Patents by Inventor Kyle Jensen
Kyle Jensen 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).
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Publication number: 20240124038Abstract: A service cart device to transport goods and services which may include a main body member, storage members, top member, attachment member, and computation interface. The device may also include wheel members, one or more of a drive unit, and sensor devices. The storage members may be carried by the main body member. The top member may be positioned above and carried by the main body member. The attachment member may be attached to an upper portion of the top member. The wheel members may be rotatably attached to a lower surface of the main body member. The drive units may selectively rotatably move at one or more of the wheel members. The sensor devices may be configured to detect adjacent objects and surfaces. The sensor devices may emit a detection signal relating to adjacent to object(s) and surface(s) detected. The top member may comprise a buoyant material.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Docktail Service, LLCInventors: Diane Kiely, Kyle Jensen
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Patent number: 11944026Abstract: An agricultural implement has implement settings for soil engaging tools that are controlled based on measured temporal and long-term soil properties in a field. A controller receives data from various soil and optical sensors and provides decision support for adjusting the implement settings. The soil sensors include a square or modified square electrical array that includes two independent, isolated disk coulters running side-by-side followed by two independent, isolated soil engaging runners. One runner has an optical sensor for organic matter, and the other runner has a temperature and moisture sensor. Above-ground optical sensors can be used to measure soil and plant material ahead of and behind the soil engaging tool. The controller can provide real time alerts to an operator that adjustments to the implement settings are needed, or the adjustments can be made automatically based on operator set thresholds, factory settings, or historical individual or global grower adjustments.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Veris Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Eric Lund, Chase Maxton, Kyle Jensen, Tyler Lund, Paul Drummond
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Publication number: 20240040953Abstract: A row crop implement with various sensors for measuring properties of soil while performing normal planting or other operations. The sensors include a plurality of flexible tine assemblies used as electrodes for measuring soil EC. The flexible tine assemblies each have a lower end arranged to contact soil, and an upper end with a coil spring configuration attached to an electrically isolated support structure. The coil spring configuration allows the flexible tine to flex rearwardly to shed residue and clear obstructions. The flexible tine is arranged behind a soil engaging tool, such as an opener assembly or a residue clearing device, with the lower end contacting soil exposed by the soil engaging tool. Other soil sensors on the implement include sensor modules positioned in furrows behind the opener assemblies, and non-contact optical sensors arranged to measure reflectance of soil exposed by the opener assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Eric Lund, Kyle Jensen, Chase Maxton, Tyler Lund, Paul Drummond
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Publication number: 20240040952Abstract: An agricultural implement with various sensors for measuring properties of soil while performing normal planting or other operations. The sensors include a plurality of flexible tine assemblies used as electrodes for measuring soil EC. The flexible tine assemblies each have a lower end arranged to contact soil, and an upper end with a coil spring configuration attached to an electrically isolated support structure. The coil spring configuration allows the flexible tine to flex rearwardly to shed residue and clear obstructions. The flexible tine is arranged behind a soil engaging tool, such as an opener assembly or a residue clearing device, with the lower end contacting soil exposed by the soil engaging tool. Other soil sensors on the implement include sensor modules positioned in furrows behind the opener assemblies, and non-contact optical sensors arranged to measure reflectance of soil exposed by the opener assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Eric Lund, Kyle Jensen, Chase Maxton, Tyler Lund, Paul Drummond
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Patent number: 11743555Abstract: Networks, systems and displays for providing derived data and predictive information for use in multivariable component systems and activities; and in particular for use in motor racing such as in NASCAR®, Indy Car, Grand-Am (sports car racing), and/or Formula 1® racing. More particularly, there are systems equipment and networks for the monitoring and collecting of raw data regarding races, both real time and historic. This raw data is then analyzed to provide derived data, predictive data, virtual data, and combinations and variations of this data, which depending upon the nature of this data may be packaged, distributed, displayed and used in various setting and applications.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: GENERAL MOTORS LLCInventors: Erik Allen, Kyle Jensen, Gilman Callsen, Joshua Browne, Kevin Schaff, Paul Harraka, Joel Moxley
