Patents by Inventor Charles J Asp

Charles J Asp 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).

  • Joystick deactivation
    Patent number: 8039769
    Abstract: The invention concerns an armrest mounted joystick for communication of operator initiated control signals to a vehicle controller. A plurality of switches require that the operator be safely located in the operation position in order for the control signals to reach the vehicle controller. Only when all of the switches change state, at substantially the same time, does the joystick either activate or de-activate, in response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Charles J Asp, Jeremy B Shuler, Kevin L Pfohl, Daniel J Wild
  • Joystick deactivation
    Publication number: 20080066988
    Abstract: The invention concerns an armrest mounted joystick for communication of operator initiated control signals to a vehicle controller. A plurality of switches require that the operator be safely located in the operation position in order for the control signals to reach the vehicle controller. Only when all of the switches change state, at substantially the same time, does the joystick either activate or de-activate, in response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Charles J. Asp, Jeremy B. Shuler, Kevin Lee Pfohl, Daniel James Wild
  • Work vehicle cabin
    Patent number: D734781
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jodi L. Schnering, Charles J. Asp, Michael J. Dejung, Thomas H. Ward
  • Work vehicle cabin
    Patent number: D741236
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jodi L. Schnering, Charles J. Asp, Michael J. Dejung, Thomas H. Ward
  • Loader boom cross member
    Patent number: D908741
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Satishkumar Parthasarathy, Christopher M. Ruden, Doug M. Lehmann, Charles J. Asp, Frederick K. Remley, Cody G. Decker, Steven T. Blasen