Patents by Inventor Jared Ernest Kocer
Jared Ernest Kocer 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).
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Publication number: 20220079132Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for nozzle control. The system includes an overall system pressure valve, configured to adjust the pressure of an agricultural product within a boom. A master node is configured to receive an overall system flow rate measurement, an overall target flow rate, and an overall system pressure measurement, the master node configured to adjust the overall system pressure valve to control the pressure of the agricultural product. A plurality of smart nozzles are configured to dispense the agricultural product, the plurality of smart nozzles each associated with an electronic control unit (ECU) and one or more individual nozzle, the smart nozzle is configured to control a nozzle flow rate of the associated one or more individual nozzles.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: John D. Preheim, Brent A. Driesen, Jared Ernest Kocer
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Publication number: 20210400946Abstract: A sprayer nozzle assembly includes a control valve configured to control a flow rate of agricultural product according to a duty cycle having valve open and valve closed positions. The assembly includes a sprayer tip having a tip orifice for spraying the agricultural product. A throttled interface duct interconnects the control valve and the sprayer tip. The throttled interface duct includes an interface duct profile. The interface duct profile is configured to decrease a flow characteristic of the agricultural product while the control valve is in the valve closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: Travis Burgers, Seth Steensma, Justin Krosschell, Jared Ernest Kocer
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Publication number: 20210357664Abstract: An autonomous obstacle monitoring and vehicle control system includes a remote sensing device including one or more sensors. The remote sensing device is movable relative to an agricultural system, and configured to observe obstacles proximate to a path of an agricultural system or proximate to the agricultural system. An obstacle recognition module communicates with the remote sensing device, and is configured to identify and index obstacles proximate to the path or proximate to the agricultural system. An autonomous agricultural system controller is configured for communication with the agricultural system. The autonomous agricultural system controller includes a mission administration module configured to operate the remote sensing device, and a vehicle operation module configured to control the agricultural system based on the identified and indexed obstacles.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2021Publication date: November 18, 2021Inventors: Jared Ernest Kocer, John D. Preheim, W. Wade Robey
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Patent number: 11134668Abstract: In an example, a system for nozzle control includes an overall system pressure valve, configured to adjust the pressure of an agricultural product within a boom. A master node is configured to receive an overall system flow rate measurement, an overall target flow rate, and an overall system pressure measurement, the master node configured to adjust the overall system pressure valve to control the pressure of the agricultural product. A plurality of smart nozzles are configured to dispense the agricultural product, the plurality of smart nozzles each associated with an electronic control unit (ECU) and one or more individual nozzle, the smart nozzle is configured to control a nozzle flow rate of the associated one or more individual nozzles.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: Raven Industries, Inc.Inventors: John D. Preheim, Brent A. Driesen, Jared Ernest Kocer
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Patent number: 11125681Abstract: An agricultural composition sensor includes a sensor housing including a flow passage configured to conduct an agricultural product. A sensor assembly is coupled with the sensor housing. The sensor assembly is configured to detect one or more injection products in the agricultural product. The sensor assembly includes an emanator configured to generate at least one light beam and a sensing element configured to receive the at least one light beam. A directing element is configured to deliver the light beam through the flow of the agricultural product. The sensing element is configured to generate a spectral plot from the light beam delivered through the flow of the agricultural product having one or more spectral signatures corresponding to the one or more injection products.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2020Date of Patent: September 21, 2021Assignee: Raven Industries, Inc.Inventors: Harry Harlow, Jared Ernest Kocer, Nicholas O. Michael
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Patent number: 11071247Abstract: Metering devices for an agricultural implement are present for applying a field input, for example, pneumatically delivered granular product including seed or fertilizer or sprayed liquid product including fertilizer and the like, to an agricultural field. In the applying of the field input, the rate of application of the dispensers of one section of the implement can be collectively varied in relation to the rate of application of the dispensers of a different section of the implement frame.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2019Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: Raven Industries, Inc.Inventors: Stanislaus Montgomery Shivak, Jared Ernest Kocer
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Publication number: 20210144906Abstract: Metering devices for an agricultural implement are provided for applying a field input, for example, pneumatically delivered granular product including seed or fertilizer or sprayed liquid product including fertilizer and the like, to an agricultural field. In the applying of the field input, the rate of application of the dispensers of one section of the implement can be collectively varied in relation to the rate of application of the dispensers of a different section of the implement frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 28, 2021Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Stanislaus Montgomery Shivak, Jared Ernest Kocer
