Patents by Inventor Troy Schmidtke
Troy Schmidtke 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: 11895942Abstract: A method for continuous real time monitoring of a crop growth including the use of a telescoping sensor mount capable of systematically extending a sensor above a crop growth canopy. The method includes determining a value associated with soil saturation, soil nitrogen mineralization, and growing degree units. These values are made available to the user real time. The telescoping sensor mount of the invention includes a foldaway tripod support system and is further capable of being powered with solar energy.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Earth Scout GBCInventors: Dipesh Karki, Troy Schmidtke, Oleg Myslov, Subigya Shakya, Peder Lindberg, Mitra Sangroula, Christopher Burg, David Mulla, Michael Immer
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Patent number: 11862843Abstract: A containment housing contains environment probes and a data transmit module below grade of a field. A breakaway antenna assembly couples to the data module and transmits data from the sensors real time. The breakaway antenna includes a 360-degree hinge and is self-righting, thereby allowing farm implements to move past the antenna without breaking antenna.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Inventors: Michael Immer, Troy Schmidtke, Dipesh Karki, Jerry Thompson
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Publication number: 20220287227Abstract: A method for continuous real time monitoring of a crop growth including the use of a telescoping sensor mount capable of systematically extending a sensor above a crop growth canopy. The method includes determining a value associated with soil saturation, soil nitrogen mineralization, and growing degree units. These values are made available to the user real time. The telescoping sensor mount of the invention includes a foldaway tripod support system and is further capable of being powered with solar energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Applicant: Earth Scout, GBCInventors: Dipesh Karki, Troy Schmidtke, Oleg Myslov, Subigya Shakya, Peder Lindberg, Mitra Sangroula, Christopher Burg, David Mulla, Michael Immer
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Patent number: 11258223Abstract: An automated wire feeder assembly to first repetitively receive a wire from a gripper of an automated processing tool and then load the wire into a hollow conduit coupled to the gripper of the automated tool. The wire feeder assembly includes belts that pivot between open and closed positions and each belt rotate to advance a wire into the conduit attached to the gripper of the automated tool. When the belts are in the open position the gripper of the automated tool places a free end of the wire into a wire guide. Pivoting the belts to the closed position engages the belts with the free end of the wire. Once the belt is engaged with the free end of the wire, rotating the belts advances the wire out of the wire feeder and into the gripper conduit.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Design Ready Controls, Inc.Inventors: Mark Ryan Fujitake, Christopher Mackedanz, Thomas J. Fitzenberger, Troy Schmidtke
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Patent number: 11237045Abstract: A telescoping sensor mount capable of systematically extending a sensor above a crop growth canopy. The telescoping sensor mount of the invention includes a foldaway tripod support system and is further capable of being powered with solar energy. The sensor mount and support are capable of extension and retraction and provide a solid base support for the sensors.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Earth Scout GBCInventors: Dipesh Karki, Troy Schmidtke, Michael Immer, Christopher Burg
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Patent number: 11232888Abstract: A method is described that is suitable for automated use of peg apparatus and an electrical wire harness peg board. The pegs are utilized on a wire harness peg board during the assembly of a wire harness, and are particularly well suited for use in an automated assembly of the electrical wire harness where a constant upward, downward or lateral tension is desired without altering the free ends of each wire of a bundled wire harness.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Design Ready Controls, Inc.Inventors: Mario Daniel Coviello, Zachary Tyler Rausch, Troy Schmidtke
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Patent number: 11141865Abstract: A gripper for an articulable arm of an automated processing tool is described that is suitable for picking and placing objects on a wire harness peg board. The gripper includes at least two spaced apart opposing grips. Each grip further includes spaced apart protrusions. The opposing grips and protrusions actuate between open and closed positions. When in the closed position the opposing grips are capable of enclosing a perimeter of an object and may further support an underside of the object. The gripper may further grip a wire so that the automated processing tool may orient the wire and apply a constant upward, downward or lateral tension on the wire.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Design Ready Controls, Inc.Inventors: Mark Ryan Fujitake, Christopher Mackedanz, Kaitlin Paige Hansen, Austin Paul Strong, Troy Schmidtke
