Patents by Inventor KIRK N. EISENBEIS

KIRK N. EISENBEIS 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).

  • Discretionary current input circuit
    Patent number: 11866031
    Abstract: An improved discretionary current input circuit includes a switch sensing an operating condition of a tractor and having a first state if the operating condition is not satisfied and a second state if the operating condition is satisfied, and a microcontroller that deactivates at least one function of the tractor if the switch is in the first state. The switch draws a nominal current except during specified time intervals that are shorter than the time for drawing the nominal current. A power transistor is connected through a diode and resistor to the switch. The power transistor normally is in an off condition, and is powered during the specified time intervals to an on condition to increase current above the nominal current to a threshold through the switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Mohit Dhawan, Namritha H Shenoy, Kirk N. Eisenbeis, Sean M. Kennelly
  • DISCRETIONARY CURRENT INPUT CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20210016768
    Abstract: An improved discretionary current input circuit includes a switch sensing an operating condition of a tractor and having a first state if the operating condition is not satisfied and a second state if the operating condition is satisfied, and a microcontroller that deactivates at least one function of the tractor if the switch is in the first state. The switch draws a nominal current except during specified time intervals that are shorter than the time for drawing the nominal current. A power transistor is connected through a diode and resistor to the switch. The power transistor normally is in an off condition, and is powered during the specified time intervals to an on condition to increase current above the nominal current to a threshold through the switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Inventors: MOHIT DHAWAN, NAMRITHA H. SHENOY, KIRK N. EISENBEIS, SEAN M. KENNELLY