Patents by Inventor Douglas L. Wolken

Douglas L. Wolken 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).

  • Active combine rotor deceleration
    Patent number: 7428456
    Abstract: A system and method for actively decelerating a combine rotor is provided. The system includes an electronic control system configured to disengage the combine rotor from an engine, to brake the combine rotor at a first deceleration rate for a first time interval, and to subsequently brake the combine rotor at another deceleration rate until the rotor is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2008
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: John G. Brome, Douglas L. Wolken, Nicholas J. Laufenberg
  • Active combine rotor deceleration
    Patent number: 7186201
    Abstract: A system and method for actively decelerating a combine rotor is provided. The system includes an electronic control system configured to disengage the combine rotor from an engine, to brake the combine rotor at a first deceleration rate for a first time interval, and to subsequently brake the combine rotor at another deceleration rate until the rotor is stopped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: John G. Brome, Douglas L. Wolken, Nicholas J. Laufenberg