on June 30, was assigned to Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, Ill.).

"Systems and methods for obstacle analysis associated with a travel path of a machine" was invented by Karl Kirsch (Chillicothe, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods may process spatial data associated with an object in a travel path of a machine. The systems and methods may determine an elevation of a surface of the travel path within an expected travel area of the machine. The systems and methods may determine a maximum height of the machine relative to the elevation of the surface. The systems and methods may identify spatial data points in...