Patents by Inventor Sebastian Neu
Sebastian Neu 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).
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Patent number: 10926636Abstract: A control system for an agricultural working machine has a control device which is connected, in terms of signals, to a display unit, a ground speed control lever, and a control panel, wherein at least the ground speed control lever comprises multiple control elements. The display unit is designed as a touch-sensitive screen including one or multiple visualization panes and several virtual control elements. A preferred quick-select function—from a plurality of different quick-select functions for adjusting a performance parameter of the working machine—is assigned to one of the control elements of the display unit, of the ground speed control lever, and of the control panel, the performance parameter being depictable with the aid of the display unit upon activation. The quick-select function can be activated with the aid of the display unit, and/or the ground speed control lever, and/or the control element.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Michael Losch, Sebastian Neu, Christian Giesguth, Carsten Grove, Alexander Kirchbeck, Christoph Dierkes, Dirk Lahmann
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Patent number: 10620023Abstract: A method for determining a mass flow composed of bulk material, in particular grain, which is conveyed by means of a continuous, circulating conveyor, having planar conveyor elements, from a lower bulk material receiving area to a higher bulk material delivery area, in which the bulk material delivered by the conveyor is deflected by a guide surface disposed in the bulk material delivery area toward a measuring device, wherein the mass flow is determined by the measurement of a resulting force (F_G) exerted on a sensor surface of the measuring device, wherein at least two parameters having an effect on the force measurement, in particular parameters independent of bulk material properties, are compensated for. A control and regulating device for executing the method for determining a mass flow composed of bulk material is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Jonas Brandmeier, Gunnar Quincke, Martin Kubbeler, Sebastian Neu, Markus Brune
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Patent number: 10448569Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method and device for the operation of a combine harvester with multiple work elements for harvesting a crop via a driver assistance system. In one example implementation, a method for operating such a combine harvester includes determining separately a harvest setting for the crop and a machine configuration of the combine harvester, preselecting a process control strategy among a plurality of process control strategies based on the harvest setting and machine configuration wherein each of the plurality of process control strategies is aimed at fulfillment of at least one harvesting quality criterion stored in the memory of the combine harvester, and automatically determining at least one machine parameter for the work elements of the combine harvester according to the preselected process control strategy and controlling the work elements corresponding to the at least one machine parameter.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Joachim Baumgarten, Christoph Bussmann, Christoph Heitmann, Sebastian Neu, Stefan Terörde, Henner Vöcking, Scott Wellensiek, Andreas Wilken
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Publication number: 20190152321Abstract: A control system for an agricultural working machine has a control device which is connected, in terms of signals, to a display unit, a ground speed control lever, and a control panel, wherein at least the ground speed control lever comprises multiple control elements. The display unit is designed as a touch-sensitive screen including one or multiple visualization panes and several virtual control elements. A preferred quick-select function—from a plurality of different quick-select functions for adjusting a performance parameter of the working machine—is assigned to one of the control elements of the display unit, of the ground speed control lever, and of the control panel, the performance parameter being depictable with the aid of the display unit upon activation. The quick-select function assigned to the particular control element can be activated with the aid of the display unit, and/or the ground speed control lever, and/or the control element.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2018Publication date: May 23, 2019Applicant: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: MICHAEL LOSCH, SEBASTIAN NEU, CHRISTIAN GIESGUTH, CARSTEN GROVE, ALEXANDER KIRCHBECK, CHRISTOPH DIERKES, DIRK LAHMANN
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Patent number: 10285329Abstract: A method for determining calibration data for a grain-loss sensor on a combine harvester includes measuring grain-loss quantities, which were left behind by the combine harvester during a harvesting operation, and measuring sensor grain-loss values by the grain-loss sensor during the harvesting operation. Reference marks are assigned to the measured grain-loss quantities and the measured sensor grain-loss values and the calibration data for the grain-loss sensor are determined on the basis of a reconciliation of the measured grain-loss quantities with the measured sensor grain-loss values according to the reference marks.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2016Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Joachim Baumgarten, Christoph Heitmann, Sebastian Neu, Benedikt Feldotto
