Patents by Inventor Daniel Muff-Mueller

Daniel Muff-Mueller 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).

  • Publication number: 20260083038
    Abstract: A mechanism for generating a recommended route for an agricultural vehicle in advance of performing an agricultural process. The mechanism further includes tracking adherence of the agricultural vehicle to the recommended route and/or controlling the vehicle to follow the recommended route. The recommended route is generated responsive to at least boundary information and a plurality of center lines generated based on identified pairs of parallel tramlines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2025
    Publication date: March 26, 2026
    Inventors: Astrid Thullner, Christian Thullner, Stefanie Lässer, Daniel Muff-Mueller, Kenneth Guldbrandt Lausdahl, René Søndergaard Nilsson
  • 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: 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