Patents by Inventor Jeremy J. Faust

Jeremy J. Faust 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: 11980134
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester has a frame and a spout that is mounted to the frame. A display shows a representation of harvested crop in a receiving vessel. A control system detects an operator input selecting a portion of the receiving vessel and automatically controls a fill control system to being filling the receiving vessel, at the selected portions of the receiving vessel, with harvested material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Faust, Kellen O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20240138298
    Abstract: A cross member on a receiving vehicle which is coupled to a following vehicle, is located relative to a leading vehicle. The location of the cross member is tracked during an unloading operation so the leading vehicle avoids the cross member when unloading material into the receiving vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kellen E. O'Connor, Jeremy J. Faust, Sara C. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20240138304
    Abstract: A three dimensional grid map is generated to locate a cross member on a receiving vehicle which is coupled to a following vehicle. The location of the cross member is tracked during an unloading operation so the leading vehicle avoids the cross member when unloading material into the receiving vehicle, and so the fill level is more accurately identified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Sara C. O'CONNOR, Kellen E. O'CONNOR, Jeremy J. FAUST, Ryan R. WHITE
  • Publication number: 20240138299
    Abstract: A leading vehicle loads material into a receiving vehicle during an unloading operation. An unloading control system detects and processes stop conditions to automatically stop a material conveyance mechanism when a stop condition arises.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kellen E. O'Connor, Jeremy J. Faust, Sara C. O'Connor, Ryan R. White
  • Publication number: 20240138310
    Abstract: A cross member on a receiving vehicle which is coupled to a following vehicle, is located relative to a leading vehicle. The location of the cross member is tracked during an unloading operation so the leading vehicle avoids the cross member when unloading material into the receiving vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Sara C. O'CONNOR, Kellen E. O'CONNOR, Jeremy J. FAUST, Ryan R. WHITE, Nicholas C. BALTZ
  • Publication number: 20240138313
    Abstract: A hitch point where a receiving vehicle is coupled to a following vehicle is located relative to a leading vehicle. The trajectory or route of the following vehicle is detected and a dynamic model estimates a location of a receiving area in the receiving vehicle relative to the leading vehicle based on the trajectory or route of the following vehicle and the location of the hitch point relative to the leading vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Sara C. O'CONNOR, Kellen E. O'CONNOR, Jeremy J. FAUST, Ryan R. WHITE, Nicholas C. BALTZ
  • Publication number: 20240138311
    Abstract: A leading vehicle loads material into a receiving vehicle during an unloading operation and receives a weight value from the receiving vehicle indicative of a weight of material that has been loaded into the receiving vehicle. The leading vehicle controls the unloading operation based on the weight value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Kellen E. O'CONNOR, Jeremy J. FAUST, Zachary RITCHIE, Ryan R. WHITE
  • Publication number: 20240138301
    Abstract: Computer aided design (CAD) files for a plurality of different kinds of receiving vehicles are loaded to a remote server. Based on a receiving vehicle identifier, a corresponding CAD file or information derived from a CAD file is sent to a leading vehicle that is performing an unloading operation to load material into the receiving vehicle. An unloading control system controls the unloading operation based on the CAD file or information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Faust, Kellen E. O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20240138314
    Abstract: A physical attribute of a receiving vehicle (a receiving vehicle parameter) is located by calculating a vehicle parameter offset value indicative of the location of the receiving vehicle parameter relative to a reference point on a following vehicle, the following vehicle providing propulsion to the receiving vehicle. The vehicle parameter offset value is stored for access during an unloading operation. A leading vehicle automatically accesses the vehicle parameter offset value and unloads material into the receiving vehicle using the vehicle parameter offset value corresponding to the receiving vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Sara C. O'CONNOR, Kellen E. O'CONNOR, Jeremy J. FAUST, Ryan R. WHITE
  • Publication number: 20240138315
    Abstract: A physical attribute of a receiving vehicle (a receiving vehicle parameter) is automatically detected by a sensor on a leading vehicle, and a calibration system locates (by calculating a calibrated offset value) the receiving vehicle parameter relative to a reference point on a following vehicle, the following vehicle providing propulsion to the receiving vehicle. The leading vehicle automatically unloads material into the receiving vehicle using the calibrated offset value corresponding to the receiving vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Sara C. O'CONNOR, Kellen E. O'CONNOR, Jeremy J. FAUST, Ryan R. WHITE
  • Publication number: 20240142990
    Abstract: A leading vehicle controls a following vehicle during a fill operation to change the positions of the two vehicles relative to one another. A control system generates a communication signal indicating that a position change operation that changes the position of the vehicles relative to one another is about to be executed. An operator display displays an indication of the position change operation prior to commencing the position change operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Jeremy J. FAUST, Kellen E. O'CONNOR