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Publication number: 20200240904Abstract: An agricultural composition sensor includes a sensor housing including a flow passage configured to conduct an agricultural product. A sensor assembly is coupled with the sensor housing. The sensor assembly is configured to detect one or more injection products in the agricultural product. The sensor assembly includes an emanator configured to generate at least one light beam and a sensing element configured to receive the at least one light beam. A directing element is configured to deliver the light beam through the flow of the agricultural product. The sensing element is configured to generate a spectral plot from the light beam delivered through the flow of the agricultural product having one or more spectral signatures corresponding to the one or more injection products.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Inventors: Harry Harlow, Jared Ernest Kocer, Nicholas O. Michael
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Publication number: 20200107538Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for nozzle control. The system includes an overall system pressure valve, configured to adjust the pressure of an agricultural product within a boom. A master node is configured to receive an overall system flow rate measurement, an overall target flow rate, and an overall system pressure measurement, the master node configured to adjust the overall system pressure valve to control the pressure of the agricultural product. A plurality of smart nozzles are configured to dispense the agricultural product, the plurality of smart nozzles each associated with an electronic control unit (ECU) and one or more individual nozzle, the smart nozzle is configured to control a nozzle flow rate of the associated one or more individual nozzles.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: April 9, 2020Inventors: John D. Preheim, Brent A. Driesen, Jared Ernest Kocer
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Publication number: 20200019159Abstract: A machine to perform operations in a field includes a memory including instructions and processing circuitry that is configured by the instructions to receive coverage data from a server, where the coverage data is indicative of operations executed by another machine in the field. The processing circuitry that is further configured by the instructions to determine, using the coverage data, a strategy for performing operations in the field, where the strategy reduces the likelihood of the machine from processing an area of the field that was previously processed by the other machine. The processing circuitry that is further configured by the instructions to actuate the machine according to the strategy.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2019Publication date: January 16, 2020Inventors: Jared Ernest Kocer, Dominic Walkes, Clinton Howard Mundt, Bruce Thompson, Marc Roger Tibout, Amy Barrows, Joshua James Skanderup, Paul Welbig
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Publication number: 20190373880Abstract: A localized product injection system includes a composite boom tube having a carrier fluid passage within a tube body, and at least one injection product passage within the tube body isolated from the carrier fluid passage. A plurality of port stations are provided at locations along the tube body. Each of the port stations includes a carrier fluid outlet port and at least one injection product outlet port. A localized injection interface is coupled at a port station. The injection interface includes a carrier fluid input coupled with the carrier fluid outlet port, and at least one injection product input coupled with the at least one injection product outlet port. The injection interface includes at least one throttling element in communication with the at least one injection product input, a mixing chamber, and an injection port configured for localized coupling and injection to a product dispenser.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2018Publication date: December 12, 2019Inventors: Jared Ernest Kocer, Nicholas O. Michael, John D, Preheim, Brent A. Driesen
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Publication number: 20190350187Abstract: A configurable nozzle includes a nozzle body having a reception chamber configured to receive an application mixture. The nozzle body includes a nozzle orifice. At least one orifice assembly is coupled with the nozzle body, the at least one orifice assembly includes an orifice plate movably coupled with the nozzle body. The orifice plate extends along at least a portion of the nozzle orifice, and movement of the orifice plate changes one or more of the size or shape of the nozzle orifice. An orifice actuator is coupled with the orifice plate, and the orifice actuator is configured to move the orifice plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2018Publication date: November 21, 2019Applicant: Raven Industries, Inc.Inventors: Jared Ernest KOCER, Nicholas O. MICHAEL
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Publication number: 20190317220Abstract: Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, devices, and machine-readable mediums for providing a PNT system provided by stratospheric balloons. This stratospheric PNT system (SPNTS) replaces the space-segment of a standard PNTS with a stratospheric segment comprising one or more stratospheric balloons that provide PNTS signals usable to determine timing, positioning, and/or navigation for user devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: October 17, 2019Inventors: Jared Ernest Kocer, Scott William Wichersham, Bart Gallet
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Patent number: 10368538Abstract: A system and method for nozzle control includes an overall system pressure valve, configured to adjust the pressure of an agricultural product within a boom. A master node is configured to receive an overall system flow rate measurement, an overall target flow rate, and an overall system pressure measurement, the master node configured to adjust the overall system pressure valve to control the pressure of the agricultural product. A plurality of smart nozzles are configured to dispense the agricultural product, the plurality of smart nozzles each associated with an electronic control unit (ECU) and one or more individual nozzle, the smart nozzle is configured to control a nozzle flow rate of the associated one or more individual nozzles.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Raven Industries, Inc.Inventors: John D. Preheim, Brent A. Driesen, Jared Ernest Kocer
