Patents by Inventor Craig M. Pridmore

Craig M. Pridmore 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).

  • Particulate material metering system for an agricultural implement
    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
  • Particulate material metering system for an agricultural implement
    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
  • PARTICULATE MATERIAL METERING SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT
    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
  • PARTICULATE MATERIAL METERING SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT
    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