Patents by Inventor Benjamin R. Dow

Benjamin R. Dow 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).

  • Planter quality manager
    Patent number: 12029151
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring seed placement by a planting machine with a plurality of row units. An average seed placement metric is calculated for each individual row unit based on a data stream of sensor data corresponding to a defined calculation window. Each calculated metric is compared to a defined performance threshold and an error alert signal is transmitted based on the comparison. The calculation window can be adjusted by a user and the average seed placement metrics and the error alert signal are updated based on the adjusted calculation window. A graphical user interface also displays the calculated metrics for each individual row unit in a row data table and updates the row data table in response to receiving the user selection of the new calculation window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Robert D. Boaz, Kyle A. Shipley, Greg T. Buse, Kurtis Krumm, Erich Wassilak, Tyler J. Van Steenhuyse, Benjamin R. Dow, Kevin Hixon
  • PLANTER QUALITY MANAGER
    Publication number: 20220295689
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring seed placement by a planting machine with a plurality of row units. An average seed placement metric is calculated for each individual row unit based on a data stream of sensor data corresponding to a defined calculation window. Each calculated metric is compared to a defined performance threshold and an error alert signal is transmitted based on the comparison. The calculation window can be adjusted by a user and the average seed placement metrics and the error alert signal are updated based on the adjusted calculation window. A graphical user interface also displays the calculated metrics for each individual row unit in a row data table and updates the row data table in response to receiving the user selection of the new calculation window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Robert D. Boaz, Kyle A. Shipley, Greg T. Buse, Kurtis Krumm, Erich Wassilak, Tyler J. Van Steenhuyse, Benjamin R. Dow, Kevin Hixon
  • Display screen with a graphical user interface
    Patent number: D1054432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Erich J. Wassilak, Benjamin R. Dow, Bailey Higgins, Anas H. El Tuhami