Patents by Inventor Gordon Hooper

Gordon Hooper 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).

  • Spray system with speed-based pressure controller and method of controlling same
    Patent number: 9635848
    Abstract: Spray systems and control systems for use with spray systems are provided. A spray system generally includes a tank configured to hold a product, a conduit in fluid communication with the tank, a pump in fluid communication with the conduit, a flow controller, a plurality of electrically actuated nozzle assemblies in fluid communication with the conduit, and a pressure controller. The flow controller is configured to regulate a flow rate of product through the conduit based on a travel speed of the system. The plurality of nozzle assemblies is configured to dispense the product such that an upstream nozzle pressure is established within the conduit. The pressure controller is configured to control at least one operating parameter of at least one of the nozzle assemblies based at least in part on speed information indicative of the travel speed of the system to maintain a substantially constant upstream nozzle pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Duane Needham, Troy C. Kolb, Gordon Hooper
  • SPRAY SYSTEM WITH SPEED-BASED PRESSURE CONTROLLER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME
    Publication number: 20160015020
    Abstract: Spray systems and control systems for use with spray systems are provided. A spray system generally includes a tank configured to hold a product, a conduit in fluid communication with the tank, a pump in fluid communication with the conduit, a flow controller, a plurality of electrically actuated nozzle assemblies in fluid communication with the conduit, and a pressure controller. The flow controller is configured to regulate a flow rate of product through the conduit based on a travel speed of the system. The plurality of nozzle assemblies is configured to dispense the product such that an upstream nozzle pressure is established within the conduit. The pressure controller is configured to control at least one operating parameter of at least one of the nozzle assemblies based at least in part on speed information indicative of the travel speed of the system to maintain a substantially constant upstream nozzle pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Publication date: January 21, 2016
    Inventors: Duane Needham, Troy C. Kolb, Gordon Hooper