Patents by Inventor James D. McCauley

James D. McCauley 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).

  • Management zones for precision farming
    Patent number: 6058351
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining management zones in a field for precision farming. The method and apparatus use a self-organizing network, such as a Kohonen neural network, to perform the classification of site-specific farming data into management zones in a farm field. The self-organizing network is configured to learn the proper classifications through a learning or training process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Case Corporation
    Inventor: James D. McCauley