Patents by Inventor Charles Crane

Charles Crane 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).

  • Publication number: 20240127367
    Abstract: A crop prediction system performs various machine learning operations to predict crop production and to identify a set of farming operations that, if performed, optimize crop production. The crop prediction system uses crop prediction models trained using various machine learning operations based on geographic and agronomic information. Responsive to receiving a request from a grower, the crop prediction system can access information representation of a portion of land corresponding to the request, such as the location of the land and corresponding weather conditions and soil composition. The crop prediction system applies one or more crop prediction models to the access information to predict a crop production and identify an optimized set of farming operations for the grower to perform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: David Patrick Perry, Geoffrey Albert von Maltzahn, Robert Berendes, Eric Michael Jeck, Barry Loyd Knight, Rachel Ariel Raymond, Ponsi Trivisvavet, Justin Y H Wong, Neal Hitesh Rajdev, Marc-Cedric Joseph Meunier, Casey James Leist, Pranav Ram Tadi, Andrea Lee Flaherty, Charles David Brummitt, Naveen Neil Sinha, Jordan Lambert, Jonathan Hennek, Carlos Becco, Mark Allen, Daniel Bachner, Fernando Derossi, Ewan Lamont, Rob Lowenthal, Dan Creagh, Steve Abramson, Ben Allen, Jyoti Shankar, Chris Moscardini, Jeremy Crane, David Weisman, Gerard Keating, Lauren Moores, William Pate
  • Publication number: 20080030054
    Abstract: A child seat is provided for placement on the seat of a vehicle. The child seat includes a base and an object holder that is retractably connected to the base so that it moves in and out of a recess formed in the base between a retracted position and an extended position. When in the retracted position, the object holder is configured to be engaged so as to articulate the object holder from the fully retracted position toward the extended position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Williams, Daniel Brunick, Charles Crane
  • Publication number: 20060261650
    Abstract: A car seat has a seat structure with a seating surface and a portion configured to rest on a dedicated seat of a vehicle when installed. The seat structure has a front and a pair of opposed sides. An instruction manual is provided with the car seat. The car seat has a compartment that is configured to receive and retain the instruction manual. The compartment is disposed interior to a part of the seat structure and has an access opening that is accessible when the car seat is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Applicant: Graco Children's Products Inc.
    Inventors: Craig Billman, Charles Crane, Daniel Brunick, Michael Langmaid, Matthew Morgenstern, Patrick Nolan, Damaso Lamos, Patrick Laffan, Andrew Skrzypek
  • Publication number: 20060220427
    Abstract: An infant carrier includes a carrier shell including a seating area for a child; and a harness system adapted to connect to the carrier shell and adapted to be adjusted between a first configuration for a smaller child and a second configuration for a larger child. The harness system includes first and second straps, each of the first and second straps having a shoulder strap end and a lap strap end, a shoulder strap adjuster associated with the shoulder strap ends of each of the first and second straps to enable adjustment of the shoulder strap ends between the first configuration and the second configuration, and a lap strap adjuster associated with the lap strap ends of each of the first and second straps to enable adjustment of the lap strap ends between the first configuration and the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Timothy Patrizi, Charles Crane
  • Publication number: 20060218725
    Abstract: A bassinet assembly for use with a playard includes a sleep compartment structure including first and second separate sleep compartments that are sized to accommodate first and second children, respectively; and at least one bassinet mount to attach the bassinet assembly to the playard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventors: Jason Carpenter, Jonathan Pacella, Cindy Berkey, Charles Crane, Art Gehr
  • Publication number: 20050173955
    Abstract: An infant car seat includes a base and a carrier to detachably secure to the base. In an exemplary infant car seat, the carrier can have a carrier weight of less than 10 pounds, and the infant car seat can have a rated weight of up to 40 pounds. In another exemplary infant car seat, the carrier can have a carrier weight of less than 10 pounds, a front surface of the seat back of the carrier can have a length greater than about 20 inches, and the infant car seat can have a rated weight of at least about 27.5 pounds. In another exemplary infant car seat, the carrier can have a carrier weight of less than 10 pounds, a front surface of the seat back of the carrier can have a length greater than about 20 inches, and the infant car seat can have a rated weight of greater than 22 pounds. In another exemplary infant car seat, the carrier can have a carrier weight of less than 10 pounds, and the infant car seat can have a rated height of up to 35 inches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: Charles Crane, Matthew Morgenstern, Shiva Gangadharan, Damaso Lamos
  • Publication number: 20050127727
    Abstract: An infant car seat includes a base including a belt path along which a vehicle belt can be secured to the base, and a carrier to detachably couple to the base. The carrier is positionable in a first, reclined position and a second, upright position. The belt path is fixed in location on the base such that the carrier can be positioned in either the first, reclined position or the second, upright position without adjustment of the vehicle belt relative to the base. This two-position infant carrier provides improved fit to child, The infant car seat also can include grips on the carrier of the infant car seat for improved carryability, grips on the base of the infant car seat for improved gripping of the vehicle seat and easier installation, and an adjustable height mechanism in the base for improved fit to vehicle seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Shiva Gangadharan, Jason Carpenter, Charles Crane, Damaso Lamos, Thomas Perrin
  • Publication number: 20050082888
    Abstract: An adjustable child seat includes a backrest and a seat base. The backrest is adjustable and includes a top portion movably connected to a bottom portion. The back rest includes a latch connected to one of the top or bottom portions that engages a notch located in the other portion. A handle may be provided to disengage the latch from the notch and allow movement of the top portion of the backrest relative to the bottom portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Bruce Williams, Daniel Brunick, Charles Crane