Patents by Inventor DALE O. PELLATZ

DALE O. PELLATZ 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).

  • Method and system for transferring material between vehicles
    Patent number: 8626406
    Abstract: A user interface alerts an operator of the lead vehicle if the follower vehicle location is within a predefined radius of the lead vehicle location and a predetermined angular difference with respect to a heading of the lead vehicle. A user interface response mechanism is configured such that the operator can accept or reject jointly coordinated movement of the lead vehicle and follower vehicle for unloading the lead vehicle during an unloading period. The first wireless communications device is adapted to transmit an alignment data message to the follower vehicle to maintain a target offset between the lead vehicle and the follower vehicle, where the target offset is based on a first vehicle identifier of the follower vehicle, a second vehicle identifier of the lead vehicle, and preset target offset stored in at data storage device associated with the lead vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Tyler D Schleicher, Dale O Pellatz, Frederick W Nelson, Matthew D Potter, Monte E Miller, Brandon G Leiran
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING MATERIAL BETWEEN VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20130166157
    Abstract: A user interface alerts an operator of the lead vehicle if the follower vehicle location is within a predefined radius of the lead vehicle location and a predetermined angular difference with respect to a heading of the lead vehicle. A user interface response mechanism is configured such that the operator can accept or reject jointly coordinated movement of the lead vehicle and follower vehicle for unloading the lead vehicle during an unloading period. The first wireless communications device is adapted to transmit an alignment data message to the follower vehicle to maintain a target offset between the lead vehicle and the follower vehicle, where the target offset is based on a first vehicle identifier of the follower vehicle, a second vehicle identifier of the lead vehicle, and preset target offset stored in at data storage device associated with the lead vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: TYLER D. SCHLEICHER, DALE O. PELLATZ, FREDERICK W. NELSON, MATTHEW D. POTTER, MONTE E. MILLER, BRANDON G. LEIRAN