Patents by Inventor Scott Allen Long
Scott Allen Long 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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Patent number: 11971725Abstract: A system for an agricultural operation includes a first vehicle equipped with an imaging sensor configured to capture image data associated within a field. A computing system is communicatively coupled with the imaging sensor. The computing system is configured to receive the image data associated with the field, identify one or more objects within the image data as a target, identify one or more objects within the image data as a landmark, determine a location of the target relative to the landmark, and generate a control command for a second vehicle. The control command includes the location of the target relative to the landmark within the field.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Scott Allen Long, Trevor Stanhope, Roy A. Bittner
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Patent number: 11932231Abstract: An agricultural sprayer includes a purge tank and first and second nozzles. Furthermore, the system includes a first valve fluidly configured to selectively permit air to flow to the first nozzle and a second valve fluidly configured to selectively permit the air to flow to the second nozzle. A computing system is configured to receive an input indicative of initiation of a purging operation and, upon receipt of the input, control an operation of a main valve to allow the air to flow through a main fluid conduit. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to monitor the air pressure associated with the purge tank and control the operation of the first and second valves during the purging operation based on the monitored air pressure.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Mitchell Sandey, Scott Allen Long, Nathan Paul Brooks
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Patent number: 11723354Abstract: An agricultural vehicle is provided herein that includes a chassis operably coupled with a powertrain control system. A boom assembly is operably coupled with the chassis. One or more nozzles is positioned along the boom assembly. A flow control assembly is configured to selectively dispense an agricultural product from a tank through the one or more nozzles. A controller is operably coupled with the powertrain control system and the boom assembly. The controller includes a processor and associated memory with the memory storing instructions that, when implemented by the processor, configure the controller to receive instructions to accelerate or decelerate the vehicle and alter a flow rate of the agricultural product through actuation of the flow control assembly in response to receiving instructions to accelerate or decelerate the vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Scott Allen Long, Nathan Brooks
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Publication number: 20230232812Abstract: An agricultural vehicle is provided herein that includes a chassis operably coupled with a powertrain control system. A boom assembly is operably coupled with the chassis. One or more nozzles is positioned along the boom assembly. A flow control assembly is configured to selectively dispense an agricultural product from a tank through the one or more nozzles. A controller is operably coupled with the powertrain control system and the boom assembly. The controller includes a processor and associated memory with the memory storing instructions that, when implemented by the processor, configure the controller to receive instructions to accelerate or decelerate the vehicle and alter a flow rate of the agricultural product through actuation of the flow control assembly in response to receiving instructions to accelerate or decelerate the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2023Publication date: July 27, 2023Inventors: Scott Allen Long, Nathan Brooks
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Publication number: 20230172108Abstract: A system for an agricultural operation includes a harvester configured to separate crop material into a harvest material and a non-harvest material. A crop material sensor is operably coupled with the harvester and is configured to capture crop material data. A positioning device is configured to generate location data to geolocate the crop material data relative to a field. A computing system is communicatively coupled with the crop material sensor and the positioning device. The computing system is configured to classify objects within the crop material data as harvest material or non-harvest material generate a map based on the harvest material and the non-harvest material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Inventor: Scott Allen Long
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Publication number: 20230119310Abstract: A system for an agricultural operation includes a first vehicle equipped with an imaging sensor configured to capture image data associated within a field. A computing system is communicatively coupled with the imaging sensor. The computing system is configured to receive the image data associated with the field, identify one or more objects within the image data as a target, identify one or more objects within the image data as a landmark, determine a location of the target relative to the landmark, and generate a control command for a second vehicle. The control command includes the location of the target relative to the landmark within the field.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2021Publication date: April 20, 2023Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Scott Allen Long, Trevor Stanhope, Roy A. Bittner
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Publication number: 20230090714Abstract: A system for an agricultural operation includes a first vehicle having an object sensor configured to capture data associated with one or more objects within the field and a location sensor configured to capture data associated with a location of each of the one or more objects. A computing system is communicatively coupled with the object sensor and the location sensor. The computing system is configured to identify at least one of the one or more objects as a weed, classify each of the identified weeds in a first set of weeds or a second set of weeds, and generate a weed map based on the classification of each of the first set of weeds and the second set of weeds.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2021Publication date: March 23, 2023Inventors: Scott Allen Long, Roy A. Bittner
