Patents by Inventor David J. Rulseh

David J. Rulseh 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: 11287811
    Abstract: A gateway interface controller for a work machine includes a CAN bus interface component configured to communicate over a CAN bus of the work machine. The gateway interface controller includes message logic configured to process a request signal, indicative of a requested work machine action, that is received from a remote control, wherein the message logic validates the request signal based on a validation criterion. The gateway interface controller includes command generator logic configured to, based on the validation, generate a CAN signal that corresponds to the request signal and communicate the CAN signal over the CAN bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jeffery R. Kreiling, David J. Rulseh, Christopher R. Matthews
  • Patent number: 11029681
    Abstract: A semi-autonomous work machine having an operator compartment with a user-input interface; a machine CAN bus configured to receive a local user-input signal from the user-input interface; a controllable subsystem communicatively coupled to the machine CAN bus; a gateway interface controller configured to receive a remote user-input signal from a remote controller remotely located from the work machine, the gateway interface controller further configured to generate a CAN signal based on the remote user-input signal to command and actuate the controllable subsystem using the machine CAN bus, wherein the local user-input signal overrides the remote user-input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: David J Rulseh, Jeffery R Kreiling
  • Publication number: 20200285228
    Abstract: A semi-autonomous work machine having an operator compartment with a user-input interface; a machine CAN bus configured to receive a local user-input signal from the user-input interface; a controllable subsystem communicatively coupled to the machine CAN bus; a gateway interface controller configured to receive a remote user-input signal from a remote controller remotely located from the work machine, the gateway interface controller further configured to generate a CAN signal based on the remote user-input signal to command and actuate the controllable subsystem using the machine CAN bus, wherein the local user-input signal overrides the remote user-input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: DAVID J RULSEH, JEFFERY R KREILING
  • Patent number: 10611236
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a fuel tank, a control module, a fuel access detection device, a fuel level sensor, and a reaction assembly. The fuel access detection device detects the accessibility of the fuel, and transmits a first signal indicative of the accessibility of the fuel to the control module. The fuel level sensor detects a volume of the fuel, and transmits a second signal related to the volume of the fuel to the control module. The reaction assembly is coupled to the control module and performs a first reaction and a second reaction after the first reaction. In the first reaction the reaction assembly is commanded by the control module based on the first signal, and in the second reaction the reaction assembly is commanded by the control module based on the second signal when the volume of the fuel is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jeffery R. Kreiling, David J. Rulseh
  • Publication number: 20200062110
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes a fuel tank, a control module, a fuel access detection device, a fuel level sensor, and a reaction assembly. The fuel access detection device detects the accessibility of the fuel, and transmits a first signal indicative of the accessibility of the fuel to the control module. The fuel level sensor detects a volume of the fuel, and transmits a second signal related to the volume of the fuel to the control module. The reaction assembly is coupled to the control module and performs a first reaction and a second reaction after the first reaction. In the first reaction the reaction assembly is commanded by the control module based on the first signal, and in the second reaction the reaction assembly is commanded by the control module based on the second signal when the volume of the fuel is changed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffery R. Kreiling, David J. Rulseh
  • Publication number: 20190354098
    Abstract: A gateway interface controller for a work machine includes a CAN bus interface component configured to communicate over a CAN bus of the work machine. The gateway interface controller includes message logic configured to process a request signal, indicative of a requested work machine action, that is received from a remote control, wherein the message logic validates the request signal based on a validation criterion. The gateway interface controller includes command generator logic configured to, based on the validation, generate a CAN signal that corresponds to the request signal and communicate the CAN signal over the CAN bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Jeffery R. KREILING, David J. Rulseh, Christopher R. Matthews