Patents by Inventor Kellen O'Connor

Kellen O'Connor 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: 11980134
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester has a frame and a spout that is mounted to the frame. A display shows a representation of harvested crop in a receiving vessel. A control system detects an operator input selecting a portion of the receiving vessel and automatically controls a fill control system to being filling the receiving vessel, at the selected portions of the receiving vessel, with harvested material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Faust, Kellen O'Connor
  • Patent number: 11968927
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester has a frame and a spout that is movably mounted relative to the frame. A spout actuator drives movement of the spout relative to the frame. Harvesting functionality engages material from a field and delivers the material through an outlet end of the spout as the agricultural harvester moves through the field in a direction of travel. A turn identifier identifies a location of a turn forward of the agricultural harvester and generates a turn location indicator indicative of the location of the turn. A speed detector detects a speed of the agricultural harvester and generates a speed indicator indicative of the detected speed. A position compensation control system generates spout position compensation information based on the turn location indicator and the speed indicator, and a spout position controller controls the spout actuator based on the spout position compensation information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Faust, Kellen O'Connor
  • Patent number: 11930738
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester has a frame and a spout that is mounted to the frame. A target landing point indicates a position in a receiving vehicle where material is intended to land. A control system detects an actual landing point and automatically controls the spout based on a difference between the actual landing point and the target landing point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Kellen O'Connor, Jeremy J. Faust
  • Patent number: 11856889
    Abstract: A harvesting machine includes a header configured to gather harvested material into the harvesting machine during a harvesting operation, a conveyance subsystem configured to convey the harvested material from the harvesting machine to a receiving vehicle during the harvesting operation, an image capture system comprising at least one optical sensor, and a control system configured to determine a position of the receiving vehicle relative to the harvesting machine, determine an image magnification factor based on the determined position, and display, on a display device, an image of a portion of the receiving vehicle based on the image magnification factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Faust, Kellen O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20230363311
    Abstract: A camera captures an image of a portion of a cart and accesses stored maps that map visual features of carts to a set of settings that are applied to an automatic fill control system. A map that matches visual features of the cart, in the captured image, is identified and the settings in that map are applied to the automatic fill control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Kellen O'Connor, Scott MILLER, Jeremy J. FAUST, Zachary T. BONEFAS
  • Patent number: 11765993
    Abstract: A detector detects an overall fill level of a receiving vehicle. A mobile device on the receiving vehicle includes a mobile application that receives and displays the overall fill level of the receiving vehicle. The overall fill level can be overlaid on a geographic map that shows locations of multiple receiving vehicles, in which case an overall fill level indicator for each receiving vehicle is displayed on the geographic map as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Kellen O'Connor, Jeremy J. Faust
  • Patent number: 11684011
    Abstract: A camera captures an image of a portion of a cart and accesses stored maps that map visual features of carts to a set of settings that are applied to an automatic fill control system. A map that matches visual features of the cart, in the captured image, is identified and the settings in that map are applied to the automatic fill control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Kellen O'Connor, Scott Miller, Jeremy J. Faust, Zachary T. Bonefas
  • Publication number: 20230031013
    Abstract: A fill control system on a harvester detects that a receiving vehicle is to be repositioned relative to the harvester. The fill control system generates a signal indicative of how the receiving vehicle is to be repositioned relative to the harvester. The harvester sends the signal to a mobile device that is remote from the harvester. A mobile device receives an indication from a fill control system on a harvester that indicates how a receiving vehicle is to be repositioned relative to the harvester. The mobile device controls a user interface mechanism to generate an output indicating how the receiving vehicle is to be repositioned relative to the harvester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Jeremy J. FAUST, Kellen O'CONNOR
  • Publication number: 20220408645
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester has a frame and a spout that is mounted to the frame. A target landing point indicates a position in a receiving vehicle where material is intended to land. A control system detects an actual landing point and automatically controls the spout based on a difference between the actual landing point and the target landing point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kellen O'Connor, Jeremy J. FAUST
  • Publication number: 20220410704
    Abstract: An automatic fill control system on a material loading vehicle generates an output indicative of a current fill level of a receiving vehicle into which the material loading vehicle is loading material. A fill level processing system generates a fill parameter indicative of when the receiving vehicle will reach a target capacity. The fill parameter is communicated to a mobile application on a mobile device in a receiving vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Kellen O'CONNOR, Jeremy J. FAUST
