Patents by Inventor DAVID D. MUNDHENKE

DAVID D. MUNDHENKE 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).

  • Sensor module for automatic guided vehicles
    Patent number: 9329078
    Abstract: A sensor module for a vehicle includes a sensor unit enclosed in a housing. The sensor unit has an active end which emits or receives said radiation beam. The housing has a removable cover, a back wall for mounting to the vehicle, a bottom wall, a first end wall and a second end wall spaced apart from the first end wall. The radiation beam is directed through an opening in the first end wall. The active end is internal to the housing and spaced apart internally from the first end wall. A hollow sleeve is received by the opening, and a portion of the sleeve receives at least a portion of the sensor unit. The active end of the sensor unit is inside the sleeve and spaced apart from an end of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: David D. Mundhenke, Phillip C. Mahoney
  • SENSOR MODULE FOR AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20160103014
    Abstract: A sensor module for a vehicle includes a sensor unit enclosed in a housing. The sensor unit has an active end which emits or receives said radiation beam. The housing has a removable cover, a back wall for mounting to the vehicle, a bottom wall, a first end wall and a second end wall spaced apart from the first end wall. The radiation beam is directed through an opening in the first end wall. The active end is internal to the housing and spaced apart internally from the first end wall. A hollow sleeve is received by the opening, and a portion of the sleeve receives at least a portion of the sensor unit. The active end of the sensor unit is inside the sleeve and spaced apart from an end of the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: DAVID D. MUNDHENKE, Phillip C. Mahoney