Patents Assigned to Leader Technologies, Inc.
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Patent number: 11960007Abstract: A lidar system, preferably including one or more transmit modules, beam directors, and/or receive modules, and optionally including one or more processing modules. A method of lidar system operation, preferably including: emitting light beams, receiving reflected light beams, and/or analyzing data associated with the received light beams.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Red Leader Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jacob Hillard, Rebecca Wong, Jhoneldrick Millares, Logan Herrera
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Patent number: 11953603Abstract: A LIDAR system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method of LIDAR system operation, preferably including: determining signals, outputting the signals, receiving one or more return signals, and/or analyzing the return signals.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Red Leader Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jacob Hillard, Christopher Baca
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Patent number: 11790539Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for sensing or tracking relative position between objects or locations. A digital camera or imager captures one or more fiducials in its field of view. By calibration and processing, the imaged fiducials can be identified and distinguished from other objects and background in camera space, and position of imaged fiducials in camera space relative to a reference can be translated to position of the actual fiducials in physical space. In one example, the fiducials are IR LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: Ag Leader Technology, Inc.Inventor: Trenton Anagnostopoulos
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Patent number: 11762095Abstract: A method of lidar system operation, preferably including: determining a signal, outputting the signal, receiving a return signal, and/or analyzing the return signal. A lidar system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A class of spectrally decimated encodings, wherein multiple codes of this class, all preferably mutually spectrally-orthogonal, can be generated based on a single input encoding.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2023Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Red Leader Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jacob Hillard, Christopher Baca
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Patent number: 11726211Abstract: A LIDAR system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method of LIDAR system operation, preferably including: determining a signal, outputting the signal, receiving a return signal, and/or analyzing the return signal.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Red Leader Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jacob Hillard, John Dean, Jhoneldrick Millares, Rebecca Wong, Logan Herrera
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Patent number: 11579301Abstract: A lidar system, preferably including one or more transmit modules, beam directors, and/or receive modules, and optionally including one or more processing modules. A method of lidar system operation, preferably including: emitting light beams, receiving reflected light beams, and/or analyzing data associated with the received light beams.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: Red Leader Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jacob Hillard, Rebecca Wong, Jhoneldrick Millares, Logan Herrera
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Patent number: 11467288Abstract: A LIDAR system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method of LIDAR system operation, preferably including: determining a signal, outputting the signal, receiving a return signal, and/or analyzing the return signal.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2019Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Red Leader Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jacob Hillard, John Dean, Jhoneldrick Millares, Rebecca Wong, Logan Herrera
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Patent number: 11360217Abstract: A LIDAR system, preferably including one or more: optical emitters, optical detectors, beam directors, and/or processing modules. A method of LIDAR system operation, preferably including: determining signals, outputting the signals, receiving one or more return signals, and/or analyzing the return signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Red Leader Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jacob Hillard, Christopher Baca
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Patent number: 11315258Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for sensing or tracking relative position between objects or locations. A digital camera or imager captures one or more fiducials in its field of view. By calibration and processing, the imaged fiducials can be identified and distinguished from other objects and background in camera space, and position of imaged fiducials in camera space relative to a reference can be translated to position of the actual fiducials in physical space. In one example, the fiducials are IR LEDs.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Ag Leader Technology, Inc.Inventor: Trenton Anagnostopoulos
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Patent number: 10912249Abstract: A method for managing agricultural operations by predicting amount of crop or product remaining for a field includes performing agricultural operations on at least a portion of a field using an agricultural machine, sensing data associated with the agricultural operations using sensors associated with the agricultural machine, communicating the data associated with the agricultural operations to a computing device, analyzing the data associated with the agricultural operations performed using the computing device to determine an area prediction for a remaining portion of the field upon which the agricultural operations are to be performed, and using the area prediction for the remaining portion of the field by the computing device to determine a time associated with completing the agricultural operations for the field or an amount of material or other resources associated with completing the agricultural operations for the field.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2018Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignee: Ag Leader Technology, Inc.Inventor: David Wilson