  • Patent number: 11968927
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester has a frame and a spout that is movably mounted relative to the frame. A spout actuator drives movement of the spout relative to the frame. Harvesting functionality engages material from a field and delivers the material through an outlet end of the spout as the agricultural harvester moves through the field in a direction of travel. A turn identifier identifies a location of a turn forward of the agricultural harvester and generates a turn location indicator indicative of the location of the turn. A speed detector detects a speed of the agricultural harvester and generates a speed indicator indicative of the detected speed. A position compensation control system generates spout position compensation information based on the turn location indicator and the speed indicator, and a spout position controller controls the spout actuator based on the spout position compensation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Faust, Kellen O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20240122104
    Abstract: Operation of a harvester and associated receiving vehicles is controlled and planned. Control signals can be generated to specify the quantity of associated receiving vehicles and receiving vehicle operators needed for one or more harvesting operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: JEREMY J. FAUST, Kellen E. O'Connor
  • Patent number: 11930738
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester has a frame and a spout that is mounted to the frame. A target landing point indicates a position in a receiving vehicle where material is intended to land. A control system detects an actual landing point and automatically controls the spout based on a difference between the actual landing point and the target landing point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Kellen O'Connor, Jeremy J. Faust
  • Publication number: 20240065153
    Abstract: A harvesting machine includes a header configured to gather harvested material into the harvesting machine during a harvesting operation, a conveyance subsystem configured to convey the harvested material from the harvesting machine to a receiving vehicle during the harvesting operation, an image capture system comprising at least one optical sensor, and a control system configured to determine a position of the receiving vehicle relative to the harvesting machine, determine an image magnification factor based on the determined position, and display, on a display device, an image of a portion of the receiving vehicle based on the image magnification factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Faust, Kellen E. O'Connor
  • Patent number: 11856889
    Abstract: A harvesting machine includes a header configured to gather harvested material into the harvesting machine during a harvesting operation, a conveyance subsystem configured to convey the harvested material from the harvesting machine to a receiving vehicle during the harvesting operation, an image capture system comprising at least one optical sensor, and a control system configured to determine a position of the receiving vehicle relative to the harvesting machine, determine an image magnification factor based on the determined position, and display, on a display device, an image of a portion of the receiving vehicle based on the image magnification factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Faust, Kellen O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20230363311
    Abstract: A camera captures an image of a portion of a cart and accesses stored maps that map visual features of carts to a set of settings that are applied to an automatic fill control system. A map that matches visual features of the cart, in the captured image, is identified and the settings in that map are applied to the automatic fill control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kellen O'Connor, Scott MILLER, Jeremy J. FAUST, Zachary T. BONEFAS
  • Patent number: 11765993
    Abstract: A detector detects an overall fill level of a receiving vehicle. A mobile device on the receiving vehicle includes a mobile application that receives and displays the overall fill level of the receiving vehicle. The overall fill level can be overlaid on a geographic map that shows locations of multiple receiving vehicles, in which case an overall fill level indicator for each receiving vehicle is displayed on the geographic map as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Kellen O'Connor, Jeremy J. Faust
  • Patent number: 11684011
    Abstract: A camera captures an image of a portion of a cart and accesses stored maps that map visual features of carts to a set of settings that are applied to an automatic fill control system. A map that matches visual features of the cart, in the captured image, is identified and the settings in that map are applied to the automatic fill control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Kellen O'Connor, Scott Miller, Jeremy J. Faust, Zachary T. Bonefas
  • Publication number: 20230135705
    Abstract: Provided is a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to obtain a first signal based on an input image using a trained machine learning model, the input image being an image of a plant cut by a blade, and the first signal indicating a wear level of the blade, determine whether a level of the first signal is greater than or equal to a threshold, generate a second signal in response to determining the level of the first signal is greater than or equal to the threshold, and output the second signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Sara WENDTE, Jeremy J. FAUST