Patents by Inventor Mark Dean Layton

Mark Dean Layton 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).

  • Steering control system for harvester and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 11026368
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a steering control system useful for providing stable control during high-speed operation of harvesters, such as self-propelled windrowers. The steering control system utilizes a sensor for detecting and regulating a position of a single steering cylinder associated with a first caster, a damper being free of sensing and providing passive damping to the second caster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brown Fay, II, Mark Dean Layton, Steven C. Young, Gregory Fasick, Madhu Pankaj, Robert Fackler
  • STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HARVESTER AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200163278
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a steering control system useful for providing stable control during high-speed operation of harvesters, such as self-propelled windrowers. The steering control system utilizes a sensor for detecting and regulating a position of a single steering cylinder associated with a first caster, a damper being free of sensing and providing passive damping to the second caster.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey Brown Fay, II, Mark Dean Layton, Steven C. Young, Gregory Fasick, Madhu Pankaj, Robert Fackler
  • BRAKING SYSTEM FOR HARVESTER AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200163281
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a braking system useful for providing stable braking of harvesters, such as self-propelled windrowers. The braking system utilizes respective service brakes associated with or integrated into a front drive system of the harvester, each of the service brakes configured to slow down or stop rotation of the respective front wheels. A controller/module is configured to receive inputs and feedback parameters to actuate components of the harvester to slow down or stop the harvester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Fasick, Madhu Pankaj, Robert Fackler, Mark Dean Layton