Patents by Inventor Philip Otto

Philip Otto 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: 11272660
    Abstract: A crop harvesting machine with a cutter bar on a header frame has a height control system which uses depending sensor fingers arranged in contact with the ground so as to measure a height of the cutter bar above the ground. The sensor fingers are controllably retractable under actuation from an operator in the cab or automatically in response to prescribed conditions being met. The actuator used in retracting the sensor fingers can also be used to adjustably control ground pressure of the sensor fingers in the deployed position of the sensor fingers engaging the ground. The header height is adjusted using laterally spaced apart hydraulic linkages which can be operated at different elevations relative to one another responsive to different height signals relating height of opposing ends of the header frame relative to the ground to also control tilt of the header relative to the harvester frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: MacDon Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Nolan Lacy, Philip Otto, Neil Barnett
  • Publication number: 20200029500
    Abstract: A crop harvesting machine with a cutter bar on a header frame has a height control system which uses depending sensor fingers arranged in contact with the ground so as to measure a height of the cutter bar above the ground. The sensor fingers are controllably retractable under actuation from an operator in the cab or automatically in response to prescribed conditions being met. The actuator used in retracting the sensor fingers can also be used to adjustably control ground pressure of the sensor fingers in the deployed position of the sensor fingers engaging the ground. The header height is adjusted using laterally spaced apart hydraulic linkages which can be operated at different elevations relative to one another responsive to different height signals relating height of opposing ends of the header frame relative to the ground to also control tilt of the header relative to the harvester frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Nolan Lacy, Philip Otto, Neil Barnett
  • Patent number: 10477764
    Abstract: A crop harvesting machine with a cutter bar on a header frame has a height control system which uses depending sensor fingers arranged in contact with the ground so as to measure a height of the cutter bar above the ground. The sensor fingers are controllably retractable under actuation from an operator in the cab or automatically in response to prescribed conditions being met. The actuator used in retracting the sensor fingers can also be used to adjustably control ground pressure of the sensor fingers in the deployed position of the sensor fingers engaging the ground. The header height is adjusted using laterally spaced apart hydraulic linkages which can be operated at different elevations relative to one another responsive to different height signals relating height of opposing ends of the header frame relative to the ground to also control tilt of the header relative to the harvester frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventors: Nolan Lacy, Philip Otto, Neil Barnett
  • Publication number: 20180279549
    Abstract: A crop harvesting machine with a cutter bar on a header frame has a height control system which uses depending sensor fingers arranged in contact with the ground so as to measure a height of the cutter bar above the ground. The sensor fingers are controllably retractable under actuation from an operator in the cab or automatically in response to prescribed conditions being met. The actuator used in retracting the sensor fingers can also be used to adjustably control ground pressure of the sensor fingers in the deployed position of the sensor fingers engaging the ground. The header height is adjusted using laterally spaced apart hydraulic linkages which can be operated at different elevations relative to one another responsive to different height signals relating height of opposing ends of the header frame relative to the ground to also control tilt of the header relative to the harvester frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Nolan Lacy, Philip Otto, Neil Barnett
  • Publication number: 20080114633
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and a method for analyzing activity of people in a of people in a space. Continuous raw video imagery is received from one or more sensors placed in a pre-defined regions of the space. This imagery is analyzed to determine basic characteristics of the behavior and/or activity of people hi its field-of-view, such as position, movement, etc. Useful data and metrics can he computed, based on the results of imagery analysis. The data analysis results can be provided as a response to user's request or as a running report. Data analysis can optionally combine imagery analysis results with secondary information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Wayne Wolf, Philip Otto, Burak Ibrahim Ozer
  • Publication number: 20080077490
    Abstract: A method and system for updating, monitoring, and managing signage and its related content. A central user may submit content or artwork for display at one or more destination remote sites. The method and system properly format the content of the sign and adapt the content based on the specifications of the destination display. The method and system facilitates the customization of the content to fit the electronic or hard-copy displays located at one or more remote sites.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Inventors: Wayne Wolf, Philip Otto, Burak Ozer
  • Patent number: 5932806
    Abstract: A contaminant detection system includes a transmitter for transmitting a guided wave through the skin at particular resonances, wherein each resonance point utilized will have propagation characteristics sensitive to a condition of interest. A contaminant may then be classified by transmitting several resonances and then carrying out appropriate feature extraction and pattern recognition techniques utilizing a host processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 3, 1999
    Assignee: The B.F. Goodrich Company
    Inventors: Joseph Lawrence Rose, Aleksander Boleslaw Pilarski, deceased, Jeffrey Mark Hammer, Michael Todd Peterson, Philip Otto Readio