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Patent number: 11497154Abstract: An agricultural implement has implement settings for soil engaging tools that are controlled based on measured temporal and long-term soil properties in a field. A controller receives data from various soil and optical sensors and provides decision support for adjusting the implement settings. The soil sensors include a square or modified square electrical array that includes two independent, isolated disk coulters running side-by-side followed by two independent, isolated soil engaging runners. One runner has an optical sensor for organic matter, and the other runner has a temperature and moisture sensor. Above-ground optical sensors can be used to measure soil and plant material ahead of and behind the soil engaging tool. The controller can provide real time alerts to an operator that adjustments to the implement settings are needed, or the adjustments can be made automatically based on operator set thresholds, factory settings, or historical individual or global grower adjustments.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Veris Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Eric Lund, Chase Maxton, Kyle Jensen, Tyler Lund, Paul Drummond
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Publication number: 20220086534Abstract: Networks, systems and displays for providing derived data and predictive information for use in multivariable component systems and activities; and in particular for use in motor racing such as in NASCAR®, Indy Car, Grand-Am (sports car racing), and/or Formula 1® racing. More particularly, there are systems equipment and networks for the monitoring and collecting of raw data regarding races, both real time and historic. This raw data is then analyzed to provide derived data, predictive data, virtual data, and combinations and variations of this data, which depending upon the nature of this data may be packaged, distributed, displayed and used in various setting and applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Erik Allen, Kyle Jensen, Gilman Callsen, Joshua Browne, Kevin Schaff, Paul Harraka, Joel Moxley
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Patent number: 11185009Abstract: A system for measuring temperature and dielectric properties of soil and other semi-solid materials on-the-go uses a long-wearing non-ferrous wear plate with two metal prongs supported by the wear plate to measure dielectric properties. The metal prongs each have a mounting end soldered to a printed circuit board containing a capacitance sensor circuit. The metal prongs have exposed ends arranged to contact the semi-solid material being measured. The sensor circuit has an oscillation frequency of 50 to 100 MHz to allow rapid dielectric measurements to be made as the sensor moves through the semi-solid material. In one embodiment, the system includes an implement for traversing a field, a shank with a leading edge for opening a furrow in soil, and a spring-loaded mounting system for biasing the wear plate downwardly relative to a shank to maintain a consistent pressure of the wear plate and metal prongs against the soil.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Veris Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Chase Maxton, Kyle Jensen
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Patent number: 11067560Abstract: A system for measuring soil properties on-the-go using a narrow profile sensor unit is provided on an implement for traversing a field. The sensor unit includes a front disk/coulter arranged to open a slot in the soil, a runner assembly arranged to follow behind the front disk/coulter for sliding contact with the soil in the slot, and a rotating disk/spoked wheel arranged to follow behind the runner assembly to close the slot. The front disk or coulter serves as a first electrode of an electrode array, the runner assembly has second and third electrodes attached thereto, and the rotating disk/spoked wheel serves as a fourth electrode. The electrode array can be used to measure soil electrical conductivity at multiple depths and to measure soil moisture. An optical window and pH sensor can also be incorporated into the runner assembly to measure soil reflectance and soil pH.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2016Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignee: Veris Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Eric Lund, Chase Maxton, Paul Drummond, Kyle Jensen
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Patent number: 11019405Abstract: Networks, systems and displays for providing derived data and predictive information for use in multivariable component systems and activities; and in particular for use in motor racing such as in NASCAR®, Indy Car, Grand-Am (sports car racing), and/or Formula 1® racing. More particularly, there are systems equipment and networks for the monitoring and collecting of raw data regarding races, both real time and historic. This raw data is then analyzed to provide derived data, predictive data, virtual data, and combinations and variations of this data, which depending upon the nature of this data may be packaged, distributed, displayed and used in various setting and applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Pit Rho CorporationInventors: Erik Allen, Kyle Jensen, Gilman Callsen, Joshua Browne, Kevin Schaff, Paul Harraka, Joel Moxley
