Patents by Inventor Hugh C. Kent

Hugh C. Kent 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).

  • Robotic electrically powered infrared based thermal weed control system
    Patent number: 10750736
    Abstract: An electrically powered infrared based thermal weed control system. A housing has a downwardly facing chamber. At least one electrically powered infrared heating element is mounted within the chamber. A source of electrical power is electrically coupled to the electrically powered infrared heating element. A control assembly varies the electrical power to the electrically powered infrared heating elements and the heat generated for controlling undesired vegetation there adjacent using targeted infrared radiation emitted by the electrically powered infrared heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: STW, LLC
    Inventors: Hugh C. Kent, Michael Reischmann
  • ROBOTIC ELECTRICALLY POWERED INFRARED BASED THERMAL WEED CONTROL SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180271082
    Abstract: An electrically powered infrared based thermal weed control system. A housing has a downwardly facing chamber. At least one electrically powered infrared heating element is mounted within the chamber. A source of electrical power is electrically coupled to the electrically powered infrared heating element. A control assembly varies the electrical power to the electrically powered infrared heating elements and the heat generated for controlling undesired vegetation there adjacent using targeted infrared radiation emitted by the electrically powered infrared heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Hugh C. Kent, Michael Reischmann
  • Electrically powered infrared based thermal weed control system
    Patent number: 10010067
    Abstract: An electrically powered infrared based thermal weed control system. A housing has a downwardly facing chamber. At least one electrically powered infrared heating element is mounted within the chamber. A source of electrical power is electrically coupled to the electrically powered infrared heating element. A control assembly varies the electrical power to the electrically powered infrared heating elements and the heat generated for controlling undesired vegetation there adjacent using targeted infrared radiation emitted by the electrically powered infrared heating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: STW, LLC
    Inventors: Hugh C. Kent, Michael Reischmann
  • Electrically Powered Infrared Based Thermal Weed Control System
    Publication number: 20170215405
    Abstract: An electrically powered infrared based thermal weed control system. A housing has a downwardly facing chamber. At least one electrically powered infrared heating element is mounted within the chamber. A source of electrical power is electrically coupled to the electrically powered infrared heating element. A control assembly varies the electrical power to the electrically powered infrared heating elements and the heat generated for controlling undesired vegetation there adjacent using targeted infrared radiation emitted by the electrically powered infrared heating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Hugh C. Kent, Michael Reischmann
  • Electrically powered infrared based thermal weed control system
    Patent number: 9648864
    Abstract: An electrically powered infrared based thermal weed control system. A housing has a downwardly facing chamber. At least one electrically powered infrared heating element is mounted within the chamber. A source of electrical potential is electrically coupled to the electrically powered infrared heating element. A control assembly varies the electrical potential to the electrically powered infrared heating elements and the heat generated for controlling undesired weeds there adjacent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Inventors: Hugh C. Kent, Michael J. Reischmann