Patents by Inventor Duane Allen Coordes

Duane Allen Coordes 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).

  • Seed meter monitoring system
    Patent number: 7478603
    Abstract: A detector is supported adjacent the seed cells within a seed meter housing and provides an indication of the presence or absence of seeds in the cells. A processor receives the seed presence indications and provides an operator readout to facilitate adjustments to the seed meter system to maintain a single seed per seed cell at the given seed population. In one embodiment, the detector is a video camera and the readout includes a slow motion rendering of the seed cells downstream of a seed singulator. In another embodiment, a light source is located on one side of the seed cells, and a light detector is located on the opposite side of the seed cell to determine presence or absence of material in the cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2009
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Paul Reed Riewerts, Duane Allen Coordes
  • Seed meter monitoring system
    Publication number: 20070266917
    Abstract: A detector is supported adjacent the seed cells within a seed meter housing and provides an indication of the presence or absence of seeds in the cells. A processor receives the seed presence indications and provides an operator readout to facilitate adjustments to the seed meter system to maintain a single seed per seed cell at the given seed population. In one embodiment, the detector is a video camera and the readout includes a slow motion rendering of the seed cells downstream of a seed singulator. In another embodiment, a light source is located on one side of the seed cells, and a light detector is located on the opposite side of the seed cell to determine presence or absence of material in the cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Paul Reed Riewerts, Duane Allen Coordes