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Publication number: 20220264864Abstract: A system for an agricultural sprayer is provided herein that includes a tank fluidly coupled with a flow assembly. A nozzle assembly is positioned along a boom assembly and is fluidly coupled with the flow assembly. A purge system is configured to remove agricultural product from the flow assembly. A computing system is communicatively coupled to the purge system. The computing system is configured to receive an input to initiate the boom purge system; activate a valve of the purge system; determine whether one or more predefined conditions are detected; and exhaust the agricultural product from the flow assembly through the purge valve when each of the one or more predefined conditions are detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Mitchell Sandey, Scott Allen Long, Nathan Paul Brooks
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Publication number: 20220266286Abstract: An agricultural sprayer includes a purge tank and first and second nozzles. Furthermore, the system includes a first valve fluidly configured to selectively permit air to flow to the first nozzle and a second valve fluidly configured to selectively permit the air to flow to the second nozzle. A computing system is configured to receive an input indicative of initiation of a purging operation and, upon receipt of the input, control an operation of a main valve to allow the air to flow through a main fluid conduit. Furthermore, the computing system is configured to monitor the air pressure associated with the purge tank and control the operation of the first and second valves during the purging operation based on the monitored air pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Mitchell Sandey, Scott Allen Long, Nathan Paul Brooks
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Publication number: 20220264861Abstract: A system for controlling a ground speed of an agricultural sprayer includes one or more sensors configured to capture data indicative of first and second application variables and a computing system communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors. In this respect, the computing system configured to determine the first and second application variables based on the data captured by the one or more sensors. Additionally, the computing system is configured to determine a spray quality index associated with the dispensing of an agricultural fluid onto a field by the agricultural sprayer based on the determined first and second application variables. Moreover, the computing system is configured to control the ground speed at which the agricultural sprayer travels across the field based on the determined spray quality index.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2021Publication date: August 25, 2022Inventors: Brent David Bast, Scott Allen Long, Nathan Paul Brooks, Steven Winkel
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Patent number: 11396892Abstract: A product application system for an agricultural applicator includes a boom assembly including a plurality of boom sections, with each boom section being pivotably coupled to at least one adjacent boom section. The system also includes a common rail product circuit spanning across a length of the boom assembly, a product pump configured to supply an agricultural product through the common rail product circuit, and a plurality of nozzle assemblies provided in association with each of the boom sections. Each nozzle assembly across the plurality of boom sections is individually coupled to the common rail product circuit. In addition, the system includes at least one pressure accumulator provided in fluid communication with the common rail product circuit, with the pressure accumulator(s) being configured to adjust a circuit pressure of the agricultural product within the common rail product circuit in response to pressure deviations from a predetermined pressure range.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Scott Allen Long, Nathan Brooks
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Publication number: 20220124962Abstract: An agricultural application is provided herein that includes a nozzle assembly positioned along a boom assembly and configured to selectively dispense an agricultural product therefrom. One or more sensors can be operably coupled with the boom assembly and can be configured to capture data associated with one or more application variables. A computing system can be communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and to a display. The computing system can be configured to receive the data associated with the one or more application variables; convert the one or more application variables to a scaled integer to determine a spray quality index; generate a geo-located application map of the scaled integer; and present the geo-located application map on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Scott Allen Long, Trevor Stanhope, Nathan Brooks, Monte Gene Weller
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Publication number: 20220125033Abstract: An agricultural application system can include a nozzle assembly positioned along a boom assembly and can be configured to selectively dispense an agricultural product therefrom. One or more sensors can be operably coupled with the boom assembly and configured to capture data associated with first and second application variables. A controller can be communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors. The controller can include a processor and associated memory. The memory can store instructions that, when implemented by the processor, configure the controller to receive the data associated with the one or more application variables and calculate the spray quality index. The first application variable can have a first scaling factor and a second application variable can have a second scaling factor. The second scaling factor may differ from the first scaling factor.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2021Publication date: April 28, 2022Inventors: Scott Allen Long, Trevor Stanhope, Nathan Brooks, Monte Gene Weller
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Patent number: 11220421Abstract: A product system for an agricultural sprayer can include a product tank configured to store a first volume of an agricultural product. A second volume of the agricultural product can be positioned within a flow assembly after the fill mode. A reclaim system can be configured to provide the agricultural product within the flow assembly to the product tank. A computing system can be communicatively coupled with the reclaim system and configured to determine an open volume of the product tank based on data captured by the tank sensor and activate a reclaim mode of the reclaim system to move the second volume of the agricultural product from the flow assembly to the product tank when the open volume can be greater than the second volume of the agricultural product.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Mitchell Sandey, Scott Allen Long, Ricardo Escobedo, Nathan Paul Brooks
