Patents by Inventor Michelle Lass Sterrett

Michelle Lass Sterrett 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: 20240175452
    Abstract: A fluid system includes a reservoir having a first reservoir chamber and a second reservoir chamber separated by a movable barrier, the first reservoir chamber being configured to contain a working fluid. The fluid system includes a piston housing defining an internal volume and a piston movable within the internal volume, the piston separating the internal volume into a first piston chamber and a second piston chamber, the second piston chamber being fluidly coupled to the second reservoir chamber. The fluid system includes a fluid supply configured to provide a control fluid to the first piston chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jerry L. Brinkley, Matthew Klopfenstein, Michelle Lass Sterrett, Joshua Zimmerman, Hossein Gholizadeh
  • Patent number: 11634031
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a chassis; an operator cab carried by the chassis; at least one fluid reservoir carried by the chassis; at least one fluid sensor disposed in the at least one fluid reservoir and configured to output a fluid level signal corresponding to a level of fluid in the at least one fluid reservoir; and a fluid display gauge carried by the chassis outside of the operator cab and operatively coupled to the at least one fluid sensor, the fluid display gauge including an activation region that is accessible from the ground. The fluid display gauge is configured to display the level of fluid in the at least one fluid reservoir upon the activation region being activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Charles, Christopher Hill, Jerry L. Brinkley, Michelle Lass Sterrett
  • Publication number: 20210252980
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a chassis; an operator cab carried by the chassis; at least one fluid reservoir carried by the chassis; at least one fluid sensor disposed in the at least one fluid reservoir and configured to output a fluid level signal corresponding to a level of fluid in the at least one fluid reservoir; and a fluid display gauge carried by the chassis outside of the operator cab and operatively coupled to the at least one fluid sensor, the fluid display gauge including an activation region that is accessible from the ground. The fluid display gauge is configured to display the level of fluid in the at least one fluid reservoir upon the activation region being activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jacob Charles, Christopher Hill, Jerry L. Brinkley, Michelle Lass Sterrett