Patents by Inventor Bradley J. Hitchler
Bradley J. Hitchler 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: 11659827Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a boom suspension system that mitigates roll of respective booms as an associated vehicle rolls from side to side. The exemplary system can comprise a stabilizer bar that couples a left boom to a right boom, by coupling to respective booms' tilt cylinders. The stabilizer bar can be engaged with a central frame, which is fixedly engaged with the vehicle's chassis, through a stabilizer link. The stabilizer link allows the stabilizer bar to move horizontally left and right independently of the left and right movement of the central frame, caused by the vehicle roll. In this way, the inertia of the respective booms allows the stabilizer bar to remain in a substantially neutral position while the central frame, and vehicle, roll from side to side.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Garry E. Baxter, Bradley J. Hitchler
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Publication number: 20220232753Abstract: A mobile agricultural machine includes a row unit having a furrow opener mounted to the row unit and configured to engage a surface of ground over which the mobile agricultural machine travels to open a furrow in the ground. A furrow closer is mounted to the row unit behind the furrow opener relative to a direction of travel of the mobile agricultural machine and is configured to engage the surface of the ground to close the furrow. An image sensor system is mounted to the row unit and configured to sense characteristics of residue and seeds in the furrow opened by the furrow opener and generate a sensor signal indicative of the characteristics. The mobile agricultural machine can further include a control system configured to generate a residue/seed characteristic indicator corresponding to the sensed characteristics and to generate an action signal to control an action of the mobile agricultural machine based on the residue/seed characteristic indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2021Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventors: Bradley W. VAN DE WOESTYNE, Bradley J. HITCHLER, Justin A. BORGSTADT, Anil Kumar TELIKICHERLA, Oosman SAEED
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Publication number: 20210022331Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a boom suspension system that mitigates roll of respective booms as an associated vehicle rolls from side to side. The exemplary system can comprise a stabilizer bar that couples a left boom to a right boom, by coupling to respective booms' tilt cylinders. The stabilizer bar can be engaged with a central frame, which is fixedly engaged with the vehicle's chassis, through a stabilizer link. The stabilizer link allows the stabilizer bar to move horizontally left and right independently of the left and right movement of the central frame, caused by the vehicle roll. In this way, the inertia of the respective booms allows the stabilizer bar to remain in a substantially neutral position while the central frame, and vehicle, roll from side to side.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2019Publication date: January 28, 2021Applicant: Deere & CompanyInventors: Garry E. Baxter, Bradley J. Hitchler
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Patent number: 10095235Abstract: A mobile machine includes controllable mechanism that performs a prescribed operation on a worksite as the mobile machine travels over the worksite in a direction of travel, and a communication system that receives attribute data indicative of an attribute corresponding to the worksite, and that receives effect data indicative of an effect of the prescribed operation being performed on the worksite. The mobile machine may further include a control system that generates a difference map indicative of a difference between the attribute data and the effect data, and that controls the controllable mechanism to adjust performance of the prescribed operation on the worksite, based on the difference.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Ramanathan Sugumaran, Noel W. Anderson, Bradley J. Hitchler
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Publication number: 20170315555Abstract: A mobile machine includes controllable mechanism that performs a prescribed operation on a worksite as the mobile machine travels over the worksite in a direction of travel, and a communication system that receives attribute data indicative of an attribute corresponding to the worksite, and that receives effect data indicative of an effect of the prescribed operation being performed on the worksite. The mobile machine may further include a control system that generates a difference map indicative of a difference between the attribute data and the effect data, and that controls the controllable mechanism to adjust performance of the prescribed operation on the worksite, based on the difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: RAMANATHAN SUGUMARAN, NOEL W. ANDERSON, Bradley J. Hitchler
