Patents by Inventor Craig Eugene Rupp

Craig Eugene Rupp 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: 20240046377
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for updating an agricultural prescription for a geographic region. An example computer-implemented method includes executing an agricultural prescription, via farming equipment, in a geographic region and receiving, during execution of the prescription, sensor data from the farming equipment and operating data representing local operating settings for the farming equipment. Task execution data for the agricultural prescription is generated based on the received sensor data and received operating data for the farming equipment, and compared to expected data for execution of the prescription by the farming equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Patrick Lee Dumstorff, A. Corbett S. Kull, Christopher Sears Mikelson, Craig Eugene Rupp
  • Patent number: 11763400
    Abstract: A method begins by a computing device allocating a plurality of tasks of an agricultural prescription for a farming geographic area to a fleet of farming equipment. While executing tasks of the plurality of tasks, the method continues with at least some of the fleet of farming equipment collecting task execution data. Based on the task execution data, the method continues with the computing device updating at least one of the agricultural prescription, the plurality of tasks, and the allocation of at least one task of the plurality of tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: CLIMATE LLC
    Inventors: Craig Eugene Rupp, A. Corbett S. Kull, Christopher Sears Mikelson, Patrick Lee Dumstorff
  • Patent number: 11682085
    Abstract: A method begins by a drive unit affiliated with farm equipment receiving data from the farm equipment to produce agricultural data. The method continues with the drive unit determining a filtering constraint based on one or more parameters selected from a plurality of lists of agricultural parameters and filtering the agricultural data based on the filtering constraint to produce filtered agricultural data. The method continues with the drive unit determining processing of the filtered agricultural data and executing the processing of the filtered agricultural data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: CLIMATE LLC
    Inventors: Brad B. Bakke, Craig Eugene Rupp, A. Corbett S. Kull, Austin Brock Atchison
  • Publication number: 20210103996
    Abstract: A method begins by a computing device allocating a plurality of tasks of an agricultural prescription for a farming geographic area to a fleet of farming equipment. While executing tasks of the plurality of tasks, the method continues with at least some of the fleet of farming equipment collecting task execution data. Based on the task execution data, the method continues with the computing device updating at least one of the agricultural prescription, the plurality of tasks, and the allocation of at least one task of the plurality of tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Craig Eugene Rupp, A. Corbett S. Kull, Christopher Sears Mikelson, Patrick Lee Dumstorff
  • Patent number: 10853894
    Abstract: A method begins by a computing device allocating a plurality of tasks of an agricultural prescription for a farming geographic area to a fleet of farming equipment. While executing tasks of the plurality of tasks, the method continues with at least some of the fleet of farming equipment collecting task execution data. Based on the task execution data, the method continues with the computing device updating at least one of the agricultural prescription, the plurality of tasks, and the allocation of at least one task of the plurality of tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: THE CLIMATE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Eugene Rupp, A. Corbett S. Kull, Christopher Sears Mikelson, Patrick Lee Dumstorff
  • Publication number: 20190057462
    Abstract: A method begins by a drive unit affiliated with farm equipment receiving data from the farm equipment to produce agricultural data. The method continues with the drive unit determining a filtering constraint based on one or more parameters selected from a plurality of lists of agricultural parameters and filtering the agricultural data based on the filtering constraint to produce filtered agricultural data. The method continues with the drive unit determining processing of the filtered agricultural data and executing the processing of the filtered agricultural data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Brad B. Bakke, Craig Eugene Rupp, A. Corbett S. Kull, Austin Brock Atchison
  • Patent number: 10109024
    Abstract: A method begins by a drive unit affiliated with farm equipment receiving data from the farm equipment to produce agricultural data. The method continues with the drive unit determining a filtering constraint based on one or more parameters selected from a plurality of lists of agricultural parameters and filtering the agricultural data based on the filtering constraint to produce filtered agricultural data. The method continues with the drive unit determining processing of the filtered agricultural data and executing the processing of the filtered agricultural data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: The Climate Corporation
    Inventors: Brad B. Bakke, Craig Eugene Rupp, A. Corbett S. Kull, Austin Brock Atchison
  • Publication number: 20180263171
    Abstract: A method begins by agriculture equipment collecting current on-site gathered agriculture data regarding an agriculture region and sending at least a representation of the current on-site gathered agriculture data to a host device. The method continues with the host device processing one or more of the at least a representation of the current on-site gathered agriculture data, current off-site gathered agriculture data, historical on-site gathered agriculture data, historical off-site gathered agriculture data, and historical analysis of agriculture predictions regarding the agriculture region to produce a current agriculture prediction for the agriculture region. The method continues with the host device generating an agriculture prescription regarding at least a portion of the agriculture region based on the current agriculture prediction and sending the agriculture prescription to one or more of the agriculture equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Craig Eugene Rupp, A. Corbett S. Kull, Steve Richard Pitstick, Patrick Lee Dumstorff
