Patents by Inventor Nathan William Tentinger

Nathan William Tentinger 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: 20180277067
    Abstract: A mobile machine includes an operator cabin, a seat in the operator cabin and one or more computing devices. The one or more computing devices are configured to determine a location of an item of interest external to the operator cabin, select one of a plurality of display locations inside the operator cabin, and present a user interface element at the selected one of the plurality of display locations, the user interface element being associated with the item of interest. The selected one of the plurality of display locations may be between the seat and the location of the item of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Nathan William Tentinger, Timothy Dan Buhler
  • Publication number: 20170088147
    Abstract: A mobile machine includes an operator cabin, one or more optical sensors in the operator cabin and one or more computing devices. The one or more computing devices are configured to detect a first movement of an operator in the operator cabin using data from the one or more optical sensors, and to perform a first action on an attachment associated with the machine, wherein the first action is in response to, and is associated with, the first movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan William Tentinger, Timothy Dan Buhler
  • Publication number: 20170090740
    Abstract: A mobile machine includes an operator cabin, a user interface and a communications gateway for enabling wireless communications. The mobile machine further includes one or more computing devices for receiving a wireless communication via the communications gateway, wherein the communication includes information about an independent object. The one or more computing devices are further configured to identify the independent object using the information and, after identifying the independent object, present a user interface element via the user interface. The user interface element may be associated with the independent object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan William Tentinger, Timothy Dan Buhler
  • Publication number: 20170090741
    Abstract: A mobile machine includes an operator cabin, a user interface inside the operator cabin and one or more computing devices. The one or more computing devices are configured to identify an operator in the operator cabin, identify the mobile machine, and retrieve a user profile from a remote location, wherein the user profile is associated with the operator and indicates user interface settings specific to the operator and to the mobile machine. The one or more computing devices are further configured to enable the user interface according to the user profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan William Tentinger, Timothy Dan Buhler