Patents by Inventor Brian John Anderson

Brian John Anderson 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: 20230320258
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a fertilizer section. The fertilizer section includes a first interface configured to engage a three-point hitch, and a second interface configured to engage an interface of a planter section. Further, the interface of the planter section is configured to engage the three-point hitch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Johnathon Raymond Dienst, Michael J. Connors, Brian John Anderson, Nathan Folger, Clayton J. Hamilton
  • Publication number: 20230292643
    Abstract: A diverter system for a closing assembly includes a diverter configured to couple to an arm of the closing assembly. The diverter has an engagement surface configured to engage an obstacle within a field, and the diverter is configured to drive the arm upwardly in response to contact between the engagement surface and the obstacle to direct a closing disc of the closing assembly over the obstacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Johnathon Raymond Dienst, Brian John Anderson
  • Patent number: 11723302
    Abstract: A particle delivery assembly of an agricultural row unit includes a particle tube configured to receive a particle and to deliver the particle toward a trench in soil. The particle tube includes a first body portion, a second body portion, and a hinge coupled to the first body portion and to the second body portion. The hinge is configured to enable the first body portion and the second body portion to pivot relative to one another between an open position of the particle tube and a closed position of the particle tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Brian John Anderson, Chad Michael Johnson, Patrick Dinnon, Grant Thomas Macdonald, Brent David Elwing
  • Patent number: 11596095
    Abstract: A particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit includes a particle belt housing having a particle engagement aperture configured to receive a particle and a particle exit aperture configured to expel the particle toward a trench in soil. The particle delivery system includes a particle belt having a particle engagement section configured to receive the particle via the particle engagement aperture and a particle exit section configured to expel the particle via the particle exit aperture. The particle exit section is positioned adjacent to the particle exit aperture, the particle belt extends generally parallel to the trench at the particle exit section, the particle engagement section is positioned adjacent to the particle engagement aperture, and the particle belt at the particle engagement section extends at an angle between zero degrees and ninety degrees relative to the particle belt at the particle exit section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Chad Michael Johnson, Brian John Anderson, Trevor Philip Stanhope, Christopher Schoeny, Kregg Jerome Raducha
  • Patent number: 11589500
    Abstract: A particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit includes a particle belt having a particle acceleration section. The particle belt is configured to receive a particle from a particle metering and singulation unit, to accelerate the particle at the particle acceleration section, and to expel the particle toward a trench in soil. The particle delivery system includes a first wheel engaged with the particle belt at a first location and a second wheel engaged with the particle belt at a second location. The particle acceleration section extends between the first location and the second location, a substantially no-slip condition exists between the first wheel and the particle belt at the first location and between the second wheel and the particle belt at the second location, and the second wheel is configured to rotate faster than the first wheel to accelerate the particle at the particle acceleration section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Chad Michael Johnson, Brian John Anderson, Trevor Philip Stanhope, Christopher Schoeny, Kregg Jerome Raducha
  • Patent number: 11582897
    Abstract: An agricultural system that includes a planter frame. A track and/or wheel couple to and support the planter frame. A first row unit bracket couples to the planter frame. A first offset bracket couples to the first row unit bracket. A first row unit couples to the first offset bracket. The first offset bracket offsets the first row unit from a path of the track and/or wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Brian John Anderson, Kregg Raducha
  • Patent number: 11582899
    Abstract: A particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit includes an inner particle belt having a base and a plurality of flights extending outwardly from the base. Each pair of opposing flights of the plurality of flights is configured to receive a particle from a particle metering and singulation unit, and each flight is configured to rotate relative to the base. The particle delivery system includes an outer particle belt having a plurality of apertures, where each flight of the plurality of flights extends through a respective aperture of the plurality of apertures, and the outer particle belt is configured to drive rotation of the flight relative to the base as the inner particle belt and the outer particle belt rotate, such that rotation of the flight relative to the base accelerates the particle toward a trench in soil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Chad Michael Johnson, Brian John Anderson, Trevor Philip Stanhope, Christopher Schoeny, Kregg Jerome Raducha
