Patents by Inventor Joshua Harmon

Joshua Harmon 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).

  • Patent number: 11849673
    Abstract: An agricultural system that includes a cylinder and a rod that moves axially in and out of the cylinder to raise and lower a header. A cylinder lock system controls movement of the rod. The cylinder lock system includes a cap-end fixture that couples to the cylinder and receives the rod. A rod-end fixture couples to an end of the rod. The system includes a lock piston. The lock piston includes a protrusion. The lock piston rotates about the rod and selectively couples the protrusion to the cap-end fixture to lock and unlock the rod-end fixture to the cap-end fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Cory D. Hunt, Joshua Harmon, Herbert M. Farley
  • Publication number: 20230086887
    Abstract: A planning system for an autonomous work vehicle system includes a controller having a memory and a processor. The controller is configured to provide an indication of a work area for operation of the autonomous work vehicle system, identify a plurality of zones of the work area, and identify one or more rules for each respective zone of the plurality of zones. The one or more rules define operation of the autonomous work vehicle system in the respective zone. The controller is configured to generate a plan for operation of the autonomous work vehicle system based on the plurality of zones and the one or more rules for each respective zone of the plurality of zones.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Brett McClelland, Joshua Harmon
  • Publication number: 20200217104
    Abstract: An agricultural system that includes a cylinder and a rod that moves axially in and out of the cylinder to raise and lower a header. A cylinder lock system controls movement of the rod. The cylinder lock system includes a cap-end fixture that couples to the cylinder and receives the rod. A rod-end fixture couples to an end of the rod. The system includes a lock piston. The lock piston includes a protrusion. The lock piston rotates about the rod and selectively couples the protrusion to the cap-end fixture to lock and unlock the rod-end fixture to the cap-end fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Cory D. Hunt, Joshua Harmon, Herbert M. Farley