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Patent number: 10798872Abstract: An agricultural planter having sensors for measuring multiple soil properties adjusts planting depth and seeding rate in real time based on the measured soil properties. An optical module is carried by the planter for collecting soil reflectance data. A pair of soil contact blades protrude from or are embedded in the optical module for collecting soil EC data and soil moisture data. A switching circuit or phase lock loop allows the same soil contact blades to feed signals to both a soil EC signal conditioning circuit and a soil moisture signal conditioning circuit. The soil moisture data can be used to calibrate the soil EC data and the soil reflectance data to compensate for effects of changing soil moisture conditions across a field. The sensor module can be positioned behind a seed tube and used as a seed firmer, or incorporated into a seed tube guard.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: Veris Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Eric Lund, Chase Maxton, Kyle Jensen
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Patent number: 10729052Abstract: A system for measuring soil properties on-the-go uses soil-engaging components of an existing farm implement as electrodes for a soil conductivity measurement system. The soil-engaging components can be: electrically isolated shanks and/or replaceable points or sweeps on a tillage implement; a row cleaner or coulter device on the front of a planter row unit, the closing wheels on the back of the planter row unit, or an entire planter row unit; or an additional soil contacting component added to an existing implement shank. A soil engaging component serving as an electrode is electrically isolated from other components of the implement. A soil conductivity measurement is made by passing current between a first pair of soil-engaging electrodes and measuring voltage resulting from the current between a second pair of soil-engaging electrodes. A narrow profile sensor unit can be attached to the implement to measure additional soil properties.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Veris Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Eric Lund, Paul Drummond, Kyle Jensen, Chase Maxton
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Publication number: 20200177969Abstract: Networks, systems and displays for providing derived data and predictive information for use in multivariable component systems and activities; and in particular for use in motor racing such as in NASCAR®, Indy Car, Grand-Am (sports car racing), and/or Formula 1® racing. More particularly, there are systems equipment and networks for the monitoring and collecting of raw data regarding races, both real time and historic. This raw data is then analyzed to provide derived data, predictive data, virtual data, and combinations and variations of this data, which depending upon the nature of this data may be packaged, distributed, displayed and used in various setting and applications.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: Pit Rho CorporationInventors: Erik Allen, Kyle Jensen, Gilman Callsen, Joshua Browne, Kevin Schaff, Paul Harraka, Joel Moxley
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Publication number: 20190289775Abstract: A soil mapping system for collecting and mapping soil reflectance data in a field includes an implement having a furrow opener for creating a furrow and an optical module. The optical module is arranged to collect soil reflectance data at a predetermined depth within the furrow as the implement traverses a field. The optical module includes two monochromatic light sources, a window arranged to press against the soil, and a photodiode for receiving light reflected back from the soil through the window. The two light sources have different wavelengths and are modulated at different frequencies. The photodiode provides a modulated voltage output signal that contains reflectance data from both of the light sources. Additional measurement devices are carried by the implement for collecting additional soil property data, such as electrical conductivity, pH, and elevation, which can be used together with the optical data to determine variations in soil organic matter.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Chase Maxton, Paul Drummond, Eric Lund, Kyle Jensen
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Patent number: 10412466Abstract: Networks, systems and displays for providing derived data and predictive information for use in multivariable component systems and activities; and in particular for use in motor racing such as in NASCAR®, Indy Car, Grand-Am (sports car racing), and/or Formula 1® racing. More particularly, there are systems equipment and networks for the monitoring and collecting of raw data regarding races, both real time and historic. This raw data is then analyzed to provide derived data, predictive data, virtual data, and combinations and variations of this data, which depending upon the nature of this data may be packaged, distributed, displayed and used in various setting and applications.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: PIT RHOInventors: Erik Allen, Kyle Jensen, Gilman Callsen, Joshua Browne, Kevin Schaff, Paul Harraka, Joel Moxley
