Patents by Inventor John W Peake

John W Peake 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).

  • Farm vehicle autopilot with automatic calibration, tuning and diagnostics
    Patent number: 9454153
    Abstract: Automatic calibration, tuning and diagnostics improve precision farming by helping farmers obtain best performance from their autopilot-guided vehicles. Automatic calibration procedures that cannot be accurately performed by human drivers, automatic autopilot tuning, and simplified diagnostics are all parts of an advanced farm vehicle autopilot system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Brandon M Sights, John W Peake
  • Implement guidance
    Patent number: 9454155
    Abstract: Efficient towed implement guidance to a desired path is achieved by guiding a towing vehicle toward a path on the opposite side of a desired path, then guiding the vehicle back to the desired path. Efficient forward implement guidance to a desired path is achieved by guiding a pushing vehicle along a tractrix. A vehicle leaves a straight line along a tractrix to keep a rear implement on the line as long as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: John W Peake, Stephan Pleines
  • Path planning autopilot
    Patent number: 9417632
    Abstract: A path planning autopilot guides vehicles efficiently even when they are far from a desired path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: John W Peake, Stephan Pleines
  • Implement guidance
    Publication number: 20150342110
    Abstract: Efficient towed implement guidance to a desired path is achieved by guiding a towing vehicle toward a path on the opposite side of a desired path, then guiding the vehicle back to the desired path. Efficient forward implement guidance to a desired path is achieved by guiding a pushing vehicle along a tractrix. A vehicle leaves a straight line along a tractrix to keep a rear implement on the line as long as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
    Inventors: John W Peake, Stephan Pleines
  • Path planning autopilot
    Patent number: 9020757
    Abstract: A path planning autopilot guides vehicles efficiently even when they are far from a desired path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: John W Peake, Stephan Pleines
  • Agricultural autopilot path adjustment
    Patent number: 8655559
    Abstract: Predictive tractor path adjustments improve implement tracking performance by enabling agricultural autopilots to anticipate the effect of curves, slopes, changing soil conditions and other influences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: John W Peake, Gurcan Aral, Gregory D Chiocco
  • Agricultural autopilot path adjustment
    Patent number: 8494726
    Abstract: Predictive tractor path adjustments improve implement tracking performance by enabling agricultural autopilots to anticipate the effect of curves, slopes, changing soil conditions and other influences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Ltd.
    Inventors: John W Peake, Gurcan Aral, Gregory D Chiocco
  • Automatic control of passive, towed implements
    Patent number: 8116977
    Abstract: An automatic control system for passive, towed implements is described. The system provides a strategy for optimal control of a towed implement using a nudge input to an autopilot-controlled tractor. Implement path-tracking error, as measured by a GNSS receiver, is consistently corrected to zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Gurcan Aral, John W Peake, Brad A Stronger