Patents by Inventor Karle Wigginton

Karle Wigginton 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).

  • Tree counter for a saw head in a tree feller
    Patent number: 7934523
    Abstract: A forestry machine includes a frame, and a felling saw carried by the frame. The felling saw includes a saw head. A tree counter associated with the saw head includes an audio sensor providing an output signal representing an audio parameter associated with a cutting action of the saw head. An electrical processing circuit is coupled with and receives the output signal from the audio sensor. The electrical processing circuit determines a tree count associated with the saw head, dependent upon the output signal from the audio sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Elliot Little, Mark Breutzman, Karle Wigginton
  • TREE COUNTER FOR A SAW HEAD IN A TREE FELLER
    Publication number: 20090095375
    Abstract: A forestry machine includes a frame, and a felling saw carried by the frame. The felling saw includes a saw head. A tree counter associated with the saw head includes an audio sensor providing an output signal representing an audio parameter associated with a cutting action of the saw head. An electrical processing circuit is coupled with and receives the output signal from the audio sensor. The electrical processing circuit determines a tree count associated with the saw head, dependent upon the output signal from the audio sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Inventors: Elliot Little, Mark Breutzman, Karle Wigginton