Patents by Inventor Christopher Fedor

Christopher Fedor 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).

  • Patent number: 12379483
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes a vision system. The vision system includes multiple cameras, a radar transceiver, and a controller. The multiple cameras are configured to produce image data of an area proximate the agricultural vehicle. The radar transceiver is configured to produce radar data of the area proximate the agricultural vehicle. The controller is configured to obtain the image data and the radar data, and combine the image data and the radar data to produce combined image and radar data. The combined image and radar data accounts for dust clouds in the area proximate the agricultural vehicle. The controller is also configured to present the combined image and radar data to an operator of the agricultural vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Fedor, Murali Rajakumar
  • Publication number: 20250001445
    Abstract: A system for controlling the operation of an agricultural sprayer includes a boom assembly having a boom arm and a nozzle assembly supported on the boom arm. Furthermore, the system includes a sensor configured to generate data indicative of a position of the boom arm relative to the frame. Additionally, a computing system is configured to determine the position of a portion of the boom arm relative to the frame in a plane defined by a longitudinal direction and a vertical direction based on the data generated by the sensor. The longitudinal direction is parallel to the travel direction and perpendicular to the lateral direction, while the vertical direction is perpendicular to the lateral direction and the travel direction. Additionally, the computing system is configured to control the operation of the nozzle assembly based on the determined position of the portion of the boom arm relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Christopher Fedor, Luca Ferrari, Blaine Schwalbe, Roy A. Bittner, Gerard Gadzella
  • Patent number: 12174638
    Abstract: A vehicle control system for an agricultural vehicle including a processing circuit including a processor and memory, the memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processing circuit to receive (i) image data depicting at least a portion of a hazard area associated with the agricultural vehicle and (ii) ultrasonic sensor data from an ultrasonic sensor monitoring the hazard area, determine, based on a combination of the image data and the ultrasonic sensor data, whether an obstacle is positioned at least partially within the hazard area, and perform an action with respect to the agricultural vehicle in response to a determination that the obstacle is positioned at least partially within the hazard area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Murali Rajakumar, Christopher Fedor, Hrudhansh Ubale
  • Publication number: 20240176010
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes a vision system. The vision system includes multiple cameras, a radar transceiver, and a controller. The multiple cameras are configured to produce image data of an area proximate the agricultural vehicle. The radar transceiver is configured to produce radar data of the area proximate the agricultural vehicle. The controller is configured to obtain the image data and the radar data, and combine the image data and the radar data to produce combined image and radar data. The combined image and radar data accounts for dust clouds in the area proximate the agricultural vehicle. The controller is also configured to present the combined image and radar data to an operator of the agricultural vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Fedor, Murali Rajakumar
  • Publication number: 20230027496
    Abstract: A vehicle control system for an agricultural vehicle including a processing circuit including a processor and memory, the memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processing circuit to receive (i) image data depicting at least a portion of a hazard area associated with the agricultural vehicle and (ii) ultrasonic sensor data from an ultrasonic sensor monitoring the hazard area, determine, based on a combination of the image data and the ultrasonic sensor data, whether an obstacle is positioned at least partially within the hazard area, and perform an action with respect to the agricultural vehicle in response to a determination that the obstacle is positioned at least partially within the hazard area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Murali Rajakumar, Christopher Fedor, Hrudhansh Ubale