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Patent number: 10173236Abstract: A system for controlling nozzle flow rate includes a master node having an expected overall flow rate module configured to generate an expected overall flow rate of an agricultural product based on one or more sprayer characteristics, and an adjustment module configured to generate an error correction based on a difference between the expected overall flow rate and an actual overall flow rate of the agricultural product. A plurality of smart nozzles are in communication with the master node, each of the smart nozzles includes an electronic control unit in communication with one or more control valves and one or more nozzle assemblies. Each of the smart nozzles includes a target smart nozzle flow rate module configured to generate a target smart nozzle flow rate of the agricultural product based on the one or more sprayer characteristics. The target smart nozzle flow rate is adjusted according to the error correction.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2017Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: Raven Industries, Inc.Inventors: John D. Preheim, Brent A. Driesen, Nicholas O. Michael, Jared Ernest Kocer
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Patent number: 9983142Abstract: A reaping based yield monitor system includes one or more reaping yield instruments configured for coupling with a harvester head. The one or more reaping yield instruments measure at least one crop characteristic of a harvested crop in sections of the harvester head. A yield monitor determines a variable yield of the harvested crop. An apportionment module apportions the variable yield of the harvested crop to the sections of the harvester head based on the at least one crop characteristic measured in each of the sections of the harvester head. In another example, a stand counting module counts a harvested standing crop with the one or more reaping yield instruments and a stand count output module output a harvested standing crop value based on one or more of the counted harvested standing crop or filtered measured values of a stand characteristic measured with the one or more reaping yield instruments.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Raven Industries, Inc.Inventors: John Earl Acheson, Jared Ernest Kocer
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Publication number: 20180042214Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for nozzle control. The system includes an overall system pressure valve, configured to adjust the pressure of an agricultural product within a boom. A master node is configured to receive an overall system flow rate measurement, an overall target flow rate, and an overall system pressure measurement, the master node configured to adjust the overall system pressure valve to control the pressure of the agricultural product. A plurality of smart nozzles are configured to dispense the agricultural product, the plurality of smart nozzles each associated with an electronic control unit (ECU) and one or more individual nozzle, the smart nozzle is configured to control a nozzle flow rate of the associated one or more individual nozzles.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: John D. Preheim, Brent A. Driesen, Jared Ernest Kocer
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Publication number: 20170348718Abstract: A system for controlling nozzle flow rate includes a master node having an expected overall flow rate module configured to generate an expected overall flow rate of an agricultural product based on one or more sprayer characteristics, and an adjustment module configured to generate an error correction based on a difference between the expected overall flow rate and an actual overall flow rate of the agricultural product. A plurality of smart nozzles are in communication with the master node, each of the smart nozzles includes an electronic control unit in communication with one or more control valves and one or more nozzle assemblies. Each of the smart nozzles includes a target smart nozzle flow rate module configured to generate a target smart nozzle flow rate of the agricultural product based on the one or more sprayer characteristics. The target smart nozzle flow rate is adjusted according to the error correction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2017Publication date: December 7, 2017Inventors: John D. Preheim, Brent A. Driesen, Nicholas O. Michael, Jared Ernest Kocer
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Patent number: 9781916Abstract: A system for nozzle control includes an overall system pressure valve, configured to adjust the pressure of an agricultural product within a boom. A master node is configured to receive an overall system flow rate measurement, an overall target flow rate, and an overall system pressure measurement, the master node configured to adjust the overall system pressure valve to control the pressure of the agricultural product. A plurality of smart nozzles are configured to dispense the agricultural product, the plurality of smart nozzles each having an electronic control unit (ECU) and one or more individual nozzles, the smart nozzle is configured to control a nozzle flow rate of the associated one or more individual nozzles.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Raven Industries, Inc.Inventors: John D. Preheim, Brent A. Driesen, Jared Ernest Kocer
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Patent number: 9580256Abstract: This application discusses, among other things, granular spreaders. In an example, a granular spreader can include a blower configured to provide a flow of air, a metering device configured to provide a flow of granular material to the flow of air to provide a hybrid flow of air and granular material, a plurality of sections configured to release the granular material using the flow of air, wherein each section is configured to release an adjustable portion of the hybrid flow and a controller. The controller can be configured to receive control information for each section, to enable or disable each section responsive to the control information, and to adjust a speed of the blower based on the control information.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Raven Industries, Inc.Inventors: Jesse Lee Wagers, Jared Ernest Kocer, Nicholas O. Michael