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Publication number: 20190090423Abstract: A working machine, in particular a combine harvester, having multiple working elements for carrying out or assisting work, and a driver assistance system for controlling the working elements according to at least one processing strategy which can be specified by the operator and directed to the fulfillment of at least one quality criterion. The driver assistance system has a memory for storing data characterizing the processing strategy, a computing device for processing the data stored in the memory, and a graphical user interface. Competing quality criteria, weighted with respect to each other according to a weighting variable, are incorporated into the processing strategy. The weighting variable is visualized via a virtual control element of the graphical user interface and can be specified by the operator. The driver assistance system registers the strategy selection of the operator, predicts an optimization goal, and presents an optimization proposal for this predicted optimization goal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2018Publication date: March 28, 2019Applicant: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: MATHIAS ESCHER, JOACHIM BAUMGARTEN, SEBASTIAN NEU, ARTHUR BERGER, SASCHA DIECKMEYER
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Patent number: 10231380Abstract: A combine harvester includes a threshing unit for threshing picked-up crop to obtain grain, a driver assistance system, with a memory for storing data, for controlling the threshing unit, and a computing unit for processing at least the data stored in the memory. A sensor system ascertains at least a portion of the current harvesting-process state. A sensor configuration assigned to the sensor system is defined by the type and scope of operational sensors is stored or can be stored in the memory. A functional system model for at least a portion of the combine harvester is stored in the memory. The computing unit is designed to carry out an autonomous determination of a threshing-unit parameter based on the system model, and defines the system model forming a basis of the control of the threshing unit depending on the sensor configuration stored in the memory.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Christoph Heitmann, Andreas Wilken, Joachim Baumgarten, Sebastian Neu, Christoph Bussmann, Henner Voecking
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Patent number: 10126929Abstract: An agricultural work machine for processing an agricultural work process, having numerous working units (1-5) and having a driver assistance system (10) for controlling the working units (1-5) according to at least one user-side specifiable work process strategy (A), which is aimed at fulfilling at least one quality criterion (Q), wherein the driver assistance system (10) comprises a memory (11) for storing data, and a computing device (12) for processing the data stored in the memory (11), wherein the driver assistance system (10) has a graphical user interface (14), via which at least a portion of the work process strategy (A) can be specified by a user. It is proposed that competing quality criteria (Q) that are weighted in relation to one another in accordance with a weighting variable (G) are entered into the work process strategy (A), and that the weighting variable (G) is visualized and can be specified by a user via a virtual operating element (16-19) of the graphical user interface (14).Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Joachim Baumgarten, Andreas Wilken, Christoph Heitmann, Bastian Bormann, Sebastian Neu, Christoph Bussmann, Klaus Schäfer, Henner Vöcking, Arthur Berger, Stefan Terörde
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Publication number: 20180087939Abstract: A method for determining a mass flow composed of bulk material, in particular grain, which is conveyed by means of a continuous, circulating conveyor, having planar conveyor elements, from a lower bulk material receiving area to a higher bulk material delivery area, in which the bulk material delivered by the conveyor is deflected by a guide surface disposed in the bulk material delivery area toward a measuring device, wherein the mass flow is determined by the measurement of a resulting force (F_G) exerted on a sensor surface of the measuring device, wherein at least two parameters having an effect on the force measurement, in particular parameters independent of bulk material properties, are compensated for. A control and regulating device for executing the method for determining a mass flow composed of bulk material is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: JONAS BRANDMEIER, Gunnar Quincke, Martin Kubbeler, Sebastian Neu, Markus Brune
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Patent number: 9818308Abstract: A simulator of an agricultural working machine has a computer unit coupled to a display unit and a control unit. The agricultural working machine to be simulated has adjustable working parts and control elements that implement adjustment of the working parts and a software module that is stored in the computer unit. The software module depicts a process model of crop-processing processes to be implemented by the agricultural working machine and depicts the machine behavior resulting from the crop-processing processes. The process model and the machine behavior are visualized in the display unit and can be edited by the control unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2014Date of Patent: November 14, 2017Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Emtemaschinen GmbHInventors: Sebastian Neu, Kai Bergmann, Marcel Vonde, Olaf Rehders, Michael Piontek, Jens Broer, Benjamin Mattich, Boris Kettelhoit