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Patent number: 10806072Abstract: An on-the-go monitor and control means and method for an agriculture machines includes on-the-go soil sensors that can be used to control tillage and seeding depth. On seeder implements, the sensors provide information that affects uniform plant emergence.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Ag Leader Technology, Inc.Inventor: Roger R. Zielke
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Patent number: 10661830Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for detecting and compensating for yaw orientation error or misalignment of an IMU in a vehicle navigation system. Acceleration measurements available from the IMU can be used for fast, reliable, and compact estimation of alignment error whether or not the IMU and fixed-body frames share an origin or not. The detection can be included in a navigation solution for guidance and control systems of a vehicle without having to utilize other measurements such as GPS.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Ag Leader Technology, Inc.Inventor: Yakup Gunbatar
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Patent number: 10599151Abstract: The present invention relates to a practical approach to alleviate or remove the jerky heading change in ArVs. The rate of change of articulation angle in heading kinematics is effectively canceled. This modification (also called as transformer) can be done such that articulated vehicles can change their heading similar to front wheel-steered vehicles.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: AG LEADER TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventor: Yakup Gunbatar
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Patent number: 10512204Abstract: A method, apparatus, or system of estimating vehicle heading taking GNSS antenna movement and/or mounting position into account. Measurements from the GNSS can be used to estimate GNSS antenna yaw or misalignment relative a pivot or control point, or vehicle fixed-body origin. Side-slip is either ignored or, if known, can be used to adjust the estimation of vehicle heading.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: AG LEADER TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Yakup Gunbatar, Michael Schneider
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Patent number: 10362726Abstract: An on-the-go monitor and control means and method for an agriculture machines includes on-the-go soil sensors that can be used to control tillage and seeding depth. On seeder implements, the sensors provide information that affects uniform plant emergence.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Ag Leader Technology, Inc.Inventor: Roger R. Zielke
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Patent number: 10314222Abstract: A field computer for use in an agricultural vehicle is provided. The field computer includes a housing, a processor disposed within the housing, a touchscreen display operatively connected to the housing and the processor and forming an outer surface of the field computer, and a light bar comprising a plurality of lighting elements arranged in a line on the field computer. The lighting elements of the light bar are positioned such that the lighting elements remain hidden when not in use. The field computer is configured to provide feedback associated with operation of the agricultural vehicle by lighting one or more of the lighting elements in the light bar.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2016Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Ag Leader Technology, Inc.Inventors: Roger Demiter, Travis Campbell, Brett Johnson
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Patent number: 10123472Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for informing an on-tractor navigation system of position of a towed implement. In one aspect, a non-GNSS sensor mounted on the implement provides heading information to the navigation system. Knowledge of the geometry of the implement along with navigation coordinate frame position information from the navigation system, allows a relatively economical and flexible way to derive implement position information without the expense of a GNSS receiver on the implement Adding inertial sensors on the implement can allow position determination of any point on the implement relative to the ground. This can be advantageously used for swath and rate control for implements.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Ag Leader Technology, Inc.Inventor: Michael Schneider
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Patent number: 10024459Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems providing enhanced feed rate control of tubing and conduit feeds by a powered feeder to an in-ground placement device moved across the ground by a steerable vehicle. In one aspect, ground speed of the vehicle is sensed. Feed motor speed is correlated to length of tubing or conduit estimated to be fed per feed wheel revolution by the feed motor. A controller adjusts feed motor speed to match ground speed to feed rate. In another aspect, instead of estimating feed rate by feed wheel rotation, actual speed of movement of the tubing or conduit is sensed. Feed motor speed is automatically and dynamically adjusted to match ground speed to tubing or conduit speed. In either embodiment, sensing of ground speed can be used to sense starting and stopping of the vehicle. This can be used to turn the feed motor on or off. In either embodiment, integration with a precision agriculture intelligent controller can allow operator control right from the precision ag display.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2016Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: Ag Leader Technology, Inc.Inventors: Aaron Friedlein, Ronald L. Farrington, Corey Weddle
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Patent number: D845355Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: AG LEADER TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Roger Demiter, Travis Campbell, Brett Johnson
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Patent number: D882642Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Ag Leader Technology, Inc.Inventors: Roger Demiter, Travis Campbell, Brett Johnson