Patents by Inventor Dana E. Redman

Dana E. Redman 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).

  • Systems, apparatus, and related methods for use with mergers
    Patent number: 12604810
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes: a pickup configured to pick up material from a ground; a conveyor configured to eject the material provided thereon by the pickup; a wind guard configured to change a trajectory of the material from the pickup to the conveyor; a wind guard actuator operatively coupled to the wind guard; and a controller configured to control the wind guard actuator to adjust a position of the wind guard to adjust a distribution of the material relative to the conveyor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Damion D. Babler, Dana E. Redman, Dennis Williams, Reid L. Christ, Thomas J. Hoffman, Timothy G. Osterhaus, William J. Bassett
  • SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND RELATED METHODS FOR USE WITH MERGERS
    Publication number: 20240349651
    Abstract: Provided are systems, apparatus, and methods for use with mergers. A method for processing a material on a ground surface includes detecting, via one or more sensors, an object of interest associated with the material when a merger is forming a windrow on the ground surface. The method also includes a step for facilitating removal of the object of interest from the material in response to the detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2024
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Applicant: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Damion D. BABLER, Dana E. REDMAN, Dennis WILLIAMS, Reid L. CHRIST, Thomas J. HOFFMAN, Timothy G. OSTERHAUS, William J. BASSETT
  • Systems, apparatus, and related methods for use with mergers
    Patent number: 12063892
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for use with mergers for processing a material on a ground surface includes detecting, via one or more sensors, an object of interest associated with the material when a merger is forming a windrow on the ground surface. The method also includes a step for facilitating removal of the object of interest from the material in response to the detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Damion D. Babler, Dana E. Redman, Dennis Williams, Reid L Christ, Thomas J. Hoffman, Timothy G. Osterhaus, William J. Bassett
  • SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND RELATED METHODS FOR USE WITH MERGERS
    Publication number: 20210045292
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for use with mergers are disclosed. A disclosed method for processing a material on a ground surface includes detecting, via one or more sensors, an object of interest associated with the material when a merger is forming a windrow on the ground surface. The method also includes a step for facilitating removal of the object of interest from the material in response to the detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicant: KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC
    Inventors: Damion D. Babler, Dana E. Redman, Dennis Williams, Reid L. Christ, Thomas J. Hoffman, Timothy G. Osterhaus, William J. Bassett