Patents by Inventor David Joseph Klas

David Joseph Klas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7918303
    Abstract: A mobile vehicle includes a moveable operator seat movable between a forward-use configuration and a rearward-use configuration, a left-side stabilizer, a right-side stabilizer, and a control system configured to control the movement of the left-side stabilizer and the right-side stabilizer based on whether the operator seat is in the forward-use configuration or the rearward-use configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: David Joseph Klas, Robert Scott Tyler, Ricky Lee Weires, Leonard Keith Mast, Donald Joseph Bagby, Glenn Owen Scheer, Rian Scot Meyers
  • Publication number: 20100320022
    Abstract: A mobile vehicle includes a moveable operator seat movable between a forward-use configuration and a rearward-use configuration, a left-side stabilizer, a right-side stabilizer, and a control system configured to control the movement of the left-side stabilizer and the right-side stabilizer based on whether the operator seat is in the forward-use configuration or the rearward-use configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: David Joseph Klas, Robert Scott Tyler, Ricky Lee Weires, Leonard Keith Mast, Donald Joseph Bagby, Glenn Owen Scheer, Rian Scot Meyers
  • Patent number: 7784581
    Abstract: A mobile vehicle is disclosed which includes a plurality of proportional controls to control the operation of a first set of equipment and a second set of equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: David Joseph Klas, Robert Scott Tyler, Ricky Lee Weires, Leonard Keith Mast, Donald Joseph Bagby, Glenn Owen Scheer, Rian Scot Meyeres
  • Patent number: 7681686
    Abstract: A mobile vehicle is disclosed which includes a plurality of proportional controls to control the operation of a first set of equipment and a second set of equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: David Joseph Klas, Robert Scott Tyler, Joshua Joe Stephens, Leonard Keith Mast, Donald Joseph Bagby
  • Patent number: 6581485
    Abstract: A control lever for a control console of a work vehicle comprises an arm and a knob. One end of the arm is coupled to the control valve linkage for positioning the control valve. The other end of the arm is mounted to the knob. The knob is provided with a cylindrical shaft having a first groove and a second groove. The first and second grooves adjoin one another. The first groove is deeper than the second groove. A rubber boot extends between the knob and the control console. The rubber boot has a circular control lever opening through which the control lever extends. The circular control lever opening is provided with an inwardly extending flange. The inwardly extending flange is received in the first groove. A downwardly extending foot extends from the inwardly extending flange and is received in the second groove. The inwardly extending flange and the foot are separated from one another by a step that corresponds to the radial differences between the first and second grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: David Andrew Branscomb, David Joseph Klas
  • Patent number: 6398294
    Abstract: The operator's station of an off road work vehicle comprises an operator's compartement having a control console. The operators compartment defining an interior space in which the operator is positioned. A HVAC module is located in the operator's compartment along the rear wall. The rear wall of the operator's compartment is provided with an access opening through which the major components of the HVAC module can be serviced and removed. The access opening is provided with an access door that is hingedly coupled to the operator's compartment about a transverse hinge axis. The control console is provided with a console wall having a finished exterior surface that is exposed to the interior space. The HVAC module is also provided with an exterior wall having a finished exterior surface that is also exposed to the interior space and adjoins the console wall. The finished exterior surface of the console walls matches the exterior finished surface of the exterior wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Edward Bollweg, David Joseph Klas, Mark Wayne Stender, Martin Lavern Ruhter
  • Patent number: 6286897
    Abstract: A work vehicle having a supporting frame and ground engaging wheels is provided with a work implement mounted to the rear portion of the work vehicle. The work implement is designed to drag a body behind the vehicle. The operations of the work vehicle is controlled from an operators cab mounted to the supporting frame. The operators cab is provided with a ROPS for protecting the operator. The ROPS is provided with four vertically extending supporting posts, left and right front supporting posts, and left and right rear supporting posts. An operators seat is located in the operators cab and is arranged diagonally to the longitudinal centerline of the vehicle. The operators seat faces both to the front and to the right side. The right rear corner post is provided with at least one operator control that is in the line of sight of the operator when seated in the operators seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Martin Lavern Ruhter, David Joseph Klas, Andrew Wayne Kelly, James Robert Fullmer