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Patent number: 10411444Abstract: A method is described that is suitable for automated use of peg apparatus and an electrical wire harness peg board. The pegs are utilized on a wire harness peg board during the assembly of a wire harness, and are particularly well suited for use in an automated assembly of the electrical wire harness where a constant upward, downward or lateral tension is desired without altering the free ends of each wire of a bundled wire harness.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Design Ready Controls, Inc.Inventors: Mario Daniel Coviello, Zachary Tyler Rausch, Troy Schmidtke
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Patent number: 10388436Abstract: A peg apparatus is described that is suitable for use with an electrical wire harness peg board. The pegs are utilized on a wire harness peg board during the assembly of a wire harness, and are particularly well suited for use in an automated assembly of the electrical wire harness where a constant upward, downward or lateral tension is desired without altering the free ends of each wire of an assembled wire harness.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Design Ready Controls, Inc.Inventors: Kaitlin Paige Hansen, Christopher Tom Mackedanz, Mario Daniel Coviello, Zachary Tyler Rausch, Troy Schmidtke
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Patent number: 10242771Abstract: A peg apparatus is described that is suitable for use with an electrical wire harness peg board. The pegs are utilized on a wire harness peg board during the assembly of a wire harness, and are particularly well suited for use in an automated assembly of the electrical wire harness where a constant upward, downward or lateral tension is desired without altering the free ends of each wire of an assembled wire harness.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Design Ready Controls, Inc.Inventors: Mario Daniel Coviello, Zachary Tyler Rausch, Troy Schmidtke
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Publication number: 20180053584Abstract: A peg apparatus is described that is suitable for use with an electrical wire harness peg board. The pegs are utilized on a wire harness peg board during the assembly of a wire harness, and are particularly well suited for use in an automated assembly of the electrical wire harness where a constant upward, downward or lateral tension is desired without altering the free ends of each wire of an assembled wire harness.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Mario Daniel Coviello, Zachary Tyler Rausch, Troy Schmidtke
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Publication number: 20180054035Abstract: A method is described that is suitable for automated use of peg apparatus and an electrical wire harness peg board. The pegs are utilized on a wire harness peg board during the assembly of a wire harness, and are particularly well suited for use in an automated assembly of the electrical wire harness where a constant upward, downward or lateral tension is desired without altering the free ends of each wire of a bundled wire harness.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2016Publication date: February 22, 2018Inventors: Mario Daniel Coviello, Zachary Tyler Rausch, Troy Schmidtke
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Patent number: 9311432Abstract: The present inventors devised, among other things, systems, methods, and software that radically simplify and reduce the time necessary to specify, design, manufacture, and document control panels and wiring harnesses for semi-custom and custom equipment, such as HV AC equipment. A computer storage medium includes data relating to a plurality of control panel enclosures and a set of rules for designing a control panel. The system receives a selection of two or more components for placement in the control panel, retrieves information about the two or more components from a database, and generates one or more layouts. The one or more layouts comprise placement of the two or more components within at least one of the plurality of control panel enclosures as a function of the set of rules for designing a control panel. The control panel enclosures are dynamically selected as a function of the two or more components.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2015Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: DESIGN READY CONTROLS, INC.Inventors: Troy Schmidtke, Mitchell T. DeJong, Dipesh Karki, Peder A. Lindberg, Charles Ray Kerkhoff
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Patent number: 9026409Abstract: The present inventors devised, among other things, systems, methods, and software that radically simplify and reduce the time necessary to specify, design, manufacture, and document control panels and wiring harnesses for semi-custom and custom equipment, such as HVAC equipment. A computer storage medium includes data relating to a plurality of control panel enclosures and a set of rules for designing a control panel. The system receives a selection of two or more components for placement in the control panel, retrieves information about the two or more components from a database, and generates one or more layouts. The one or more layouts comprise placement of the two or more components within at least one of the plurality of control panel enclosures as a function of the set of rules for designing a control panel. The control panel enclosures are dynamically selected as a function of the two or more components.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: Design Ready Controls, Inc.Inventors: Troy Schmidtke, Mitchell T. DeJong, Dipesh Karki, Peder A. Lindberg, Christopher Ray Kerkhoff