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Patent number: 9740208Abstract: A sensor senses an attribute of a worksite at a location that is geographically spaced from a corresponding mobile machine. An operation is performed at the location, based upon the sensed attribute. An action signal is generated based on the effect data. An unmanned aerial vehicle communicates effect data, indicative of an effect of the operation at the location, to the mobile machine. The action signal can be used to control worksite operations.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Ramanathan Sugumaran, Noel W. Anderson, Bradley J. Hitchler
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Patent number: 9604237Abstract: A computer-implemented method and a control system are described for controlling one or more operations of a sprayer vehicle with a tilt-detection mechanism, a tank, and a tank fill-volume sensor. The tilt-detection mechanism is utilized to determine a tilt indicator. A tilt value is determined based upon the tilt indicator. A tank fill-volume indicator is determined based upon information from the tank fill-volume sensor. A tilt-corrected fill-volume of the tank is determined based upon the tilt value and the tank fill-volume indicator.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: David A. Hanson, Richard A. Humpal, Bradley J. Hitchler, Matthew T. Martin
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Publication number: 20170031365Abstract: A sensor senses an attribute of a worksite at a location that is geographically spaced from a corresponding mobile machine. An operation is performed at the location, based upon the sensed attribute. An action signal is generated based on the effect data. An unmanned aerial vehicle communicates effect data, indicative of an effect of the operation at the location, to the mobile machine. The action signal can be used to control worksite operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2015Publication date: February 2, 2017Inventors: RAMANATHAN SUGUMARAN, NOEL W. ANDERSON, BRADLEY J. HITCHLER
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Publication number: 20160074891Abstract: A computer-implemented method and a control system are described for controlling one or more operations of a sprayer vehicle with a tilt-detection mechanism, a tank, and a tank fill-volume sensor. The tilt-detection mechanism is utilized to determine a tilt indicator. A tilt value is determined based upon the tilt indicator. A tank fill-volume indicator is determined based upon information from the tank fill-volume sensor. A tilt-corrected fill-volume of the tank is determined based upon the tilt value and the tank fill-volume indicator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: DAVID A. HANSON, RICHARD A. HUMPAL, BRADLEY J. HITCHLER, MATTHEW T. MARTIN
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Publication number: 20140300451Abstract: A system for configuring a vehicle that comprises a feature. An electronic tag is coupleable to the feature. The system comprises a reader in communication with the electronic tag. The reader is configured to perform at least one of detecting a presence of the electronic tag, detecting an absence of the electronic tag, and receiving a feature data communicated by the electronic tag. A processor is in communication with the reader. The processor is operable to configure the vehicle based on at least one of the presence of the electronic tag, the absence of the electronic tag, and the feature data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2013Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Deere & CompanyInventors: ROBERT J. REISING, MICHAEL L. GARDNER, ROBERT E. LORENTZEN, GARRY E. BAXTER, ADAM J. ROYAL, KENT A. KLEMME, BRADLEY J. HITCHLER
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Patent number: 8800887Abstract: A system for agricultural spraying including a solution reservoir and primary pump for delivering fluid to a plurality of laterally spaced nozzles interconnected by supply conduits. A chemical reservoir and chemical injection pump are interconnected to the output of the primary pump through a mixer. Controllers for the primary pump and chemical injection pump are coordinated to run the pumps a predetermined time to fill each of the supply conduits from the chemical injection pump and primary pump so as to automatically prime the injection system.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2011Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Michael L. Moeller, Bradley J. Hitchler
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Publication number: 20120241533Abstract: A system for agricultural spraying including a solution reservoir and primary pump for delivering fluid to a plurality of laterally spaced nozzles interconnected by supply conduits. A chemical reservoir and chemical injection pump are interconnected to the output of the primary pump through a mixer. Controllers for the primary pump and chemical injection pump are coordinated to run the pumps a predetermined time to fill each of the supply conduits from the chemical injection pump and primary pump so as to automatically prime the injection system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2011Publication date: September 27, 2012Inventors: Michael L. Moeller, Bradley J. Hitchler