Patents by Inventor Blair J. Johnson

Blair J. Johnson 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).

  • Agricultural implement with automated recognition of seed attributes
    Patent number: 9836036
    Abstract: An agricultural implement arrangement includes a container of seed having an ID tag associated therewith; an implement for applying a product to a geographic area; an electrical reader configured for reading the ID tag and providing an output signal; and an electrical processing circuit coupled with the reader and the implement. The ID tag has data representing at least one attribute associated with the seed. The electrical processing circuit receives the output signal and controls the implement, dependent upon the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Blair J. Johnson, John Stratton, Andrew Meyer, Scott Andrew Elkins, Todd T. Taylor
  • Precision farming system utilizing seed vendor data
    Patent number: 9781874
    Abstract: A method of operating an agricultural implement in a geographic area using data representing at least one attribute associated with seed, includes the steps of: transferring data including at least one attribute associated with seed to a remote computer which is located remote from the geographic area; editing the data at the remote computer; uploading the analyzed data to an electrical processing circuit associated with the implement; and operating the implement under control of the electrical processing circuit within the geographic area, using the uploaded data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Blair J. Johnson, John Stratton, Andrew Meyer, Scott Andrew Elkins
  • PRECISION FARMING SYSTEM UTILIZING SEED VENDOR DATA
    Publication number: 20170112047
    Abstract: A method of operating an agricultural implement in a geographic area using data representing at least one attribute associated with seed, includes the steps of: transferring data including at least one attribute associated with seed to a remote computer which is located remote from the geographic area; editing the data at the remote computer; uploading the analyzed data to an electrical processing circuit associated with the implement; and operating the implement under control of the electrical processing circuit within the geographic area, using the uploaded data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Blair J. Johnson, John Stratton, Andrew Meyer, Scott Andrew Elkins
  • AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WITH AUTOMATED RECOGNITION OF SEED ATTRIBUTES
    Publication number: 20160044858
    Abstract: An agricultural implement arrangement includes a container of seed having an ID tag associated therewith; an implement for applying a product to a geographic area; an electrical reader configured for reading the ID tag and providing an output signal; and an electrical processing circuit coupled with the reader and the implement. The ID tag has data representing at least one attribute associated with the seed. The electrical processing circuit receives the output signal and controls the implement, dependent upon the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Blair J. Johnson, John Stratton, Andrew Meyer, Scott Andrew Elkins, Todd T. Taylor