Patents by Inventor Daniel Robert Klein

Daniel Robert Klein 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).

  • Drivetrain range selector control
    Patent number: 8757315
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control system for a machine having a transmission. The control system includes an open gate shift pattern having a plurality of defined positions disposed within an outer perimeter. Each of the defined positions corresponds to one of a plurality of forward and reverse ranges of the transmission. A control lever is movably disposed within the shift pattern. A first set of defined positions is aligned in the shift pattern corresponding to the plurality of forward ranges and a second set of defined positions is aligned in the shift pattern corresponding to the plurality of reverse ranges. The control lever is moveable in a single movement to any of the plurality of defined positions for selecting between a forward range and reverse range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Giovanni Ananda Wuisan, Charles Jon Paul Asp, Nathan Joseph Hortsman, Ronald James Huber, Daniel Robert Klein, Jed Douglas Polzin, Brent Allen Smith