Patents by Inventor Mark A. Eckelberg

Mark A. Eckelberg 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: 20230016842
    Abstract: A work equipment for controllably performing work, includes: a work mechanism; a touch-sensitive device configured to output a desired position signal corresponding to a desired position of the work mechanism, the touch-sensitive device selectively operatively including a virtual mechanical control associated with producing the desired position signal; and a controller operatively coupled to the touch-sensitive device and the work mechanism, the controller configured to output an adjustment signal to the work mechanism to adjust an actual position of the work mechanism based at least partially on the desired position signal, the touch-sensitive device being configured to output the desired position signal to the controller when at least one control object is moved along the touch-sensitive device with respect to the virtual mechanical control in a manner that mimics operating a mechanical control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Mark A. Eckelberg, Alexander Schmeling