  • Publication number: 20230036264
    Abstract: An agricultural planting implement includes a first wing toolbar configured to support a first set of row units and a second wing toolbar configured to support a second set of row units. The agricultural planting implement also includes a connection assembly having at least one arm pivotally coupling the second wing toolbar to the first wing toolbar. The at least one arm is pivotally coupled to the first wing toolbar and non-pivotally coupled to the second wing toolbar. In addition, the connection assembly includes an actuator configured to drive the second wing toolbar to rotate upwardly relative to the first wing toolbar from a working position to a transport position. The actuator is also configured to urge the second wing toolbar downwardly toward a soil surface while the second wing toolbar is in the working position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jacob Allan Weis, Christopher Huber, Brian John Anderson
  • Patent number: 11564346
    Abstract: A particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit includes a particle disc configured to receive a plurality of particles from a particle metering and singulation unit, and a particle belt configured to receive each particle of the plurality of particles from the particle disc and to expel the particle to a trench in soil. The particle disc is configured to accelerate each particle of the plurality of particles to a target particle transfer speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Chad Michael Johnson, Brian John Anderson, Trevor Philip Stanhope, Christopher Schoeny, Kregg Jerome Raducha
  • Patent number: 11564344
    Abstract: A particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit includes a first particle disc configured to meter particles and a second particle disc configured to receive the particles from the first particle disc and to transfer the particles toward a trench in soil. The particle delivery system includes a vacuum source configured to reduce air pressure within a first vacuum passage to couple the particles to one or more first apertures of the first particle disc. The vacuum source is also configured to reduce air pressure within a second vacuum passage to couple the particles to one or more second apertures of the second particle disc. A rotation rate of the first particle disc is controllable to establish a particle spacing between the particles within the trench. A rotation rate of the second particle disc is controllable to expel the particles at a particle exit speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Chad Michael Johnson, Brian John Anderson, Trevor Philip Stanhope, Christopher Schoeny, Kregg Jerome Raducha
  • Publication number: 20230026107
    Abstract: An agricultural planting implement includes a first wing toolbar configured to support a first set of row units. The first wing toolbar is configured to pivotally couple to a main frame of the agricultural planting implement. The agricultural planting implement also includes a second wing toolbar configured to support a second set of row units. In addition, the agricultural planting implement includes a connection assembly having at least one arm pivotally coupling the second wing toolbar to the first wing toolbar. The at least one arm is pivotally coupled to the first wing toolbar and non-pivotally coupled to the second wing toolbar. Furthermore, the connection assembly includes an actuator configured to drive the second wing toolbar to rotate relative to the first wing toolbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Johnathon Raymond Dienst, Monte Lee DeKam, Jacob Allan Weis, Brandon James Kuboushek, Mayur Kishorchandra Joshi, Chad Michael Johnson, Michael J. Connors, Brian John Anderson
  • Patent number: 11553639
    Abstract: A particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit includes a particle metering and singulation unit configured to meter a plurality of particles from a particle storage area and a particle belt disposed a selected distance apart from the particle metering and singulation unit. The particle belt is configured to receive the plurality of particles from the particle metering and singulation unit. The selected distance between the particle metering and singulation unit and the particle belt enables the plurality of particles to accelerate under an influence of gravity to a particle speed at the particle belt within a target percentage of a belt speed of the particle belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Chad Michael Johnson, Brian John Anderson, Trevor Philip Stanhope, Christopher Schoeny, Kregg Jerome Raducha
  • Patent number: 11553638
