Patents by Inventor Dennis Schmidt

Dennis Schmidt 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: 20250176451
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a frame including a center frame section, an intermediate frame section, and a wing frame section. A first actuator is configured to rotate the intermediate frame section relative to the center frame section and a second actuator is configured to rotate the wing frame section relative to the intermediate frame section. A first sensor is configured to sense a position of the intermediate frame section relative to the center frame section, and a second sensor is configured to sense a position of the wing frame section relative to the intermediate frame section. A control system is configured to independently control the first actuator and the second actuator to travel by a different percentage of a total displacement based on the sensed positions of the intermediate frame section and the wing frame section. Related methods and control systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Jarret Lee Brinker, Robert L Figger, Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Michael Dennis Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20250176450
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a frame including a center frame section, an intermediate frame section, and a wing frame section. A first actuator is operably coupled to the center frame section and the intermediate frame section, and a second actuator is operably coupled to the wing frame section and the intermediate frame section. A first sensor is configured to sense a position of the intermediate frame section relative to the center frame section, and a second sensor is configured to sense a position of the wing frame section relative to the intermediate frame section. A control system is configured to control the first actuator and the second actuator to adjust the position of the intermediate frame section based at least in part on the sensed position of the intermediate frame section relative to the center frame section. Related methods and control systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2024
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventors: Robert L. Figger, Jarret Lee Brinker, Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Michael Dennis Schmidt
  • Patent number: 12144281
    Abstract: An agricultural product application system such as an air seeder or a sprayer includes a controller, a product source, and a plurality of product dispensing sections. Each of the dispensing sections include a metering module and a product sensor arranged to detect product passing through one or more product dispensing devices. The controller determines a dispense activation delay (don) for each product dispensing section by measuring a delay between activation of the metering module and the product sensor detecting product arriving. The delay is optionally used for automatic control of the product dispensing sections and/or for logging georeferenced application data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Vaderstad LLC
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Schmidt, Collin David Miller
  • Publication number: 20240254918
    Abstract: Examples described herein provide an aircraft that includes an auxiliary power unit, a controller, and an identification module. The identification module includes a plurality of digital potentiometers to store information about the auxiliary power unit and readable by the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Inventors: Kamil Cakala, Dennis Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20240117266
    Abstract: Coatings, coating systems and coating methods for skis and snowboards are provided. The coatings may be lubricious coatings including one or more hydrophobic compounds, adhesion agents, shape memory polymers, free-radical initiators, and/or carrying solvents. Batch and continuous processing systems for performing the methods of coating and/or curing of such hydrophobic coatings are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott BATES, Dennis Schmidt PRUZAN, Kelan ALBERTSON, Charles SCHAYER, Stephan DRAKE, Thomas LAAKSO
  • Patent number: 11760521
    Abstract: A method and a device for filling containers with products, in which the products are successively conveyed horizontally to a filling installation in which the products, while being combined to form individual product groups, are grouped, and an offered-up container, which is conveyed horizontally to the filling installation, is filled in a single track with one or a plurality of product groups, wherein the filled containers subsequently are in particular horizontally transported away. The method includes conveying the products in multiple tracks to the filling installation, grouping the products to form product groups, feeding the product groups in multiple tracks to a common revolving vertical conveyor of the filling installation, conveying the product groups to an ejection position from which the product groups are conveyed onward in a single track to an offered-up container, and filling the offered-up container with at least one of the product groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Dennis Schmidt, Andreas Prahm, Andreas Neufeld, Frank Sachs
  • Patent number: 11740623
    Abstract: A system includes a hand-held electronic device and an adapter mechanically connectable to a mobile machine. The adapter is configured to communicate with an electronic system of the mobile machine via a wired connection and to communicate with the hand-held electronic device via a wireless connection. The hand-held electronic device is configured to present to the user via a user interface a plurality of implement identifiers, receive from the user via the user interface a selection indicating one of the plurality of implement identifiers, and emulate operation of the implement corresponding to the selected implement identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventor: Michael Dennis Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11576300
