Patents by Inventor Gerhard Mariner

Gerhard Mariner 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: 11882781
    Abstract: A control system for an implement hitch of an agricultural vehicle, wherein the hitch is mounted to the vehicle and includes one or more hydraulic cylinders or other actuators operable to raise and lower the hitch between minimum and maximum heights relative to the vehicle and hold the hitch static at one or more heights between the minimum and maximum heights. The control system includes a rocker control device having a first operating position and being movable in a first direction to a first limit position and in a second direction to a second limit position. An electronic control unit connected to the rocker control device is configured to control operation of the or each of the hydraulic cylinders or actuators and thereby control raising and lowering of the hitch in response to user operation of the rocker control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: AGCO International GmbH
    Inventors: Tobias Albrecht, Andreas Kämmerer, Gerhard Mariner, Peter Miller
  • Publication number: 20220240427
    Abstract: A control system for an implement hitch of an agricultural vehicle, wherein the hitch is mounted to the vehicle and includes one or more hydraulic cylinders or other actuators operable to raise and lower the hitch between minimum and maximum heights relative to the vehicle and hold the hitch static at one or more heights between the minimum and maximum heights. The control system includes a rocker control device having a first operating position and being movable in a first direction to a first limit position and in a second direction to a second limit position. An electronic control unit connected to the rocker control device is configured to control operation of the or each of the hydraulic cylinders or actuators and thereby control raising and lowering of the hitch in response to user operation of the rocker control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Tobias Albrecht, Andreas Kämmerer, Gerhard Mariner, Peter Miller
  • Publication number: 20220240428
    Abstract: A control system for an implement hitch of an agricultural vehicle, wherein the hitch is mounted to the vehicle and includes one or more hydraulic cylinders or other actuators operable to raise and lower the hitch between minimum and maximum heights relative to the vehicle and hold the hitch static at one or more heights between the minimum and maximum heights. The control system includes a rocker control device having a first operating position and being movable in a first direction to a first limit position and in a second direction to a second limit position. An electronic control unit (ECU) is connected to the rocker control device and controls operation of the or each of the hydraulic cylinders or actuators and thereby control raising and lowering of the hitch in response to user operation of the rocker control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Juergen Mengele, Daniel Muff-Mueller, Gerhard Mariner, Peter Miller
  • Publication number: 20180354364
    Abstract: A user interface display system and use on an agricultural vehicle. The user interface system is provided with an array of display fields which can be used to display data tiles showing information relating to an associated system of the vehicle. A user can select which data tile is displayed in each field of the array. If a user selects the same data tile for adjacent fields of the array, a composite data tile based on the selected data tile, is generated where the composite data tile is adapted to fit the selected adjacent display fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Adrian Hackfort, Jan Weigand, Thomas Zurl, Gerhard Mariner, Daniel Muff, Alfred Kornes, Martin Lichtenstern
  • Patent number: 8833501
    Abstract: A tractor has a chassis (10) which supports an engine (4) towards the front thereof. A deflecting shield (8) is positioned to the rear of the engine to deflect sideways hot air which has passed over the engine, and a tank (15) for the storage of urea based fluid for injection into an exhaust system of the engine is located behind the engine to the rear of the deflecting shield. The chassis to the rear of the engine may have an open-topped section (11a) between the engine (4) and a transmission housing (12), the tank being at least partially housed within the open-topped section of the chassis to shield the tank from the hot air which has passed over the engine and from the heating effects of the sun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Kleinhenz, Gerhard Mariner, Guido Nagele, Klaus-Jurgen Satzger, Hans Heinle, Robert Heisler
  • Patent number: 8739918
    Abstract: An exhaust system for an agricultural and/or industrial tractor (10) having an internal combustion engine (11) located in an engine compartment covered by an engine hood (11a). The system includes an exhaust gas treatment unit (16) located inside the engine compartment hood and having a main chamber (18) fed by an inlet pipe (15) which receives exhaust gases from the engine and an outlet pipe (17) which passes treated gases into a final portion (14a,14b) of the exhaust system. The inlet and outlet pipes (15,17) are non-aligned and extending alongside the main chamber (18) in opposite directions to reduce the overall length of the treatment unit. The treatment unit (16) may be installed above the engine (11) with the exhaust gases passing through the unit either generally normal or parallel to the direction of driving (D) of the tractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: AGCO GmbH
    Inventors: Gerhard Mariner, Andreas Kleinhenz, Guido Nagele, Hans Heinle, Robert Heisler
  • Publication number: 20120217082
