Patents by Inventor JACOB D. MAYER

JACOB D. MAYER 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).

  • Method of mitigating compaction and a compaction mitigation system
    Patent number: 11839173
    Abstract: A compaction mitigation system for a work area and a method of mitigating compaction in a work area may include determining a compaction map of the work area having compaction data associated with a plurality of reference points, passing a work tool through the work area at the plurality of reference points, and adjusting the work tool at the plurality of reference points based on the compaction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon M. McDonald, Jacob D. Mayer, Thomas G. Mueller, Benjamin M. Smith, Ryan Jensen
  • Method of planning a path for a vehicle having a work tool and a vehicle path planning system
    Patent number: 11641790
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment, a vehicle path planning system and a method for planning a path of a vehicle having a work tool are provided. The method includes determining an actual path through a work area, modifying the actual path with a margin to determine a modified path plan through the work area, and passing the work tool through the work area with the vehicle along the modified path plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Benjamin M. Smith, Jacob D. Mayer, Terence D. Pickett, Noel W. Anderson
  • METHOD OF MITIGATING COMPACTION AND A COMPACTION MITIGATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20220312662
    Abstract: A compaction mitigation system for a work area and a method of mitigating compaction in a work area may include determining a compaction map of the work area having compaction data associated with a plurality of reference points, passing a work tool through the work area at the plurality of reference points, and adjusting the work tool at the plurality of reference points based on the compaction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: BRANDON M. MCDONALD, JACOB D. MAYER, THOMAS G. MUELLER, BENJAMIN M. SMITH, RYAN JENSEN
  • Method of mitigating compaction and a compaction mitigation system
    Patent number: 11395452
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment, a compaction mitigation system for a work area and a method of mitigating compaction in a work area are provided. The method includes determining a compaction map of the work area having compaction data associated with a plurality of reference points, passing a work tool through the work area at the plurality of reference points, and adjusting the work tool at the plurality of reference points based on the compaction data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Brandon M. McDonald, Jacob D. Mayer, Thomas G. Mueller, Benjamin M. Smith, Ryan Jensen
  • METHOD OF MITIGATING COMPACTION AND A COMPACTION MITIGATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200000006
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment, a compaction mitigation system for a work area and a method of mitigating compaction in a work area are provided. The method includes determining a compaction map of the work area having compaction data associated with a plurality of reference points, passing a work tool through the work area at the plurality of reference points, and adjusting the work tool at the plurality of reference points based on the compaction data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: BRANDON M. MCDONALD, JACOB D. MAYER, THOMAS G. MUELLER, BENJAMIN M. SMITH, RYAN JENSEN
  • METHOD OF PLANNING A PATH FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A WORK TOOL AND A VEHICLE PATH PLANNING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190343035
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment, a vehicle path planning system and a method for planning a path of a vehicle having a work tool are provided. The method includes determining an actual path through a work area, modifying the actual path with a margin to determine a modified path plan through the work area, and passing the work tool through the work area with the vehicle along the modified path plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: BENJAMIN M. SMITH, JACOB D. MAYER, TERENCE D. PICKETT, NOEL W. ANDERSON