Patents by Inventor Daniel J. Fitzpatrick

Daniel J. Fitzpatrick 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: 11980125
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses for detecting an amount of steering articulation of a steering system are disclosed. The systems and apparatuses may be applied to steering systems of agricultural header transport systems. The systems and apparatuses may include a first component moveable with a first steering component and a second component that is movable with a second steering component. The first component and the second component may interact to generate a notification that a selected amount of steering articulation has occurred or is about to occur. The notification may be provided to an operator, such as in the form of a visual, audible, or haptic output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael L. Vandeven, Duane M. Bomleny, Jixin Chen, Adam J. Beals, Nicholis R. Fitzpatrick, Paul J. McCredie, Daniel S. Hoffman
  • Patent number: 5404733
    Abstract: A cassette lock includes a transparent block arranged for viewing nomenclature of an associated cassette to be secured, wherein the transparent block includes a lock cylinder directed therethrough, the lock cylinder arranged in operative communication with an actuator rod mounting a cam at its lowermost end. The cam in simultaneous communication with diametrically opposed lock pins permits projection of the lock pins from the lock cylinder to capture a cassette member between the lock pins and a bottom wall of the transparent block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Inventor: Daniel J. Fitzpatrick