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Patent number: 9807926Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine has a header designed as a front attachment for cutting and picking up crop and a driver assistance system for controlling the header. The driver assistance system has a memory for storing data and a computing unit for processing the data stored in the memory. The header together with the driver assistance system forms an automated header, in that a plurality of selectable harvesting-process strategies is stored in the memory and in order to implement a selected harvesting-process strategy or the selected harvesting-process strategies, the computing device autonomously determines at least one machine parameter, a header parameter and specifies this to the header.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Andreas Wilken, Christoph Heitmann, Bastian Bormann, Joachim Baumgarten, Sebastian Neu, Boris Kettelhoit
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Patent number: 9807938Abstract: A self-propelled harvesting machine such as a combine harvester has multiple working units for processing crop picked up from a field, a driver assistance system for the sensor-supported control of the working units, an environmental sensor system for detecting environmental information and spatial areas of applicability located in the environment of the harvesting machine. The driver assistance system has a memory for storing data and a computing unit for processing data, including the data stored in the memory. A functional system model for at least one part of the harvesting machine is stored in the memory. The computing unit functions as a characteristic control on the basis of the system model and autonomously determines machine parameters of at least one working unit and specifies these to the particular working unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2016Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: CLAAS SELBSTFAHRENDE ERNTEMASCHINEN GMBHInventors: Andreas Wilken, Christoph Heitmann, Bastian Bormann, Joachim Baumgarten, Sebastian Neu, Boris Kettelhoit, Thilo Krause, Christoph Bussmann, Henner Voecking, Felix Herter
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Patent number: 9756787Abstract: A combine harvester has a threshing unit for threshing picked-up crop to obtain grain and a driver assistance system for controlling the threshing unit. The driver assistance system includes a memory for storing data and a computing unit for processing the data stored in the memory. The threshing unit, together with the driver assistance system, forms an automated threshing unit, in that a plurality of selectable harvesting-process strategies is stored in the memory and in that, in order to implement the particular selected harvesting-process strategy, the computing device autonomously determines at least one machine parameter, for example, a threshing-unit parameter, and specifies the parameter to the threshing unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Christoph Heitmann, Andreas Wilken, Joachim Baumgarten, Sebastian Neu, Christoph Bussmann, Henner Voecking, Stefan Teroerde, Christopher Vieregge
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Patent number: 9756786Abstract: A combine harvester has a threshing unit for threshing picked-up crop to obtain grain, a driver assistance system for controlling the threshing unit which has a memory for storing data and a computing unit for processing the data stored in the memory. A functional system model for at least a portion of the combine harvester is stored in the memory. The computing unit is designed to carry out an autonomous determination of at least one threshing-unit parameter on a basis of the system model and, for depicting functional interrelationships, at least one family of characteristics (A-J) is assigned to at least one harvesting-process parameter. The at least one harvesting-process parameter is defined as an output variable of the at least one family of characteristics (A-J).Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Christoph Heitmann, Andreas Wilken, Joachim Baumgarten, Sebastian Neu, Christoph Bussmann, Henner Voecking, Stefan Teroerde
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Publication number: 20170188515Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method and device for the operation of a combine harvester with multiple work elements for harvesting a crop via a driver assistance system. In one example implementation, a method for operating such a combine harvester includes determining separately a harvest setting for the crop and a machine configuration of the combine harvester, preselecting a process control strategy among a plurality of process control strategies based on the harvest setting and machine configuration wherein each of the plurality of process control strategies is aimed at fulfillment of at least one harvesting quality criterion stored in the memory of the combine harvester, and automatically determining at least one machine parameter for the work elements of the combine harvester according to the preselected process control strategy and controlling the work elements corresponding to the at least one machine parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2016Publication date: July 6, 2017Applicant: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbhInventors: Joachim Baumgarten, Christoph Bussmann, Christoph Heitmann, Sebastian Neu, Stefan Terörde, Henner Vöcking, Scott Wellensiek, Andreas Wilken
