Patents by Inventor Derek Sicheneder
Derek Sicheneder 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).
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Patent number: 12507608Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a main frame, a first frame member assembly coupled to the main frame, and a first plurality of discs coupled to the first frame member assembly. The agricultural implement also includes a first linkage assembly coupled to the first frame member assembly. The agricultural implement further includes a first lateral adjustment mechanism coupled to the first frame member assembly and configured to actuate the first linkage assembly to change a first lateral position of the first plurality of discs relative to at least one other plurality of discs coupled to the main frame or relative to a center line of the main frame, the center line being parallel to a direction of travel of the agricultural implement.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2022Date of Patent: December 30, 2025Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Timothy Richard Blunier, Sven Nathaniel Setterdahl, Derek Sicheneder, Raymond Wayne Garber
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Publication number: 20250113752Abstract: A control system for an agricultural tillage implement includes a controller configured to receive a first pressure sensor signal indicative of a first fluid pressure within a rolling basket cylinder and a second pressure sensor signal indicative of a second fluid pressure within a wheel frame actuator. The rolling basket cylinder is configured to couple to a main frame and to a rolling basket frame, and the wheel frame actuator is configured to control a position of a wheel frame relative to a hitch assembly. The controller is also configured to decrease a target fluid pressure in response to the second fluid pressure being below a minimum wheel frame actuator pressure threshold, and the controller is configured to control a tilt force applied to the main frame to maintain the first fluid pressure within a range of the target fluid pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Michael W. Glennon, Derek Sicheneder, William E. Allen, Federico Eduardo Palacios
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Publication number: 20250113753Abstract: A control system for an agricultural tillage implement includes a controller configured to receive a pressure sensor signal indicative of a fluid pressure within a rolling basket cylinder and/or an angle sensor signal indicative of an angle of a rolling basket frame relative to a main frame. The rolling basket cylinder is configured to couple to the main frame and to the rolling basket frame. The controller is also configured to control a tilt force applied by a tilt actuator to the main frame to maintain the fluid pressure within a threshold fluid pressure range of a target fluid pressure and/or to maintain the angle of the rolling basket frame within a threshold angle range of a target angle. The tilt actuator is configured to couple to a hitch assembly and to apply the tilt force to the main frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Michael W. Glennon, Derek Sicheneder, Heath A. Toennies
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Publication number: 20250113755Abstract: A control system for an agricultural tillage implement includes a controller configured to receive a first signal indicative of a target depth of a rear row of disc blades and a second signal indicative of a redirection amount and a redirection direction. The controller is configured to determine a target pitch angle adjustment based on the amount and direction, and the controller is configured to control a tilt actuator to control a tilt force applied to a main frame, a wheel actuator to control a position of a wheel relative to a hitch frame, and a rolling basket cylinder to control a position of a rolling basket relative to the main frame based on the target pitch angle adjustment, the target depth of the rear row of disc blades and one or more inverse kinematic relationships to establish a target penetration depth of a front row of disc blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2024Publication date: April 10, 2025Inventors: Michael W. Glennon, Derek Sicheneder, Heath A. Toennies, William E. Allen
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Patent number: 12207578Abstract: A finishing tool control system for an agricultural implement may include a controller communicatively coupled to a first and a second sensor. The controller is configured to control a height of a finishing tool above a soil surface. Further, the first sensor is configured to output a signal indicative of a height of a main frame of the agricultural implement above the soil surface. In response to determining that a height increase of the main frame exceeds a threshold height adjustment, the controller increases the height of the finishing tool. The second sensor is configured to output a signal indicative of the height of the finishing tool of the finishing assembly above the soil surface. Moreover, in response to determining that a height of the finishing assembly above the soil surface is less than a threshold value, the controller increases the height of the finishing tool.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Inventors: Derek Sicheneder, William E. Allen, Kea Voa Chin
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Publication number: 20240206364Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a main frame, a first frame member assembly coupled to the main frame, and a first plurality of discs coupled to the first frame member assembly. The agricultural implement also includes a first linkage assembly coupled to the first frame member assembly. The agricultural implement further includes a first lateral adjustment mechanism coupled to the first frame member assembly and configured to actuate the first linkage assembly to change a first lateral position of the first plurality of discs relative to at least one other plurality of discs coupled to the main frame or relative to a center line of the main frame, the center line being parallel to a direction of travel of the agricultural implement.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2022Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: Timothy Richard Blunier, Sven Nathaniel Setterdahl, Derek Sicheneder, Raymond Wayne Garber
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Publication number: 20240057497Abstract: A finishing tool control system for an agricultural implement may include a controller communicatively coupled to a first and a second sensor. The controller is configured to control a height of a finishing tool above a soil surface. Further, the first sensor is configured to output a signal indicative of a height of a main frame of the agricultural implement above the soil surface. In response to determining that a height increase of the main frame exceeds a threshold height adjustment, the controller increases the height of the finishing tool. The second sensor is configured to output a signal indicative of the height of the finishing tool of the finishing assembly above the soil surface. Moreover, in response to determining that a height of the finishing assembly above the soil surface is less than a threshold value, the controller increases the height of the finishing tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2022Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Derek Sicheneder, William E. Allen, Kea Voa Chin
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Patent number: 10368476Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis; a storage tank carried by the chassis; and a row unit carried by the chassis. The row unit includes: a row body; an opening blade carried by the row body and configured to open a trench as the row body is carried in a direction of travel; and a closing tandem carried by the row body behind the opening blade that is pivotally movable relative to the row body. The closing tandem includes a closing disc and a press wheel carried behind the closing disc, the closing disc and the press wheel being configured to rotate as the row body is carried in the direction of travel, the closing disc defining a projection path as it rotates, and the press wheel having a treaded surface in the projection path.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Jason Andrews, Derek Sicheneder
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Publication number: 20170034993Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis; a storage tank carried by the chassis; and a row unit carried by the chassis. The row unit includes: a row body; an opening blade carried by the row body and configured to open a trench as the row body is carried in a direction of travel; and a closing tandem carried by the row body behind the opening blade that is pivotally movable relative to the row body. The closing tandem includes a closing disc and a press wheel carried behind the closing disc, the closing disc and the press wheel being configured to rotate as the row body is carried in the direction of travel, the closing disc defining a projection path as it rotates, and the press wheel having a treaded surface in the projection path.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Jason Andrews, Derek Sicheneder