Patents by Inventor Chad Stapes

Chad Stapes 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: 10427687
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a system for improving the perceived ease of operation in a work vehicle with an internal combustion engine. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the system comprises a torque converter coupled at one end to the internal combustion engine and is coupled to a transmission at an opposite end via at least a transmission input shaft. The system also comprises at least two governors coupled to the internal combustion engine, wherein the governors are configured to adjust an operating parameter of the internal combustion engine. In addition, the system comprises a vehicle control unit communicatively coupled to the governors wherein the vehicle control unit is configured to receive a first and a second speed signal. This vehicle control unit commands the engine control unit to enable to at least one of the governors when a ratio of the first speed signal to the second speed signal exceeds a first predetermined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: David J. Myers, Kevin W. Campbell, Chad Stapes, Jason J. Ginder
  • Publication number: 20190106109
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a system for improving the perceived ease of operation in a work vehicle with an internal combustion engine. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, the system comprises a torque converter coupled at one end to the internal combustion engine and is coupled to a transmission at an opposite end via at least a transmission input shaft. The system also comprises at least two governors coupled to the internal combustion engine, wherein the governors are configured to adjust an operating parameter of the internal combustion engine. In addition, the system comprises a vehicle control unit communicatively coupled to the governors wherein the vehicle control unit is configured to receive a first and a second speed signal. This vehicle control unit commands the engine control unit to enable to at least one of the governors when a ratio of the first speed signal to the second speed signal exceeds a first predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: David J. Myers, Kevin W. Campbell, Chad Stapes, Jason J. Ginder
  • Publication number: 20180346301
    Abstract: System and method for an operator calibrated implement position display system for a loader work vehicle. The loader work vehicle has a boom and an implement each positionable by hydraulic cylinders actuated by a hydraulic circuit. The system includes a source of position data for the boom and the implement. The system also includes a controller that determines an operator defined level position and stores the operator defined level position as a calibrated level position for the implement. The controller also determines, based on the position data, a current position of the implement and compares the current position of the implement with the calibrated level position. The controller generates operator interface data for rendering on a display associated with the loader work vehicle that graphically illustrates the current position of the implement relative to the calibrated level position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: David Myers, Kevin W. Campbell, Adam J. Sobkowiak, Aaron R. Kenkel, Kyle E. Leinaar, Chad Stapes