Patents by Inventor Robert Meegan

Robert Meegan 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).

  • Icon featured touch screen display system including status shortcuts for a work vehicle and method of managing the same
    Patent number: 9575628
    Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a method for generating a touch screen display. The method includes establishing a run screen on the touch screen display, the run screen associated with a function of a work vehicle, configuring the run screen with a retractable toolbar, the retractable toolbar responsive to an action of a user of the touch screen display and deployable over a first portion of the run screen upon the action of the user and otherwise hiding to display a second portion of the run screen, the second portion of the run screen being at least a majority portion of the run screen and defining one or more transient user-definable buttons on the retractable toolbar associated with at least one of the function and the run screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua D. Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay
  • Retracting shortcut bars, status shortcuts and edit run page sets
    Patent number: 9547417
    Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a method for generating a touch screen display. The method includes establishing a first run screen associated with a first function of a work vehicle and establishing a second run screen associated with a second function of the work vehicle distinct from the first function and defining an order of appearance of the first run screen and the second run screen within a set of run screens that allows a user to select a run screen in the set of run screens that are displayable in accordance with the defined order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua D. Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay
  • Active feedback interface for touch screen display
    Patent number: 9417791
    Abstract: An active feedback interface for a touch screen display that includes display of visual cues to indicate when and where the display was touched by a user. The visual cues may change over a period of time in accordance with a particular active or inactive area of the touch screen contacted by a user finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay
  • Road position indication for motor grader snow plow
    Patent number: 8887412
    Abstract: A motor grader includes a tracking system indicating the location of the motor grader relative to a desired snow plowing path. The tracking system may also indicate the location of prerecorded obstacles along the desired snow plowing path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Brian Christopher Proeber, Timoth A. Wilcox, Barry Schaffter, Michael E. Kennedy, Richard J. Erwin, Nathan Horstman, Robert Meegan
  • RETRACTING SHORTCUT BARS, STATUS SHORTCUTS AND EDIT RUN PAGE SETS
    Publication number: 20140298241
    Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a method for generating a touch screen display. The method includes establishing a run screen on the touch screen display, the run screen associated with a function of a work vehicle, configuring the run screen with a retractable toolbar, the retractable toolbar responsive to an action of a user of the touch screen display and deployable over a first portion of the run screen upon the action of the user and otherwise hiding to display a second portion of the run screen, the second portion of the run screen being at least a majority portion of the run screen and defining one or more transient user-definable buttons on the retractable toolbar associated with at least one of the function and the run screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert MEEGAN, Bruce NEWENDORP, Joshua D. HOFFMAN, Kurtis VANDER WIEL, Sean MCKAY
  • RETRACTING SHORTCUT BARS, STATUS SHORTCUTS AND EDIT RUN PAGE SETS
    Publication number: 20140298259
    Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a method for generating a touch screen display. The method includes establishing a first run screen associated with a first function of a work vehicle and establishing a second run screen associated with a second function of the work vehicle distinct from the first function and defining an order of appearance of the first run screen and the second run screen within a set of run screens that allows a user to select a run screen in the set of run screens that are displayable in accordance with the defined order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert MEEGAN, Bruce NEWENDORP, Joshua D. HOFFMAN, Kurtis VANDER WIEL, Sean MCKAY
  • RETRACTING SHORTCUT BARS, STATUS SHORTCUTS AND EDIT RUN PAGE SETS
    Publication number: 20140298228
    Abstract: At least one example embodiment discloses a method for generating a touch screen display. The method includes establishing a run screen on the touch screen display, the run screen associated with a function of a work vehicle, configuring the run screen with a retractable toolbar, the retractable toolbar responsive to an action of a user of the touch screen display and deployable over a first portion of the run screen upon the action of the user and otherwise hiding to display a second portion of the run screen, the second portion of the run screen being at least a majority portion of the run screen and defining one or more transient user-definable buttons on the retractable toolbar associated with at least one of the function and the run screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert MEEGAN, Bruce NEWENDORP, Joshua D. HOFFMAN, Kurtis VANDER WIEL, Sean MCKAY
  • ACTIVE FEEDBACK INTERFACE FOR TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20140292685
    Abstract: An active feedback interface for a touch screen display that includes display of visual cues to indicate when and where the display was touched by a user. The visual cues may change over a period of time in accordance with a particular active or inactive area of the touch screen contacted by a user finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert MEEGAN, Bruce NEWENDORP, Joshua HOFFMAN, Kurtis VANDER WIEL, Sean MCKAY
  • Display screen with an animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D709517
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay
  • Display screen with an animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D709518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay
  • Display screen with an animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D709519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay
  • Display screen with an animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D710373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua D. Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay
  • Display screen with an animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D710374
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua D. Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay
  • Display screen or portion thereof with icon
    Patent number: D712925
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua D. Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay
  • Display screen with an animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D712926
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay
  • Display screen or portion thereof with icon
    Patent number: D732576
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua D. Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay
  • Display screen with an animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D738386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua D. Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay
  • Display screen with an animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D749125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua D. Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay
  • Display screen with an animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D785021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay
  • Display screen with an animated graphical user interface
    Patent number: D792424
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert Meegan, Bruce Newendorp, Joshua D. Hoffman, Kurtis Vander Wiel, Sean McKay