    Abstract: A tractor has a chassis (10) which supports an engine (4) towards the front thereof. A deflecting shield (8) is positioned to the rear of the engine to deflect sideways hot air which has passed over the engine, and a tank (15) for the storage of urea based fluid for injection into an exhaust system of the engine is located behind the engine to the rear of the deflecting shield. The chassis to the rear of the engine may have an open-topped section (11a) between the engine (4) and a transmission housing (12), the tank being at least partially housed within the open-topped section of the chassis to shield the tank from the hot air which has passed over the engine and from the heating effects of the sun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: AGCO GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Kleinhenz, Gerhard Mariner, Guido Nagele, Klaus-Jurgen Satzger, Hans Heinle, Robert Heisler
  • Publication number: 20110284308
    Abstract: An exhaust system for an agricultural and/or industrial tractor (10) having an internal combustion engine (11) located in an engine compartment covered by an engine hood (11a). The system includes an exhaust gas treatment unit (16) located inside the engine compartment hood and having a main chamber (18) fed by an inlet pipe (15) which receives exhaust gases from the engine and an outlet pipe (17) which passes treated gases into a final portion (14a,14b) of the exhaust system. The inlet and outlet pipes (15,17) are non-aligned and extending alongside the main chamber (18) in opposite directions to reduce the overall length of the treatment unit. The treatment unit (16) may be installed above the engine (11) with the exhaust gases passing through the unit either generally normal or parallel to the direction of driving (D) of the tractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: AGCO GMBH
    Inventors: Gerhard Mariner, Andreas Kleinhenz, Guido Nagele, Hans Heinle, Robert Heisler
  • Patent number: 8011466
    Abstract: A vehicle, in particular an agricultural tractor, is disclosed with a vehicle chassis, which is formed at least partly from two laterally spaced side members (1, 2) with C-shaped profile, comprising a vertical bar (1a, 2a) and two horizontal flanges (1b, 2b) and containing hydraulic lines in the space between the flanges, and with a radiator sub-assembly (5), fitted to the vehicle chassis, which consists of a carrier plate (6) fitted to the side members and several oil coolers (8, 9) supported by the carrier plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: AGCO GmbH.
    Inventors: Robert Honzek, Gerhard Mariner, Guido Nägele, Georg Schwarz
  • Patent number: 7467679
    Abstract: A radiator module for commercial motor vehicles, in particular for agricultural tractors, has a support plate fixed to the chassis and at least one coolant radiator fixed to the support plate. The radiator has a radiator block and two coolant tanks oriented at opposite ends of the block with one tank adjacent the support plate and one spaced away form the support plate. In order to increase the cooling performance of the radiator module despite keeping the installation space above the support plate constant it is proposed that the coolant tank near the plate is constructed from two mutually complementing tank parts. The first tank part is assigned to the radiator block and has an encircling flange for pressure sealed attachment of the coolant radiator on the support plate. A second tank part is assigned to the support plate. By dividing the coolant tank into two parts, one on the radiator block and one on the support plate the effective heat sink area of the coolant radiator can be substantially increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: AGCO GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Honzek, Gerhard Mariner, Guido Naegele, Gerd Rathke, Georg Schwarz, Juergen Tschullik
  • Publication number: 20070246278
    Abstract: A vehicle, in particular an agricultural tractor, is disclosed with a vehicle chassis, which is formed at least partly from two laterally spaced side members (1, 2) with C-shaped profile, comprising a vertical bar (1a, 2a) and two horizontal flanges (1b, 2b) and containing hydraulic lines in the space between the flanges, and with a radiator sub-assembly (5), fitted to the vehicle chassis, which consists of a carrier plate (6) fitted to the side members and several oil coolers (8, 9) supported by the carrier plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: AGCO GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Honzek, Gerhard Mariner, Guido Nagele, Georg Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20070000705
    Abstract: A radiator module for commercial motor vehicles, in particular for agricultural tractors, has a support plate (7) fixed to the chassis and at least one coolant radiator (10) fixed to the support plate. The radiator has a radiator block (17) and two coolant tanks (19, 20) oriented at opposite ends of the block with one tank (20) adjacent the support plate (7) and one (19) spaced away form the support plate. In order to increase the cooling performance of the radiator module (6) despite keeping the installation space above the support plate (7) constant it is proposed that the coolant tank near the plate (20) is constructed from two mutually complementing tank parts (26, 28). The first tank part (26) is assigned to the radiator block (17) and has an encircling flange (25) for pressure sealed attachment of the coolant radiator (10) on the support plate (7). A second tank part (28) is assigned to the support plate (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: AGCO GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Honzek, Gerhard Mariner, Guido Naegele, Gerd Rathke, Georg Schwarz, Juergen Tschullik