Patents by Inventor Tim Liesenfeld

Tim Liesenfeld 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).

  • Construction machine having a device for controlling the construction machine and method for controlling a construction machine
    Patent number: 11549234
    Abstract: A construction machine is provided with a control device having an operating panel with operating elements, which can assume numerous switching states/positions, a control and monitoring unit for controlling machine components via control signals signalling the switching state/position of associated operating elements, and a display/signal unit interacting with the control and monitoring unit. The control device provides first and second signal transmission paths for transmitting a first control signal signalling the switching state/position of a first operating element and a second control signal signalling the switching state/position of a second operating element, respectively. The control signals are checked for the existence of a plausibility criterion. If the plausibility criterion is not met, signal transmission over one or the other signal transmission path is deactivated, wherein the functionality of the relevant component is checked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas Vogt, Sebastian Winkels, Christian Berning, Tim Liesenfeld
  • Construction Machine Having a Device for Controlling the Construction Machine and Method for Controlling a Construction Machine
    Publication number: 20200308807
    Abstract: A construction machine is provided with a control device having an operating panel with operating elements, which can assume numerous switching states/positions, a control and monitoring unit for controlling machine components via control signals signalling the switching state/position of associated operating elements, and a display/signal unit interacting with the control and monitoring unit. The control device provides first and second signal transmission paths for transmitting a first control signal signalling the switching state/position of a first operating element and a second control signal signalling the switching state/position of a second operating element, respectively. The control signals are checked for the existence of a plausibility criterion. If the plausibility criterion is not met, signal transmission over one or the other signal transmission path is deactivated, wherein the functionality of the relevant component is checked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Andreas Vogt, Sebastian Winkels, Christian Berning, Tim Liesenfeld