Patents by Inventor Beth Sullivan

Beth Sullivan 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: 11452260
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis (16), a lift arm (18) movably coupled to the chassis (16), a lift actuator (21) coupled to the lift arm (18), a header (14) coupled to the lift arm (18), and a controller (120) operably coupled to the lift actuator (21). The controller (120) is configured to: receive a header type signal corresponding to a header type of the header; define a lift height limit of the header based at least partially on the received header type signal, the lift height limit being a first height limit when a first header type signal is received or a second height limit when a second header type signal is received; and output a lift signal to the lift actuator (21) to vertically displace the header (14). Header vertical displacement is limited to the first height limit if the first header type signal is received or the second height limit if the second header type signal is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Fay, Mary Beth Sullivan, Gregory T. Fasick
  • Publication number: 20220039317
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis (16), a lift arm (18) movably coupled to the chassis (16), a lift actuator (21) coupled to the lift arm (18), a header (14) coupled to the lift arm (18), and a controller (120) operably coupled to the lift actuator (21). The controller (120) is configured to: receive a header type signal corresponding to a header type of the header; define a lift height limit of the header based at least partially on the received header type signal, the lift height limit being a first height limit when a first header type signal is received or a second height limit when a second header type signal is received; and output a lift signal to the lift actuator (21) to vertically displace the header (14). Header vertical displacement is limited to the first height limit if the first header type signal is received or the second height limit if the second header type signal is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Fay, Mary Beth Sullivan, Gregory T. Fasick
  • Patent number: D390408
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Inventors: Kim Kology, Beth Sullivan