Patents by Inventor Reinhard Laing

Reinhard Laing 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).

  • Patent number: 8370742
    Abstract: A display device for displaying operating parameters of an agricultural machine which includes a working unit has a display unit designed such that it may display several subsections, to each of which an operating parameter is assigned, in a first operating state of the working unit, a closed main region having a central geometric focal point may be displayed, and a first subsection is limited on the side by a second subsection, in a second operating state of the working unit, the mean distance between one side of the first subsection and the central geometric focal point is changed, and an agricultural machine includes the working unit, a driver's cab, and the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Hieronymus, Reinhard Laing, Jens Roemer, Markus Grewinga
  • Patent number: 8145378
    Abstract: A communication system for exchanging data between data recipients and data generators provides the data exchange between stationary and/or mobile units and/or within a stationary or mobile unit, and has a communication network via which the data exchange takes place connects various communication media to one another, and at least one communication manager assigned to the communication network, so that the at least one communication manager identifies the communication route of a data record between the particular data generator and the associated data recipient independently of the communication medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Norbert Schlingmann, Reinhard Laing
  • Patent number: 8108110
    Abstract: An agricultural working or harvesting machine has at least one working unit and a driver's cab in which, in a basic electronic display area of a display unit, several machine and/or crop material parameters set up in different functionality windows are visualized. The machine and/or crop material parameters set up in the functionality windows are activated and controlled using an operating device, and, in the working mode at least, at least one additional display area that includes the functionality window superimposed on the basic display area is displayable in the display unit, it being possible to control and activate the at least one functionality window of the additional display area using at least one separate operating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Eckehard Jeppe, Reinhard Laing
  • Patent number: 7873456
    Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine, in particular a self-propelled forage harvester for picking up and processing crop material has a transfer device—which is located downstream from feeder and chopping devices and is swivelable around a horizontal and vertical axis—for transferring the crop material, and at least one dampening device—which is located between the vehicle body and the transfer device—for dampening the vibrations of the transfer device. The dampening device may be adjusted as a function of specified operating criteria in order to dampen the vibrations of the transfer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Hubert Erdmann, Thomas Tilly, Markus Hohlfeld, Reinhard Laing, Heinrich Isfort, Eckehard Jeppe, Heinrich Schneider, Norbert Strieker, Manfred Pollklas
  • Publication number: 20100125788
    Abstract: A display device for displaying operating parameters of an agricultural machine which includes a working unit has a display unit designed such that it may display several subsections, to each of which an operating parameter is assigned, in a first operating state of the working unit, a closed main region having a central geometric focal point may be displayed, and a first subsection is limited on the side by a second subsection, in a second operating state of the working unit, the mean distance between one side of the first subsection and the central geometric focal point is changed, and an agricultural machine includes the working unit, a driver's cab, and the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Peter HIERONYMUS, Reinhard LAING, Jens ROEMER, Markus GREWINGA
  • Publication number: 20090299568
    Abstract: A communication system for exchanging data between data recipients and data generators provides the data exchange between stationary and/or mobile units and/or within a stationary or mobile unit, and has a communication network via which the data exchange takes place connects various communication media to one another, and at least one communication manager assigned to the communication network, so that the at least one communication manager identifies the communication route of a data record between the particular data generator and the associated data recipient independently of the communication medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Norbert SCHLINGMANN, Reinhard LAING
  • Publication number: 20080288144
    Abstract: An agricultural working or harvesting machine has at least one working unit and a driver's cab in which, in a basic electronic display area of a display unit, several machine and/or crop material parameters set up in different functionality windows are visualized. The machine and/or crop material parameters set up in the functionality windows are activated and controlled using an operating device, and, in the working mode at least, at least one additional display area that includes the functionality window superimposed on the basic display area is displayable in the display unit, it being possible to control and activate the at least one functionality window of the additional display area using at least one separate operating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Eckehard Jeppe, Reinhard Laing
  • Publication number: 20080133095
    Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine, in particular a self-propelled forage harvester for picking up and processing crop material has a transfer device—which is located downstream from feeder and chopping devices and is swivelable around a horizontal and vertical axis—for transferring the crop material, and at least one dampening device—which is located between the vehicle body and the transfer device—for dampening the vibrations of the transfer device. The dampening device may be adjusted as a function of specified operating criteria in order to dampen the vibrations of the transfer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Hubert Erdmann, Thomas Tilly, Markus Hohlfeld, Reinhard Laing, Heinrich Isfort, Eckehard Jeppe, Heinrich Schneider, Norbert Strieker, Manfred Pollklas