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Benjamin J. Hodel
Also filed as: HODEL BENJAMIN · HODEL BENJAMIN J · HODEL BENJAMIN JOHN
19 granted patents·13 pending applications·58 citations·filing 2005–2024
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- 0575US10870219B2Monitoring system for three-dimensional printingCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 22, 2020·1 cites·18 claims
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- 0772US11597369B2Analytical model training for a machine impeller control systemCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Mar 7, 2023·2 cites·20 claims
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- 0972US8364405B2Surface mapping system and methodCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 29, 2013·6 cites·19 claims
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- 1363US10288530B2Method for improving severity estimatesCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2015·Granted May 14, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 1461US12043988B2Selectively causing remote processing of data for an autonomous digging operationCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jul 23, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 1560US2024263421A1Systems and methods for controlling a digging machineCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1659US2024328125A1Estimating and visualizing terrain parameters for excavationCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
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- 2051US11560908B2Control mapping for hydraulic machinesCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jan 24, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
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- 2246US2016104391A1Method of training an operator of machineCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 2345US10890499B2System and method for predicting strain power spectral densities of light machine structureCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 12, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 2444US2011148856A1Parameter Visualization SystemCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 2543US10325037B2System and method for analyzing operation of component of machineCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 18, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 2642US2008302886A1Shower HeadWEIDMANN PLASTICS TECH AG·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 2742US2015371454A1System and Method for Severity Characterization of Machine EventsCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2839US10613891B2System and method for using virtual machine operator modelCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 7, 2020·0 cites·20 claims
- 2938US2017097881A1System and method for performing data analytics for a machine on a mobile deviceCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3037US2016098637A1Automated Data Analytics for Work MachinesCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3134US2016333902A1Hydraulic cylinder displacement measurement systemCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3229US2016349152A1Method for aligning composite work cycle severity distributions to severity responsesCATERPILLAR INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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