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Publication number: 20110307100Abstract: The present inventors devised, among other things, systems, methods, and software that radically simplify and reduce the time necessary to specify, design, manufacture, and document control panels and wiring harnesses for semi-custom and custom equipment, such as HVAC equipment. A computer storage medium includes data relating to a plurality of control panel enclosures and a set of rules for designing a control panel. The system receives a selection of two or more components for placement in the control panel, retrieves information about the two or more components from a database, and generates one or more layouts. The one or more layouts comprise placement of the two or more components within at least one of the plurality of control panel enclosures as a function of the set of rules for designing a control panel. The control panel enclosures are dynamically selected as a function of the two or more components.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2011Publication date: December 15, 2011Applicant: Design Ready Controls, Inc.Inventors: Troy Schmidtke, Mitchell T. DeJong, Dipesh Karki, Peder A. Lindberg, Christopher Ray Kerkhoff
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Publication number: 20110276163Abstract: The present inventors devised, among other things, systems, methods, and software that radically simplify and reduce the time necessary to specify, design, manufacture, and document control panels and wiring harnesses for semi-custom and custom equipment, such as HVAC equipment. One exemplary system includes a computerized product configuration module that defines product family parameters from user input and outputs a product family data structure, for example, a coded character string, to a technical design module. The technical design module, which incorporates engineering design rules for control panels and wiring modules, automatically processes the coded character string, outputting detailed engineering drawings, component listings, and even assembly instructions to robotic manufacturing equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: Design Ready Controls, Inc.Inventors: Troy Schmidtke, Mitchell T. DeJong, Dipesh Karki, Ted Bartell
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Publication number: 20110276168Abstract: The present inventors devised, among other things, systems, methods, and software that radically simplify and reduce the time necessary to specify, design, manufacture, and document control panels and wiring harnesses for semi-custom and custom equipment, such as HVAC equipment. One exemplary system includes a computerized product configuration module that defines product family parameters from user input and outputs a product family data structure, for example, a coded character string, to a technical design module. The technical design module, which incorporates engineering design rules for control panels and wiring modules, automatically processes the coded character string, outputting detailed engineering drawings, component listings, and even assembly instructions to robotic manufacturing equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: Design Ready Controls, Inc.Inventors: Troy Schmidtke, Mitchell T. DeJong, Dipesh Karki, Ted Bartell
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Publication number: 20110276167Abstract: The present inventors devised, among other things, systems, methods, and software that radically simplify and reduce the time necessary to specify, design, manufacture, and document control panels and wiring harnesses for semi-custom and custom equipment, such as HVAC equipment. One exemplary system includes a computerized product configuration module that defines product family parameters from user input and outputs a product family data structure, for example, a coded character string, to a technical design module. The technical design module, which incorporates engineering design rules for control panels and wiring modules, automatically processes the coded character string, outputting detailed engineering drawings, component listings, and even assembly instructions to robotic manufacturing equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2011Publication date: November 10, 2011Applicant: Design Ready Controls, Inc.Inventors: Troy Schmidtke, Mitchell T. DeJong, Dipesh Karki, Ted Bartell
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Patent number: 8000832Abstract: The present inventors devised, among other things, systems, methods, and software that radically simplify and reduce the time necessary to specify, design, manufacture, and document control panels and wiring harnesses for semi-custom and custom equipment, such as HVAC equipment. One exemplary system includes a computerized product configuration module that defines product family parameters from user input and outputs a product family data structure, for example, a coded character string, to a technical design module. The technical design module, which incorporates engineering design rules for control panels and wiring modules, automatically processes the coded character string, outputting detailed engineering drawings, component listings, and even assembly instructions to robotic manufacturing equipment.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2008Date of Patent: August 16, 2011Assignee: Design Ready Controls, Inc.Inventors: Troy Schmidtke, Mitchell T. DeJong, Dipesh Karki, Ted Bartell