Patents by Inventor David R. Wilmot

David R. Wilmot 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).

  • SENSORS, AGRICULTURE HARVESTER WITH THE SENSORS AND METHODS FOR STEERING OR GUIDING AGRICULTURE HARVESTERS
    Publication number: 20220327822
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for steering or guiding an agriculture harvesting machine (agriculture harvester) with a high degree of precision, without the need for the agriculture harvesting machine to have a guide stick or shoe in physical or mechanical contact with the agriculture to be harvested or to be in connection with remote navigation systems, such as GPS. The system includes a sensor mounted at the front of the harvester and a processor for processing information from the sensor to determine a boundary line and for steering the sod harvester along the boundary line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventor: David R. WILMOT
  • Sensors, sod harvester with the sensors and methods for steering or guiding sod harvesters
    Patent number: 11367279
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for steering or guiding a sod harvesting machine (sod harvester) with a high degree of precision, without the need for the sod harvesting machine to have a guide stick or shoe in physical or mechanical contact with the sod to be harvested or to be in connection with remote navigation systems, such as GPS. The system includes a sensor mounted at the front of the harvester and a processor for processing information from the sensor to determine a boundary line and for steering the sod harvester along the boundary line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Inventor: David R. Wilmot