Patents by Inventor Estwick GEORGE

Estwick GEORGE 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).

  • Harvesting of crops
    Patent number: 11576305
    Abstract: Method and Apparatus for harvesting crops, the apparatus (1) comprising a carriage (2) provided with a harvesting device (41), a ground height measuring device to measure or estimate the ground height (S2) at each harvested crop, a crop height measuring device to measure the height of a crop(S4), a processor operatively connected to the ground height measuring device to generate baseline ground data (S3) and operatively connected to the crop height measuring device to determine a desired harvest height (S5), a comparator to compare the baseline ground data to the desired harvest height to determine if a particular crop is to be harvested by the harvesting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: KMS PROJECTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Estwick George, Peter Keeling
  • Method and apparatus for selectively harvesting crops
    Patent number: 11470781
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for harvesting crops, the apparatus (1) comprises a carriage (2), sensing means (3), a ground motion sensor (6) and a harvesting device (4), where the sensing means (3) is configured or configurable to determine the location of a first crop, the ground motion sensor (6) is operated or operable to determine the motion of the carriage (2) relative to the ground, the location data and the motion data being utilized to cause the harvesting device (4) to move to and harvest the first crop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: KMS Projects Limited
    Inventors: Estwick George, Peter Keeling
  • HARVESTING OF CROPS
    Publication number: 20200390036
    Abstract: Method and Apparatus for harvesting crops, the apparatus (1) comprising a carriage (2) provided with a harvesting device (41), a ground height measuring device to measure or estimate the ground height (S2) at each harvested crop, a crop height measuring device to measure the height of a crop(S4), a processor operatively connected to the ground height measuring device to generate baseline ground data (S3) and operatively connected to the crop height measuring device to determine a desired harvest height (S5), a comparator to compare the baseline ground data to the desired harvest height to determine if a particular crop is to be harvested by the harvesting device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Estwick George, Peter Keeling
  • HARVESTING OF CROPS
    Publication number: 20190297778
    Abstract: An apparatus (1) for harvesting crops, the apparatus (1) comprises a carriage (2), sensing means (3), a ground motion sensor (6) and a harvesting device (4), where the sensing means (3) is configured or configurable to determine the location of a first crop, the ground motion sensor (6) is operated or operable to determine the motion of the carriage (2) relative to the ground, the location data and the motion data being utilized to cause the harvesting device (4) to move to and harvest the first crop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: KMS PROJECTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Estwick GEORGE, Peter Keeling