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Publication number: 20170160916Abstract: An agricultural work machine for processing an agricultural work process, having numerous working units (1-5) and having a driver assistance system (10) for controlling the working units (1-5) according to at least one user-side specifiable work process strategy (A), which is aimed at fulfilling at least one quality criterion (Q), wherein the driver assistance system (10) comprises a memory (11) for storing data, and a computing device (12) for processing the data stored in the memory (11), wherein the driver assistance system (10) has a graphical user interface (14), via which at least a portion of the work process strategy (A) can be specified by a user. It is proposed that competing quality criteria (Q) that are weighted in relation to one another in accordance with a weighting variable (G) are entered into the work process strategy (A), and that the weighting variable (G) is visualized and can be specified by a user via a virtual operating element (16-19) of the graphical user interface (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Joachim Baumgarten, Andreas Wilken, Christoph Heitmann, Bastian Bormann, Sebastian Neu, Christoph Bussmann, Klaus Schäfer, Henner Vöcking, Arthur Berger, Stefan Terörde
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Patent number: 9603302Abstract: An agricultural working machine has at least one working unit and a display device for displaying or adjusting parameters of the working machine the at least one working unit of both. The display device has a display unit with jointly depictable display elements for visualization of parameter-based values, the display elements preferably arranged concentrically in a form of circular-ring sections. The display device also includes at least one bar display that at least partially encircles the display elements radially on the outer side. Indicator element for displaying a defined value are disposed on the at least one bar display.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Sebastian Neu, Michael Losch, Stefan Teroerde, Klaus Schaefer, Bernd Holtmann, Joachim Baumgarten, Markus Brune, Waldemar Thiesmann
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Publication number: 20170049045Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine has a header designed as a front attachment for cutting and picking up crop and a driver assistance system for controlling the header. The driver assistance system has a memory for storing data and a computing unit for processing the data stored in the memory. The header together with the driver assistance system forms an automated header, in that a plurality of selectable harvesting-process strategies is stored in the memory and in order to implement a selected harvesting-process strategy or the selected harvesting-process strategies, the computing device autonomously determines at least one machine parameter, a header parameter and specifies this to the header.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: ANDREAS WILKEN, CHRISTOPH HEITMANN, BASTIAN BORMANN, JOACHIM BAUMGARTEN, SEBASTIAN NEU, BORIS KETTELHOIT
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Publication number: 20160309656Abstract: A self-propelled harvesting machine such as a combine harvester has multiple working units for processing crop picked up from a field, a driver assistance system for the sensor-supported control of the working units, an environmental sensor system for detecting environmental information and spatial areas of applicability located in the environment of the harvesting machine. The driver assistance system has a memory for storing data and a computing unit for processing data, including the data stored in the memory. A functional system model for at least one part of the harvesting machine is stored in the memory. The computing unit functions as a characteristic control on the basis of the system model and autonomously determines machine parameters of at least one working unit and specifies these to the particular working unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2016Publication date: October 27, 2016Inventors: ANDREAS WILKEN, CHRISTOPH HEITMANN, BASTIAN BORMANN, JOACHIM BAUMGARTEN, SEBASTIAN NEU, BORIS KETTELHOIT, THILO KRAUSE, CHRISTOPH BUSSMANN, HENNER VOECKING, FELIX HERTER
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Publication number: 20160286722Abstract: A combine harvester has a threshing unit for threshing picked-up crop to obtain grain and a driver assistance system for controlling the threshing unit. The driver assistance system includes a memory for storing data and a computing unit for processing the data stored in the memory. The threshing unit, together with the driver assistance system, forms an automated threshing unit, in that a plurality of selectable harvesting-process strategies is stored in the memory and in that, in order to implement the particular selected harvesting-process strategy, the computing device autonomously determines at least one machine parameter, for example, a threshing-unit parameter, and specifies the parameter to the threshing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2016Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Christoph Heitmann, Andreas Wilken, Joachim Baumgarten, Sebastian Neu, Christoph Bussmann, Henner Voecking, Stefan Teroerde, Christopher Vieregge