Patents by Inventor Michael P. Couch

Michael P. Couch 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).

  • Work vehicle including a display controller with split screen applications
    Patent number: 11332009
    Abstract: A work vehicle including a touch screen display, a work implement movably coupled to a frame, and a control module having a processor and a memory wherein the processor is configured to execute stored program instructions to display a graphical user interface having selectable application icons on one or more overlays. One of the overlays covers a first portion of the display field and a second portion of the display field displays an application selected by one of the selectable application icons. Selection of a split screen icon displays a second overlay on a second portion of the display field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael P. Couch, Alek D. Jerauld, Adam F. Tritz, Pii Susanna Paasovaara
  • WORK VEHICLE INCLUDING A DISPLAY CONTROLLER WITH SPLIT SCREEN APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20210276420
    Abstract: A work vehicle including a touch screen display, a work implement movably coupled to a frame, and a control module having a processor and a memory wherein the processor is configured to execute stored program instructions to display a graphical user interface having selectable application icons on one or more overlays. One of the overlays covers a first portion of the display field and a second portion of the display field displays an application selected by one of the selectable application icons. Selection of a split screen icon displays a second overlay on a second portion of the display field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Michael P. Couch, Alek D. Jerauld, Adam F. Tritz, Pii Susanna Paasovaara