    Abstract: A particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit includes a particle belt housing configured to be disposed adjacent to a particle metering and singulation unit and a particle belt disposed within the particle belt housing. The particle belt includes a base, a plurality of flights extending from the base, a particle engagement section configured to receive a particle from the particle metering and singulation unit, and a particle exit section configured to expel the particle toward a trench in soil. The particle delivery system includes a flex system coupled to the particle belt housing proximate to the particle exit section of the particle belt, where the flex system is configured to drive each flight of the plurality of flights to temporarily flex, such that the flight drives the particle to accelerate through the particle exit section in response to straightening of the flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Chad Michael Johnson, Brian John Anderson, Trevor Philip Stanhope, Christopher Schoeny, Kregg Jerome Raducha
  • Patent number: 11523556
    Abstract: A particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit includes a first particle belt configured to receive a particle from a particle metering and singulation unit, a second particle belt configured to receive the particle from the first particle belt and to expel the particle to a trench in soil, and a particle transfer assembly configured to facilitate transfer of the particle from the first particle belt to the second particle belt. The first particle belt is configured to accelerate the particle to a target particle transfer speed, and the second particle belt is configured to accelerate the particle to a target particle exit speed greater than the target particle transfer speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Chad Michael Johnson, Brian John Anderson, Trevor Philip Stanhope, Christopher Schoeny, Kregg Jerome Raducha
  • Patent number: 11523555
    Abstract: A particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit includes a particle belt having a particle engagement section configured to receive a particle from a particle metering and singulation unit and a particle exit section configured to expel the particle toward a trench in soil. The particle delivery system includes an air flow system configured to establish an air flow toward the particle engagement section of the particle belt to accelerate the particle toward the particle belt, such that a particle speed of the particle reaches a target particle speed, is within a target percentage of a belt speed of the particle belt, or both, as the particle reaches the particle engagement section of the particle belt. The air flow toward the particle engagement section is a substantial portion of a total air flow established by the air flow system relative to other sections of the particle belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Chad Michael Johnson, Brian John Anderson, Trevor Philip Stanhope, Christopher Schoeny, Kregg Jerome Raducha
  • Patent number: 11516958
    Abstract: A particle delivery system of an agricultural row unit includes a particle belt having a particle acceleration section. The particle belt is configured to receive a particle, to accelerate the particle at the particle acceleration section, and to expel the particle toward a trench in soil. The particle delivery system includes a first hub assembly engaged with the particle belt at a first location and a second hub assembly engaged with the particle belt at a second location. The particle acceleration section is disposed generally at the first location, a substantially no-slip condition exists between the first hub assembly and the particle belt at the first location and between the second hub assembly and the particle belt at the second location, and the first hub assembly and the second hub assembly are configured to stretch the particle belt at the particle acceleration section to accelerate the particle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Chad Michael Johnson, Brian John Anderson, Trevor Philip Stanhope, Christopher Schoeny, Kregg Jerome Raducha
  • Patent number: 11516955
    Abstract: A wheel assembly of an agricultural implement includes a wheel and a wheel frame supporting the wheel. The wheel frame is configured to pivotally couple to a toolbar of the agricultural implement, and the wheel frame is configured to rotate between a lowered position and a raised position. The wheel assembly also includes a mount configured to fixedly couple to the toolbar. In addition, the wheel assembly includes a linkage assembly configured to control rotation of the wheel frame between the raised position and the lowered position. The wheel assembly also includes a fastener configured to selectively engage the mount and the linkage assembly while the wheel frame is in the lowered position to block rotation of the wheel frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Connors, Brian John Anderson
  • Patent number: D980877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Johnathon Raymond Dienst, Monte Lee DeKam, Jacob Allan Weis, Brandon James Kuboushek, Mayur Kishorchandra Joshi, Chad Michael Johnson, Michael J. Connors, Brian John Anderson
  • Patent number: D980878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Johnathon Raymond Dienst, Monte Lee DeKam, Jacob Allan Weis, Brandon James Kuboushek, Mayur Kishorchandra Joshi, Chad Michael Johnson, Michael J. Connors, Brian John Anderson
  • Patent number: D980879
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Johnathon Raymond Dienst, Monte Lee DeKam, Jacob Allan Weis, Brandon James Kuboushek, Mayur Kishorchandra Joshi, Chad Michael Johnson, Michael J. Connors, Brian John Anderson