Patents by Inventor Eric M. Thies

Eric M. Thies 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: 20230371436
    Abstract: A method of monitoring a status of a supply of wrap material of a baler implement includes receiving a supply roll length input when a new supply roll of wrap material is loaded into a wrap system of the baler implement. A respective length of the wrap material used to wrap each bale since receiving the supply roll length input is determined and summed together to define a total current used wrap value. The total current used wrap value is subtracted from the total longitudinal length to define a current remaining length of the wrap material. A notification signal is communicated to a communicator to indicate to an operator the current remaining length of the wrap material on the supply roll of the wrap material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: DANIEL E. DERSCHEID, BART A. COFFMAN, Eric M. Thies
  • Publication number: 20220386533
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling formation of a windrow in response to a single control input are disclosed. The single control input represents a desired windrow width. The single control input is used to determine positions of components of a cutter implement, such as side shields and a swath flap, that are used to form a windrow having the desired windrow width represented or that is otherwise associated with the single control input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Kellen B. Hill, Mitchell R. Usasz, Eric M. Thies
  • Patent number: 11452253
    Abstract: A crop windrow monitoring system includes an image sensor positioned to include a field of view facing a rearward direction of a power unit, and a visual monitor operable to display an image. A computing device is operable to determine an intended direction of movement of the power unit. The image is displayed on the visual monitor in a first mode having a first magnification when the intended direction of movement includes the rearward direction. The image is displayed on the visual monitor in a second mode having a second magnification and overlaid with indicia indicating a width of the windrow when the intended direction of movement includes the forward direction. The second magnification may be larger than the first magnification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Faust, Mitchell R. Usasz, Eric M. Thies, Timothy J. Kraus
  • Publication number: 20210045283
    Abstract: A crop windrow monitoring system includes an image sensor positioned to include a field of view facing a rearward direction of a power unit, and a visual monitor operable to display an image. A computing device is operable to determine an intended direction of movement of the power unit. The image is displayed on the visual monitor in a first mode having a first magnification when the intended direction of movement includes the rearward direction. The image is displayed on the visual monitor in a second mode having a second magnification and overlaid with indicia indicating a width of the windrow when the intended direction of movement includes the forward direction. The second magnification may be larger than the first magnification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: JEREMY J. FAUST, MITCHELL R. USASZ, ERIC M. THIES, TIMOTHY J. KRAUS
  • Patent number: 10806092
    Abstract: A baling system including a working component, where the working component has at least one of a pickup assembly, a rotor assembly, or a lifter assembly, a frame supporting the working component, a first drive system configured to drive the working component, a second drive system configured to drive the working component, and a remote controller configured to selectively control the operation of the second drive system when the first drive system is operatively disengaged from the working component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Eric M. Thies, Gerald Shook, Tyler J. Brown
  • Publication number: 20200008359
    Abstract: A baling system including a working component, where the working component has at least one of a pickup assembly, a rotor assembly, or a lifter assembly, a frame supporting the working component, a first drive system configured to drive the working component, a second drive system configured to drive the working component, and a remote controller configured to selectively control the operation of the second drive system when the first drive system is operatively disengaged from the working component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Eric M. Thies, Gerald Shook, Tyler J. Brown
  • Patent number: 10167951
    Abstract: A method of adjusting a hydraulic drive system includes determining a forward park position value, a reverse park position value, an initial forward position value, and an initial reverse position value of a control device and using these values to calculate a forward buffer value and a reverse buffer value. The forward buffer value and the reverse buffer value are used to determine an adjustment amount for the drive system. The adjustment amount can be used to properly adjust a drive system to avoid system errors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Tom Morrison, David V. Rotole, Eric M. Thies, Mitchell R. Usasz, Walter Craig Wright
  • Publication number: 20170234426
    Abstract: A method of adjusting a hydraulic drive system includes determining a forward park position value, a reverse park position value, an initial forward position value, and an initial reverse position value of a control device and using these values to calculate a forward buffer value and a reverse buffer value. The forward buffer value and the reverse buffer value are used to determine an adjustment amount for the drive system. The adjustment amount can be used to properly adjust a drive system to avoid system errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventors: Tom Morrison, David V. Rotole, Eric M. Thies, Mitchell R. Usasz, Walter Craig Wright