Patents by Inventor Anthony C. Rapley

Anthony C. Rapley 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).

  • Patent number: 11765991
    Abstract: A particulate material metering system includes a controller configured to determine a radius of curvature of a path of a lead vehicle coupled to an agricultural implement. The controller is configured to determine a lead time of the lead vehicle relative to the agricultural implement based on a speed of the lead vehicle and/or the agricultural implement. The controller is configured to determine a radius of curvature of a path of the agricultural implement based on the radius of curvature of the path of the lead vehicle at a determination time, in which the determination time is a current time minus an offset time, and the offset time is based on the lead time. The controller is configured to determine target particulate material flow rates of respective metering devices of the particulate material metering system based on the radius of curvature of the path of the agricultural implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Craig M. Pridmore, Anthony C. Rapley, Gregory Jacob Erker
  • Patent number: 11744169
    Abstract: A particulate material metering system includes a controller configured to determine a radius of curvature of a path of a lead vehicle coupled to an agricultural implement. The controller is configured to determine a lead time of the lead vehicle relative to the agricultural implement based on a speed of the lead vehicle and/or the agricultural implement. The controller is configured to determine a radius of curvature of a path of the agricultural implement based on the radius of curvature of the path of the lead vehicle at a determination time, in which the determination time is a current time minus an offset time, and the offset time is based on the lead time. The controller is configured to determine target particulate material flow rates of respective metering devices of the particulate material metering system based on the radius of curvature of the path of the agricultural implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL CANADA, LTD.
    Inventors: Craig M. Pridmore, Anthony C. Rapley, Gregory Jacob Erker
  • Publication number: 20220330474
    Abstract: A particulate material metering system includes a controller configured to determine a radius of curvature of a path of a lead vehicle coupled to an agricultural implement. The controller is configured to determine a lead time of the lead vehicle relative to the agricultural implement based on a speed of the lead vehicle and/or the agricultural implement. The controller is configured to determine a radius of curvature of a path of the agricultural implement based on the radius of curvature of the path of the lead vehicle at a determination time, in which the determination time is a current time minus an offset time, and the offset time is based on the lead time. The controller is configured to determine target particulate material flow rates of respective metering devices of the particulate material metering system based on the radius of curvature of the path of the agricultural implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Craig M. Pridmore, Anthony C. Rapley, Gregory Jacob Erker
  • Publication number: 20210144909
    Abstract: A particulate material metering system includes a controller configured to determine a radius of curvature of a path of a lead vehicle coupled to an agricultural implement. The controller is configured to determine a lead time of the lead vehicle relative to the agricultural implement based on a speed of the lead vehicle and/or the agricultural implement. The controller is configured to determine a radius of curvature of a path of the agricultural implement based on the radius of curvature of the path of the lead vehicle at a determination time, in which the determination time is a current time minus an offset time, and the offset time is based on the lead time. The controller is configured to determine target particulate material flow rates of respective metering devices of the particulate material metering system based on the radius of curvature of the path of the agricultural implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Craig M. Pridmore, Anthony C. Rapley, Gregory Jacob Erker
  • Patent number: 10080325
    Abstract: An overlap control system includes an agricultural vehicle control system operable to utilize a product delay (PD) value in seconds, a start early (SE) distance, and/or a stop late (SL) distance to determine at least one offset edge from a location of an agricultural implement. The agricultural vehicle control system is operable to look ahead along a guidance swath or at least one predicted path of the agricultural implement, and to determine that an intercept will occur between the at least one offset edge and a boundary along the guidance swath or predicted path. The agricultural vehicle control system is further operable to calculate a distance or time to the intercept, and to send a command to change an on/off state of the agricultural implement in the calculated distance or time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Paul Gerhard Weisberg, John Stratton, Anthony C. Rapley
  • Publication number: 20170112049
    Abstract: An overlap control system includes an agricultural vehicle control system operable to utilize a product delay (PD) value in seconds, a start early (SE) distance, and/or a stop late (SL) distance to determine at least one offset edge from a location of an agricultural implement. The agricultural vehicle control system is operable to look ahead along a guidance swath or at least one predicted path of the agricultural implement, and to determine that an intercept will occur between the at least one offset edge and a boundary along the guidance swath or predicted path. The agricultural vehicle control system is further operable to calculate a distance or time to the intercept, and to send a command to change an on/off state of the agricultural implement in the calculated distance or time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Paul Gerhard Weisberg, John Stratton, Anthony C. Rapley