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Patent number: 11213846Abstract: A product system for an agricultural sprayer includes a product tank configured to store an agricultural product. A reclaim system can be configured to provide the agricultural product within a flow assembly to a product tank. A computing system can be communicatively coupled to the reclaim system. The computing system can be configured to receive information indicative of one or more characteristics of the agricultural product inputted into the fill station during a fill mode; detect termination of the fill mode; and activate a reclaim mode to move the agricultural product from the flow assembly to the product tank through activation of the reclaim system, wherein one or more operating conditions of the reclaim mode are based on the one or more characteristics of the agricultural product.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Mitchell Sandey, Scott Allen Long, Nathan Paul Brooks
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Publication number: 20210293256Abstract: A product application system for an agricultural applicator includes a boom assembly including a plurality of boom sections, with each boom section being pivotably coupled to at least one adjacent boom section. The system also includes a common rail product circuit spanning across a length of the boom assembly, a product pump configured to supply an agricultural product through the common rail product circuit, and a plurality of nozzle assemblies provided in association with each of the boom sections. Each nozzle assembly across the plurality of boom sections is individually coupled to the common rail product circuit. In addition, the system includes at least one pressure accumulator provided in fluid communication with the common rail product circuit, with the pressure accumulator(s) being configured to adjust a circuit pressure of the agricultural product within the common rail product circuit in response to pressure deviations from a predetermined pressure range.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2020Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Scott Allen Long, Nathan Brooks
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Publication number: 20210289766Abstract: An agricultural vehicle is provided herein that includes a chassis operably coupled with a powertrain control system. A boom assembly is operably coupled with the chassis. One or more nozzles is positioned along the boom assembly. A flow control assembly is configured to selectively dispense an agricultural product from a tank through the one or more nozzles. A controller is operably coupled with the powertrain control system and the boom assembly. The controller includes a processor and associated memory with the memory storing instructions that, when implemented by the processor, configure the controller to receive instructions to accelerate or decelerate the vehicle and alter a flow rate of the agricultural product through actuation of the flow control assembly in response to receiving instructions to accelerate or decelerate the vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2020Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Scott Allen Long, Nathan Brooks
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Publication number: 20210274772Abstract: An agricultural applicator system is provided herein that includes a boom assembly and one or more nozzles positioned along the boom assembly. The one or more nozzles are configured to selectively dispense an agricultural product therefrom. A sensor is operably coupled with the boom assembly and is configured to capture data associated with one or more application variables. A controller is commutatively coupled to the sensor and includes a processor and associated memory. The memory stores instructions that, when implemented by the processor, configure the controller to receive the data associated with one or more application variables and provide a notification when the data associated with one or more application variables are outside of a range defined by a predefined lower and upper threshold. The controller may also pause an application operation of the agricultural product until the notification is acknowledged by an operator.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: September 9, 2021Inventors: Scott Allen Long, Nathan Brooks
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Patent number: 9832921Abstract: An agricultural implement system includes a tow bar assembly configured to couple the agricultural implement system to a tow vehicle. The agricultural implement system also includes a toolbar assembly coupled to the tow bar assembly. The toolbar assembly includes a first wing toolbar configured to support a first row unit, the first wing toolbar is configured to rotate about a first axis relative to the tow bar assembly to enable the toolbar assembly to bend in response to variations in a surface of soil, and no ground engaging wheel is coupled to the first wing toolbar. The agricultural implement system also includes an actuator configured to rotate the first wing toolbar upwardly about the first axis while the toolbar assembly is in a raised position such that the first row unit is disengaged from soil.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Brian John Anderson, Scott Allen Long, Johnathon R. Dienst, Michael J. Connors
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Publication number: 20170006761Abstract: An agricultural implement system includes a tow bar assembly configured to couple the agricultural implement system to a tow vehicle. The agricultural implement system also includes a toolbar assembly coupled to the tow bar assembly. The toolbar assembly includes a first wing toolbar configured to support a first row unit, the first wing toolbar is configured to rotate about a first axis relative to the tow bar assembly to enable the toolbar assembly to bend in response to variations in a surface of soil, and no ground engaging wheel is coupled to the first wing toolbar. The agricultural implement system also includes an actuator configured to rotate the first wing toolbar upwardly about the first axis while the toolbar assembly is in a raised position such that the first row unit is disengaged from soil.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Brian John Anderson, Scott Allen Long, Johnathon R. Dienst, Michael J. Connors