Patents by Inventor Darrell D. Farmer

Darrell D. Farmer 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).

  • APPLICATION RATE SYSTEM FOR A FARM IMPLEMENT
    Publication number: 20110015831
    Abstract: An application rate system having a first controller mounted in a cab of a tractor. An implement, having a hopper, is connected to the tractor. Attached to the hopper is a scale for measuring the weight of material disposed in the hopper. Connected to the scale is a second controller. The second controller sends information about the measured weight of the material in the hopper to the first controller, and the first controller calculates the rate of application based upon the change in the measured weight in relation to the area covered by the tractor and the implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: LOUP ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Darrell D. Farmer