Stephen N Lang

US Patent:

50179101, May 21, 1991

Filed:

Aug 24, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/397820

Inventors:

Arnold S. Farber - Cedar Falls IA
Stephen P. Lang - Waterloo IA
David C. Smart - Waterloo IA

Assignee:

Deere & Company - Moline IL

International Classification:

G08B 2100

US Classification:

340635

Abstract:

A monitoring or control system includes a plurality of senders or sensors which are coupled to a central control unit by separate cables. The control unit includes a microprocessor which executes an intermittent fault detection algorithm while an operator manually flexes each cable in turn. When a cable with a fault is manipulated the algorithm responds by energizing a horn.

US Patent:

45008744, Feb 19, 1985

Filed:

Jun 17, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/378703

Inventors:

Stephen F. Jacobi - Cedar Falls IA
Robert E. Haight - Waterloo IA
John W. Schletzbaum - Hudson IA
Yolanda E. Martin - Cedar Falls IA
Stephen P. Lang - Waterloo IA

Assignee:

Deere & Company - Moline IL

International Classification:

G08B 2100

US Classification:

340607

Abstract:

A fluid filter monitoring system includes a filter relief valve movable in response to a pressure buildup caused by filter clogging to sequentially actuate a pair of pressure-operated switches. A temperature sensor senses the temperature of fluid in the hydraulic system. A control unit, including a microprocessor, controls the energization of a plurality of indicators, depending upon the status of the temperature sensor, the pressure-operated switches and the duration of actuation of the switches.

US Patent:

57692351, Jun 23, 1998

Filed:

Jun 19, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/666015

Inventors:

Priscilla M. Keach - Chicago IL
Dean F. Staal - Chicago IL
Stephen J. Lang - Lawrence KS
Randy L. Sperry - Burlington IA

Assignee:

Ade, Inc. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B65D 8102
B65D 8530

US Classification:

206583

Abstract:

A packaging device includes upper and lower container portions that support respective frames that, in turn, support respective support films. The frames and the container portions are configured such that the act of installing the frames in the container portions automatically increases tension in the films. This can be accomplished by rotating opposed portions of the frames in opposite directions, by displacing the film out of the plane in which it is originally supported by the frame, or by displacing opposed portions of the frame away from one another. The film of the lower container portion is recessed with respect to a peripheral lip of the lower container portion, while the film of the upper container portion protrudes beyond the peripheral lip of the upper container portion. In this way objects are prevented from rolling out of the lower container portion, yet the films are brought into face-to-face contact when the packaging device is closed.

US Patent:

62927299, Sep 18, 2001

Filed:

Apr 14, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/291080

Inventors:

Peter Leslie Falck - Waterloo IA
Trent Lynn Goodnight - Waterloo IA
Stephen Paul Lang - New Hartford IA
Bruce Craig Newendorp - Cedar Falls IA
Michael Owen Youngblood - Cedar Falls IA
Carl Edwin Kittle - Cedar Falls IA

Assignee:

Deere & Company - Moline IL

International Classification:

G06F 770

US Classification:

701 50

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. The control unit also has an execute or replay mode, operable in response to an operator command signal, wherein the control unit automatically performs the stored sequence of operations so that the sequence of operations is performed at the same distance intervals at which they were learned, regardless of the speed of the vehicle.

US Patent:

44893116, Dec 18, 1984

Filed:

May 17, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/378704

Inventors:

Stephen P. Lang - Waterloo IA
Yolanda E. Martin - Cedar Falls IA
Richard G. Norton - Hudson IA

Assignee:

Deere & Company - Moline IL

International Classification:

G08B 2300
B60Q 100

US Classification:

340501

Abstract:

An engine oil pressure monitor includes an engine oil pressure sensor and an engine speed sensor. A plurality of pressure alarm values are generated to correspond to designated distinct ranges of engine speed. One of the alarm values is selected according to which engine speed range contains the sensed engine speed. An alarm signal is generated when the sensed pressure falls below the alarm value. The alarm is disabled when the engine speed falls below a minimum non-zero engine speed and is disabled unless the pressure failure condition persists for at least a predetermined time period.

US Patent:

44881401, Dec 11, 1984

Filed:

May 17, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/379231

Inventors:

Stephen P. Lang - Waterloo IA
Yolanda E. Martin - Cedar Falls IA
Patrick E. Pinkston - Traer IA

Assignee:

Deere & Company - Moline IL

International Classification:

B60Q 100
G08B 2300

US Classification:

340 57

Abstract:

An agricultural vehicle, such as a tractor, includes an engine and a hydraulic assist-type transmission coupled together by a clutch. A monitor includes sensors for sensing engine speed, clutch temperature and transmission temperature. Warning signals are generated if the clutch temperature is continuously and at least a certain amount hotter than the transmission temperature for a certain time period. The warning signals are disabled if the engine speed is less than a threshold and for a certain time interval after the engine speed exceeds the threshold.

US Patent:

44893051, Dec 18, 1984

Filed:

May 17, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/379230

Inventors:

Stephen P. Lang - Waterloo IA
Yolanda E. Martin - Cedar Falls IA
Patrick E. Pinkston - Traer IA
Kanaparty N. Rao - Cedar Falls IA

Assignee:

Deere & Company - Moline IL

International Classification:

B60Q 100
G08B 2300

US Classification:

340 57

Abstract:

A vehicle, such as an agricultural tractor, includes a hydraulic assist-type transmission with fluid control and lubricating circuits. A monitoring system senses the fluid pressure in the lubricating circuit, the hydraulic fluid temperature and the engine speed. The sensed pressure is compared to a temperature and engine speed-compensated alarm value. Alarm signals are generated when the sensed pressure is continuously below the alarm value for a certain period. The alarm is disabled when the engine speed falls below a non-zero threshold level.

US Patent:

20150379545, Dec 31, 2015

Filed:

Sep 2, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/843327

Inventors:

- Chicago IL, US
Stephen Michael Lang - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for calculating the capacity of a provider by calculating, using biographical data representing the provider, a first total units of service that are available to be offered to consumers during a first time period; calculating a second total units of service potentially available from the provider for a proposed second time period using a projection based in part on a model of consumer demand for the units of service; determining a third total units of service that are unavailable during the second time period based on at least one known or projected unavailability; and calculating a capacity based on the third total units of service and the second total units of service, the capacity being a capacity for a proposed promotion representing a maximum total of instruments to be offered in the proposed promotion by the provider.