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Publication number: 20190208698Abstract: A system for measuring temperature and dielectric properties of soil and other semi-solid materials on-the-go uses a long-wearing non-ferrous wear plate with two metal prongs supported by the wear plate to measure dielectric properties. The metal prongs each have a mounting end soldered to a printed circuit board containing a capacitance sensor circuit. The metal prongs have exposed ends arranged to contact the semi-solid material being measured. The sensor circuit has an oscillation frequency of 50 to 100 MHz to allow rapid dielectric measurements to be made as the sensor moves through the semi-solid material. In one embodiment, the system includes an implement for traversing a field, a shank with a leading edge for opening a furrow in soil, and a spring-loaded mounting system for biasing the wear plate downwardly relative to a shank to maintain a consistent pressure of the wear plate and metal prongs against the soil.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2019Publication date: July 11, 2019Inventors: Chase Maxton, Kyle Jensen
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Patent number: 10321623Abstract: A soil mapping system for collecting and mapping soil reflectance data in a field includes an implement having a furrow opener for creating a furrow and an optical module. The optical module is arranged to collect soil reflectance data at a predetermined depth within the furrow as the implement traverses a field. The optical module includes two monochromatic light sources, a window arranged to press against the soil, and a photodiode for receiving light reflected back from the soil through the window. The two light sources have different wavelengths and are modulated at different frequencies. The photodiode provides a modulated voltage output signal that contains reflectance data from both of the light sources. Additional measurement devices are carried by the implement for collecting additional soil property data, such as electrical conductivity, pH, and elevation, which can be used together with the optical data to determine variations in soil organic matter.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Veris Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Chase Maxton, Paul Drummond, Eric Lund, Kyle Jensen
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Patent number: 10080323Abstract: An agricultural planter having sensors for measuring multiple soil properties adjusts planting depth and seeding rate in real time based on the measured soil properties. An optical module is carried by the planter for collecting soil reflectance data. A pair of soil contact blades protrude from or are embedded in the optical module for collecting soil EC data and soil moisture data. A switching circuit or phase lock loop allows the same soil contact blades to feed signals to both a soil EC signal conditioning circuit and a soil moisture signal conditioning circuit. The soil moisture data can be used to calibrate the soil EC data and the soil reflectance data to compensate for effects of changing soil moisture conditions across a field. The sensor module can be positioned behind a seed tube and used as a seed firmer, or incorporated into a seed tube guard.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: Veris Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Eric Lund, Chase Maxton, Kyle Jensen
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Patent number: 9743574Abstract: A soil mapping system for collecting and mapping soil reflectance data in a field includes an implement having a furrow opener for creating a furrow and an optical module. The optical module is arranged to collect soil reflectance data at a predetermined depth within the furrow as the implement traverses a field. The optical module includes two monochromatic light sources, a window arranged to press against the soil, and a photodiode for receiving light reflected back from the soil through the window. The two light sources have different wavelengths and are modulated at different frequencies. The photodiode provides a modulated voltage output signal that contains reflectance data from both of the light sources. Additional measurement devices are carried by the implement for collecting additional soil property data, such as electrical conductivity, pH, and elevation, which can be used together with the optical data to determine variations in soil organic matter.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2011Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Veris Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Chase Maxton, Paul Drummond, Eric Lund, Kyle Jensen
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Publication number: 20170172058Abstract: An agricultural planter having sensors for measuring multiple soil properties adjusts planting depth and seeding rate in real time based on the measured soil properties. An optical module is carried by the planter for collecting soil reflectance data. A pair of soil contact blades protrude from or are embedded in the optical module for collecting soil EC data and soil moisture data. A switching circuit or phase lock loop allows the same soil contact blades to feed signals to both a soil EC signal conditioning circuit and a soil moisture signal conditioning circuit. The soil moisture data can be used to calibrate the soil EC data and the soil reflectance data to compensate for effects of changing soil moisture conditions across a field. The sensor module can be positioned behind a seed tube and used as a seed firmer, or incorporated into a seed tube guard.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Eric Lund, Chase Maxton, Kyle Jensen