Patents by Inventor Aaron Friedlein

Aaron Friedlein 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).

  • Publication number: 20250241246
    Abstract: A grain unloading monitoring system for use in operations moving grain from a grain cart to a grain truck or container utilizing at least one sensor configured to monitor a grain level within a grain container, a processor in electronic communication with the at least one sensor, and a command module in electronic communication with the processor. The command module is configured to command one or more components on a grain cart or grain container to distribute unloaded grain and prevent overfilling of the grain container based on the monitored grain level and grain fill rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Tony Woodcock, Scott Elchhorn, Roger Zielke, John Hall, Aaron Friedlein
  • Publication number: 20240334864
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an on-the-go planting system utilizing soil organic matter data to prescribed seeding rate, hybrid/variety selection or soil treatment. The system weights at least two field attribute data types, such as soil organic matter data and normalized yield data to prescribe one or more outcomes. The system can also generate a yield potential value so as to prescribe the outcomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2024
    Publication date: October 10, 2024
    Inventors: Joe Holoubek, Chad Swindoll, Aaron Friedlein, Roger Zielke
  • Publication number: 20230401703
    Abstract: A method for evaluating post emergence crops, comprising: capturing images of an area of interest at a first point in time; geo-referencing the images with as-planted data; processing the images to isolate individual plants with the images; modeling the surface of the individual plants; generating at least one crop characteristic for each individual plant; identifying a location for each individual plant; and comparing the locations with as-planted data of expected plant locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Aaron Friedlein, Mike Custer, Corey Weddle
  • Publication number: 20230189690
    Abstract: An agricultural data system comprising at least one stalk sensor disposed on a harvester configured to sense incoming crop stalks, at least one processor in communication with the at least one stalk sensor, and a display in communication with the at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to align as-planted data with as-harvested data from the at least one stalk sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Aaron Friedlein, Joe Holoubek, Corey Weddle, David Wilson
  • Publication number: 20230073551
    Abstract: A yield estimation system comprising a harvester. The harvester comprising a plurality of row units, one or more stalk sensors on each of the plurality of row units, and a yield monitor in communication with the plurality of row units. The system also comprising a processor configured to correlate data from the one or more stalk sensors to data from the yield monitor on a row-by-row basis and a display configured to display the correlated data to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Inventors: Joe Holoubek, Aaron Friedlein
  • Publication number: 20200154629
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an on-the-go planting system utilizing soil organic matter data to prescribed seeding rate, hybrid/variety selection or soil treatment. The system weights at least two field attribute data types, such as soil organic matter data and normalized yield data to prescribe one or more outcomes. The system can also generate a yield potential value so as to prescribe the outcomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Joe Holoubek, Chad Swindoll, Aaron Friedlein, Roger Zielke
  • Patent number: 10024459
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems providing enhanced feed rate control of tubing and conduit feeds by a powered feeder to an in-ground placement device moved across the ground by a steerable vehicle. In one aspect, ground speed of the vehicle is sensed. Feed motor speed is correlated to length of tubing or conduit estimated to be fed per feed wheel revolution by the feed motor. A controller adjusts feed motor speed to match ground speed to feed rate. In another aspect, instead of estimating feed rate by feed wheel rotation, actual speed of movement of the tubing or conduit is sensed. Feed motor speed is automatically and dynamically adjusted to match ground speed to tubing or conduit speed. In either embodiment, sensing of ground speed can be used to sense starting and stopping of the vehicle. This can be used to turn the feed motor on or off. In either embodiment, integration with a precision agriculture intelligent controller can allow operator control right from the precision ag display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Ag Leader Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron Friedlein, Ronald L. Farrington, Corey Weddle