Patents by Inventor Daniel Muff

Daniel Muff 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: 12317767
    Abstract: A control system for an implement hitch of an agricultural vehicle, wherein the hitch is mounted to the vehicle and includes one or more hydraulic cylinders or other actuators operable to raise and lower the hitch between minimum and maximum heights relative to the vehicle and hold the hitch static at one or more heights between the minimum and maximum heights. The control system includes a rocker control device having a first operating position and being movable in a first direction to a first limit position and in a second direction to a second limit position. An electronic control unit (ECU) is connected to the rocker control device and controls operation of the or each of the hydraulic cylinders or actuators and thereby control raising and lowering of the hitch in response to user operation of the rocker control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2025
    Assignee: AGCO International GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Mengele, Daniel Muff-Mueller, Gerhard Mariner, Peter Miller
  • Publication number: 20250127374
    Abstract: The invention relates to a water-carrying household appliance, in particular a dishwasher or a washing machine. The household appliance comprises a tub in which items to be cleaned can be arranged for cleaning, a detergent unit with a detergent reservoir and a detergent supply unit for supplying detergent from the detergent reservoir into the tub. The detergent reservoir is configured to hold detergent in the form of a solid. The detergent supply unit comprises a separating device for partially separating detergent from the solid detergent held in the detergent reservoir. The detergent reservoir is configured to hold detergent for at least two cleaning processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: April 24, 2025
    Inventors: Ingo Gau, Etienne Lardon, Daniel Muff
  • Publication number: 20220240428
    Abstract: A control system for an implement hitch of an agricultural vehicle, wherein the hitch is mounted to the vehicle and includes one or more hydraulic cylinders or other actuators operable to raise and lower the hitch between minimum and maximum heights relative to the vehicle and hold the hitch static at one or more heights between the minimum and maximum heights. The control system includes a rocker control device having a first operating position and being movable in a first direction to a first limit position and in a second direction to a second limit position. An electronic control unit (ECU) is connected to the rocker control device and controls operation of the or each of the hydraulic cylinders or actuators and thereby control raising and lowering of the hitch in response to user operation of the rocker control device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Juergen Mengele, Daniel Muff-Mueller, Gerhard Mariner, Peter Miller
  • Publication number: 20180354364
    Abstract: A user interface display system and use on an agricultural vehicle. The user interface system is provided with an array of display fields which can be used to display data tiles showing information relating to an associated system of the vehicle. A user can select which data tile is displayed in each field of the array. If a user selects the same data tile for adjacent fields of the array, a composite data tile based on the selected data tile, is generated where the composite data tile is adapted to fit the selected adjacent display fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: December 13, 2018
    Inventors: Adrian Hackfort, Jan Weigand, Thomas Zurl, Gerhard Mariner, Daniel Muff, Alfred Kornes, Martin Lichtenstern