Patents by Inventor Dean E. Winner

Dean E. Winner 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: 20110022442
    Abstract: Industrial vehicles communicate across a wireless environment and the wireless communication, data collection and/or processing capabilities of industrial vehicles are leveraged against robust software solutions to implement enterprise wide vehicle management functions, to integrate industrial vehicle data into existing enterprise workflows and/or to enable trusted third party integration into the enterprise for enhanced asset and/or workflow management. Still further, wireless communication, data collection and/or processing capabilities of industrial vehicles are leveraged with robust software solutions that aggregate and analyze data across multiple enterprises and/or promote the exchange of information between independent entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy A. Wellman, Dean E. Winner
  • Publication number: 20100228428
    Abstract: Industrial vehicles communicate across a wireless environment and the wireless communication, data collection and/or processing capabilities of industrial vehicles are leveraged against robust software solutions to implement enterprise wide asset management functions, to integrate industrial vehicle data into existing enterprise workflows and/or to enable trusted third party integration into the enterprise for enhanced asset and/or workflow management. Still further, wireless communication, data collection and/or processing capabilities of industrial vehicles are leveraged with robust software solutions that aggregate and analyze data across multiple enterprises and/or promote the exchange of information between independent entities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron H. Harshbarger, David K. Tinnerman, Timothy A. Wellman, Jeffrey C. Whitford, Dean E. Winner
  • Publication number: 20100039247
    Abstract: A method of monitoring operation of a vehicle detects an application of force to the vehicle and a change of momentum of the vehicle is calculated. If the change of momentum and the application of force are determined to occur within a predetermined time period of one another, an impact signal is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: Ronald L. Ziegler, Dean E. Winner, Michael P. Kovach, Timothy A. Wellman
  • Publication number: 20080154691
    Abstract: Systems of hardware and software are provided for enabling mobile assets to communicate across a wireless network environment. Systems, computer-implemented methods and computer program products are also provided for leveraging wireless communication and/or processing capabilities of mobile assets against a robust software solution to implement enterprise wide asset management functions, to integrate mobile asset data into existing enterprise workflows and/or to enable trusted third party integration into the enterprise for enhanced asset and/or workflow management.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Timothy A. Wellman, Dean E. Winner
  • Patent number: 7350866
    Abstract: Seat repositioning systems for vehicles comprise an operator's seat having a seat bottom and optionally, a seat back, where the operator's seat further comprises an adjustable characteristic, such as seat rotation, seat height adjustment, tilt, or X-Y position. A seat release control is operable to release the operator's seat from a locked position for repositioning of the adjustable characteristic of the operator's seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Steven C. Billger, Kevin A. Gilliland, Eric J. Kaiser, Leroy M. Kluver, Jay G. Pollack, Steven R. Pulskamp, Nicholas D. Thobe, Dean E. Winner
  • Patent number: 7059680
    Abstract: Seat repositioning systems for vehicles comprise a seat release element that is operable to cause an operator's seat to be temporarily released from a locked position such that the operator's seat may be adjusted to a new position. By optionally positioning the seat release element proximate to an operator's working position, a vehicle operator may reposition the seat while simultaneously performing another task. Moreover, a control module may be provided that is capable of deciding whether or not to allow the operator's seat to be released based upon vehicle parameters such as vehicle speed or load handling conditions. Still further, the control module may temporarily disable select features of the vehicle depending upon the position of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2006
    Assignee: Crown Equipment Corporation
    Inventors: Steven C. Billger, Kevin A. Gilliland, Eric J. Kaiser, Leroy M. Kluver, Jay G. Pollack, Steven R. Pulskamp, Nicholas D. Thobe, Dean E. Winner