    Abstract: An agricultural product application system includes a controller and product dispensing apparatus. The product dispensing apparatus includes a metering module in communication with the controller and is configured to control a flow rate of product from a product source to product dispensing units. A display device is in communication with the controller. The controller receives operating limits and an application rate of the product dispensing apparatus. The controller determines a forward speed range based upon the operating limits and on the application rate. Display information is generated for providing a visual representation on the display device of the forward speed range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Vaderstad LLC
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Schmidt, Collin David Miller, Derrick Wolter
  • Publication number: 20220135841
    Abstract: Coatings, coating systems and coating methods for skis and snowboards are provided. The coatings may be lubricious coatings including one or more hydrophobic compounds, adhesion agents, shape memory polymers, free-radical initiators, and/or carrying solvents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Bates, Dennis Schmidt Pruzan, Kelan Albertson, Charles Schayer, Stephan Drake, Thomas Laakso
  • Publication number: 20210394942
    Abstract: A method and a device for filling containers with products, in which the products are successively conveyed horizontally to a filling installation in which the products, while being combined to form individual product groups, are grouped, and an offered-up container, which is conveyed horizontally to the filling installation, is filled in a single track with one or a plurality of product groups, wherein the filled containers subsequently are in particular horizontally transported away. The method includes conveying the products in multiple tracks to the filling installation, grouping the products to form product groups, feeding the product groups in multiple tracks to a common revolving vertical conveyor of the filling installation, conveying the product groups to an ejection position from which the product groups are conveyed onward in a single track to an offered-up container, and filling the offered-up container with at least one of the product groups.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)
    Inventors: Dennis Schmidt, Andreas Prahm, Andreas Neufeld, Frank Sachs
  • Publication number: 20210337719
    Abstract: An agricultural product application system such as an air seeder or a sprayer includes a controller, a product source, and a plurality of product dispensing sections. Each of the dispensing sections include a metering module and a product sensor arranged to detect product passing through one or more product dispensing devices. The controller determines a dispense activation delay (don) for each product dispensing section by measuring a delay between activation of the metering module and the product sensor detecting product arriving. The delay is optionally used for automatic control of the product dispensing sections and/or for logging georeferenced application data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Schmidt, Collin David MILLER
  • Publication number: 20210243945
    Abstract: An agricultural product application system includes a controller and product dispensing apparatus. The product dispensing apparatus includes a metering module in communication with the controller and is configured to control a flow rate of product from a product source to product dispensing units. A display device is in communication with the controller. The controller receives operating limits and an application rate of the product dispensing apparatus. The controller determines a forward speed range based upon the operating limits and on the application rate. Display information is generated for providing a visual representation on the display device of the forward speed range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Dennis Schmidt, Collin David MILLER, Derrick Wolter
  • Publication number: 20210080944
    Abstract: A system includes a hand-held electronic device and an adapter mechanically connectable to a mobile machine. The adapter is configured to communicate with an electronic system of the mobile machine via a wired connection and to communicate with the hand-held electronic device via a wireless connection. The hand-held electronic device is configured to present to the user via a user interface a plurality of implement identifiers, receive from the user via the user interface a selection indicating one of the plurality of implement identifiers, and emulate operation of the implement corresponding to the selected implement identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Michael Dennis Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20200255684
    Abstract: Coatings for skis and snowboards are provided. The coatings may be lubricious coatings including one or more fluorinated compounds, adhesion agents, shape memory polymers, free-radical initiators, and/or carrying solvents. Methods of applying the coatings to skis and snowboards are also provided. The coatings may be applied in a single layer or in multiple layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey Scott Bates, Kelan Albertson, Charles Schayer, Stephan Drake, Dennis Schmidt Pruzan
  • Patent number: D887445
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Jarret Lee Brinker, Michael Dennis Schmidt
  • Patent number: D887446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Jarret Lee Brinker, Michael Dennis Schmidt
  • Patent number: D888099
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Jarret Lee Brinker, Michael Dennis Schmidt
  • Patent number: D888763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Jarret Lee Brinker, Michael Dennis Schmidt
  • Patent number: D889497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Jarret Lee Brinker, Michael Dennis Schmidt
  • Patent number: D889498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Jarret Lee Brinker, Michael Dennis Schmidt