Kurt D Michl

US Patent:

61673374, Dec 26, 2000

Filed:

Oct 2, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/165977

Inventors:

Paul W. Haack - Crystal Lake IL
Kurt D. Michl - Homewood IL

Assignee:

Case Corporation - Racine WI

International Classification:

G06F 770

US Classification:

701 50

Abstract:

A reconfigurable control unit is disclosed for providing an operator interface to control units on different types of work vehicles, such as, tractors, combines, sprayers, etc. The reconfigurable control unit stores a plurality of application programs in a memory and selects only the application program needed depending on the work vehicle type that the reconfigurable control unit is coupled to. The type of work vehicle to which the reconfigurable control unit is coupled to is determined based upon a unique configuration message received from a controller on the work vehicle. The work vehicle type may also be determined by scanning a data bus connector that couples the reconfigurable control unit to the work vehicle, or by soliciting operator input to determine which type of work vehicle the reconfigurable control unit is coupled to.

US Patent:

48996530, Feb 13, 1990

Filed:

May 9, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/191621

Inventors:

Kurt D. Michl - Homewood IL
Allen L. Mitchell - Downers Grove IL
Patrick J. Ahern - Oak Lawn IL
Scott P. Letellier - Riverdale IL

Assignee:

Rockwell International Corporation - Pittsburgh PA

International Classification:

B41F 730
B41L 2506
B41L 2502

US Classification:

101148

Abstract:

A control system for an offset printing press includes a microprocessor-based dampener, register and ink (drink) processor which controls color register, inkrate and damprate. Damprate curve data, flood requests and adjustments to individual nozzles on the spraybar can be downloaded from a master work station to the drink processor and used to control the rate at which the spraybar nozzles are pulsed on and the duration that each separate nozzle remains on.