Patents by Inventor Frederic George Kuhn

Frederic George Kuhn 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: 10427517
    Abstract: An exhaust after-treatment mounting arrangement is provided that is mounted outside of an engine compartment and has a perforated enclosure allowing air to permeate the enclosure and establish an airflow through the enclosure to maintain part integrity of components of an exhaust after-treatment system with maximum temperature thresholds. Components of the exhaust after-treatment system may be mounted to permit movement of such components relative to upstream and downstream components in the exhaust system. The enclosure is configured to prevent contact of the hot components by operators and/or flammable materials with small venting holes through top surfaces of the enclosure and large vent holes in bottom areas of the box that allow large volumes of air to easily flow into the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Frederic George Kuhn, Karl M. Luebke
  • Publication number: 20180257483
    Abstract: An exhaust after-treatment mounting arrangement is provided that is mounted outside of an engine compartment and has a perforated enclosure allowing air to permeate the enclosure and establish an airflow through the enclosure to maintain part integrity of components of an exhaust after-treatment system with maximum temperature thresholds. Components of the exhaust after-treatment system may be mounted to permit movement of such components relative to upstream and downstream components in the exhaust system. The enclosure is configured to prevent contact of the hot components by operators and/or flammable materials with small venting holes through top surfaces of the enclosure and large vent holes in bottom areas of the box that allow large volumes of air to easily flow into the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Frederic George Kuhn, Karl M. Luebke
  • Patent number: 10071626
    Abstract: An exhaust after-treatment mounting arrangement is provided that is mounted outside of an engine compartment and has a perforated enclosure allowing air to permeate the enclosure and establish an airflow through the enclosure to maintain part integrity of components of an exhaust after-treatment system with maximum temperature thresholds. Components of the exhaust after-treatment system may be mounted to permit movement of such components relative to upstream and downstream components in the exhaust system. The enclosure is configured to prevent contact of the hot components by operators and/or flammable materials with small venting holes through top surfaces of the enclosure and large vent holes in bottom areas of the box that allow large volumes of air to easily flow into the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Frederic George Kuhn, Karl M. Luebke
  • Patent number: 9731591
    Abstract: A system is provided for directing airflow through an engine compartment of an off-road agricultural vehicle. The system may include an air dam that, in conjunction with an engine face, provides flow-directing baffling in the engine compartment that directs heated air from a radiator out discharge openings through side walls of a hood that covers the engine compartment. The air dam facilitates forcing heated air from the radiator sideways out the discharge openings of the hood, significantly reducing or preventing a radiator fan from pushing hot air to flow across the components of the rear engine compartment area, including preventing flow across a majority of air inlet components and engine surfaces that are rearward of the front engine face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Frederic George Kuhn, Kevin L. Weihing
  • Patent number: 9573596
    Abstract: A self-propelled off-road agricultural vehicle such as a product applicator is provided with a system for torque control at shift points. The self-propelled applicator has a drivetrain configured with two power levels of its engine. One power level limits engine power output to a value at or below a shifting-state clutch rating of the transmission to protect the transmission while shifting. The second power level allows engine power to exceed a shifting-state clutch rating of the transmission when the transmission is not shifting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Frederic George Kuhn
  • Publication number: 20160318517
    Abstract: A self-propelled off-road agricultural vehicle such as a product applicator is provided with a system for torque control at shift points. The self-propelled applicator has a drivetrain configured with two power levels of its engine. One power level limits engine power output to a value at or below a shifting-state clutch rating of the transmission to protect the transmission while shifting. The second power level allows engine power to exceed a shifting-state clutch rating of the transmission when the transmission is not shifting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventor: Frederic George Kuhn
  • Publication number: 20160318388
    Abstract: An exhaust after-treatment mounting arrangement is provided that is mounted outside of an engine compartment and has a perforated enclosure allowing air to permeate the enclosure and establish an airflow through the enclosure to maintain part integrity of components of an exhaust after-treatment system with maximum temperature thresholds. Components of the exhaust after-treatment system may be mounted to permit movement of such components relative to upstream and downstream components in the exhaust system. The enclosure is configured to prevent contact of the hot components by operators and/or flammable materials with small venting holes through top surfaces of the enclosure and large vent holes in bottom areas of the box that allow large volumes of air to easily flow into the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Frederic George Kuhn, Karl M. Luebke
  • Patent number: D766339
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: James L. Hanke, Karl M. Luebke, Erik L. Hickman, Andrew D. Jacobson, Frederic George Kuhn, Gary B. Swetish, Mark L. Brenneman
  • Patent number: D777219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: James L. Hanke, Karl M. Luebke, Erik L. Hickman, Andrew D. Jacobson, Frederic George Kuhn, Gary B. Swetish, Mark L. Brenneman