  • Publication number: 20180144413
    Abstract: A method begins by a computing device allocating a plurality of tasks of an agricultural prescription for a farming geographic area to a fleet of farming equipment. While executing tasks of the plurality of tasks, the method continues with at least some of the fleet of farming equipment collecting task execution data. Based on the task execution data, the method continues with the computing device updating at least one of the agricultural prescription, the plurality of tasks, and the allocation of at least one task of the plurality of tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: The Climate Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Eugene Rupp, A. Corbett S. Kull, Christopher Sears Mikelson, Patrick Lee Dumstorff
  • Patent number: 9974226
    Abstract: A method begins by agriculture equipment collecting current on-site gathered agriculture data regarding an agriculture region and sending at least a representation of the current on-site gathered agriculture data to a host device. The method continues with the host device processing one or more of the at least a representation of the current on-site gathered agriculture data, current off-site gathered agriculture data, historical on-site gathered agriculture data, historical off-site gathered agriculture data, and historical analysis of agriculture predictions regarding the agriculture region to produce a current agriculture prediction for the agriculture region. The method continues with the host device generating an agriculture prescription regarding at least a portion of the agriculture region based on the current agriculture prediction and sending the agriculture prescription to one or more of the agriculture equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: The Climate Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Eugene Rupp, A. Corbett S. Kull, Steve Richard Pitstick, Patrick Lee Dumstorff
  • Patent number: 9904963
    Abstract: A method begins by a computing device allocating a plurality of tasks of an agricultural prescription for a farming geographic area to a fleet of farming equipment. While executing tasks of the plurality of tasks, the method continues with at least some of the fleet of farming equipment collecting task execution data. Based on the task execution data, the method continues with the computing device updating at least one of the agricultural prescription, the plurality of tasks, and the allocation of at least one task of the plurality of tasks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Climate Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Eugene Rupp, A. Corbett S. Kull, Christopher Sears Mikelson, Patrick Lee Dumstorff
  • Publication number: 20160071223
    Abstract: A method begins by a computing device gathering, for a piece of farm equipment, harvesting data while the piece of farm equipment is harvesting a crop in a geographic area, where the harvesting data includes location information, environmental information, harvest sensing information, and farm equipment operational information. The method continues with the computing device determining a harvesting scaling factor for the piece of farm equipment based on the harvesting data and historical crop yield data. The method continues with the computing device estimating current crop yield data based on the harvesting scaling factor and one of the harvesting data and the historical crop yield data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: The Climate Corporation
    Inventors: Craig Eugene Rupp, A. Corbett S. Kull, Darek Blasiak
  • Publication number: 20160071410
    Abstract: A method begins by a computing device allocating a plurality of tasks of an agricultural prescription for a farming geographic area to a fleet of farming equipment. While executing tasks of the plurality of tasks, the method continues with at least some of the fleet of farming equipment collecting task execution data. Based on the task execution data, the method continues with the computing device updating at least one of the agricultural prescription, the plurality of tasks, and the allocation of at least one task of the plurality of tasks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: THE CLIMATE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Eugene Rupp, A. Corbett S. Kull, Christopher Sears Mikelson, Patrick Lee Dumstorff
  • Publication number: 20160066505
    Abstract: A method begins by a drive unit affiliated with farm equipment receiving data from the farm equipment to produce agricultural data. The method continues with the drive unit determining a filtering constraint based on one or more parameters selected from a plurality of lists of agricultural parameters and filtering the agricultural data based on the filtering constraint to produce filtered agricultural data. The method continues with the drive unit determining processing of the filtered agricultural data and executing the processing of the filtered agricultural data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Applicant: The Climate Corporation
    Inventors: Brad B. Bakke, Craig Eugene Rupp, A. Corbett S. Kull, Austin Brock Atchison
  • Publication number: 20150302305
    Abstract: A method begins by agriculture equipment collecting current on-site gathered agriculture data regarding an agriculture region and sending at least a representation of the current on-site gathered agriculture data to a host device. The method continues with the host device processing one or more of the at least a representation of the current on-site gathered agriculture data, current off-site gathered agriculture data, historical on-site gathered agriculture data, historical off-site gathered agriculture data, and historical analysis of agriculture predictions regarding the agriculture region to produce a current agriculture prediction for the agriculture region. The method continues with the host device generating an agriculture prescription regarding at least a portion of the agriculture region based on the current agriculture prediction and sending the agriculture prescription to one or more of the agriculture equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: THE CLIMATE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Eugene Rupp, A. Corbett S. Kull, Steve Richard Pitstick, Patrick Lee Dumstorff