  • Publication number: 20220397442
    Abstract: A detector detects a fill level of a receiving vehicle. A rendering is generated that shows a representation of the receiving vehicle and a distribution of the material in the receiving vehicle based on the detected fill level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Kellen O'Connor, Ryan R. White, Sara C. Wendte
  • Publication number: 20220361404
    Abstract: A detector detects an overall fill level of a receiving vehicle. A mobile device on the receiving vehicle includes a mobile application that receives and displays the overall fill level of the receiving vehicle. The overall fill level can be overlaid on a geographic map that shows locations of multiple receiving vehicles, in which case an overall fill level indicator for each receiving vehicle is displayed on the geographic map as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Kellen O'CONNOR, Jeremy J. FAUST
  • Publication number: 20220312678
    Abstract: A receiving vehicle is automatically identified and the number of times it is filled is automatically counted. Control signals can be generated based on the number of times the receiving vehicle is filled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jeremy J. FAUST, Kellen O'CONNOR
  • Publication number: 20220304231
    Abstract: A fill control system on a harvester detects that a receiving vehicle is to be repositioned relative to the harvester. The fill control system generates a signal indicative of how the receiving vehicle is to be repositioned relative to the harvester. The harvester sends the signal to a mobile device that is remote from the harvester. A mobile device receives an indication from a fill control system on a harvester that indicates how a receiving vehicle is to be repositioned relative to the harvester. The mobile device controls a user interface mechanism to generate an output indicating how the receiving vehicle is to be repositioned relative to the harvester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Jeremy J. Faust, Kellen O'Connor
  • Publication number: 20220287239
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester has a frame and a spout that is mounted to the frame. A display shows a representation of harvested crop in a receiving vessel. A control system detects an operator input selecting a portion of the receiving vessel and automatically controls a fill control system to being filling the receiving vessel, at the selected portions of the receiving vessel, with harvested material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Jeremy J. FAUST, Kellen O'CONNOR
  • Publication number: 20220256770
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester has a frame and a spout that is movably mounted relative to the frame. A spout actuator drives movement of the spout relative to the frame based on a spout actuator control signal. Harvesting functionality engages material from a field and delivers the material through an outlet end of the spout as the agricultural harvester moves through the field in a direction of travel. A turn identifier identifies a location of a turn forward of the agricultural harvester in the direction of travel and generates a turn location indicator indicative of the location of the turn. A speed detector detects a speed of the agricultural harvester and generates a speed indicator indicative of the detected speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Jeremy J. FAUST, Kellen O'Connor
  • Patent number: 11390263
    Abstract: A sensor detects a variable indicative of a position of a receiving vehicle relative to a harvester during a harvester operation in which a material conveyance subsystem on the harvester is conveying harvested material to the receiving vehicle. If the receiving vehicle is in a compromised position in which it is out of range of the material conveyance subsystem or is about to be out of range, then a control signal is generated that can alert the operator of the harvester, automatically control harvester speed, or perform other control operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Kellen O'Connor, Jeremy J. Faust, Zachary T. Bonefas
  • Publication number: 20220095539
    Abstract: A harvesting machine includes a header configured to gather harvested material into the harvesting machine during a harvesting operation, a conveyance subsystem configured to convey the harvested material from the harvesting machine to a receiving vehicle during the harvesting operation, an image capture system comprising at least one optical sensor, and a control system configured to determine a position of the receiving vehicle relative to the harvesting machine, determine an image magnification factor based on the determined position, and display, on a display device, an image of a portion of the receiving vehicle based on the image magnification factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Jeremy J. FAUST, Kellen O'CONNOR
  • Publication number: 20210337729
    Abstract: A camera captures an image of a portion of a cart and accesses stored maps that map visual features of carts to a set of settings that are applied to an automatic fill control system. A map that matches visual features of the cart, in the captured image, is identified and the settings in that map are applied to the automatic fill control system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Kellen O'Connor, Scott Miller, Jeremy J. Faust, Zachary T. Bonefas
  • Publication number: 20210339729
    Abstract: A sensor detects a variable indicative of a position of a receiving vehicle relative to a harvester during a harvester operation in which a material conveyance subsystem on the harvester is conveying harvested material to the receiving vehicle. If the receiving vehicle is in a compromised position in which it is out of range of the material conveyance subsystem or is about to be out of range, then a control signal is generated that can alert the operator of the harvester, automatically control harvester speed, or perform other control operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Kellen O'CONNOR, Jeremy J. Faust, Zachary T. Bonefas