Patents by Inventor Stephen Paul Lang

Stephen Paul Lang 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).

  • Vehicle function management system
    Patent number: 6292729
    Abstract: A tractor includes various actuators or functions, such as a powershift transmission, a hitch and hitch control system, a PTO, a plurality of selective control valves, etc., all controlled by one or more control units in response to sensed parameters and operator manipulated control devices, such as switches, knobs and levers. A function management system includes a programmed control unit which has a learn/save mode which is operable while the vehicle is moving. During the learn/save mode the operator performs a sequence of manual manipulations of the operator control devices, and the control unit records and then stores information pertaining to the sequence of operations, together with information pertaining to the distances traveled by the tractor between operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Peter Leslie Falck, Trent Lynn Goodnight, Stephen Paul Lang, Bruce Craig Newendorp, Michael Owen Youngblood, Carl Edwin Kittle
  • VEHICLE FUNCTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20010016794
    Abstract: A tractor includes various actuators or functions, such as a powershift transmission, a hitch and hitch control system, a PTO, a plurality of selective control valves, etc., all controlled by one or more control units in response to sensed parameters and operator manipulated control devices, such as switches, knobs and levers. A function management system includes a programmed control unit which has a learn/save mode which is operable while the vehicle is moving. During the learn/save mode the operator performs a sequence of manual manipulations of the operator control devices, and the control unit records and then stores information pertaining to the sequence of operations, together with information pertaining to the distances traveled by the tractor between operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 1999
    Publication date: August 23, 2001
    Inventors: PETER LESLIE FALCK, TRENT LYNN GOODNIGHT, STEPHEN PAUL LANG, BRUCE CRAIG NEWENDORP, MICHAEL OWEN YOUNGBLOOD, CARL EDWIN KITTLE