Patents by Inventor Kenneth Hyde

Kenneth Hyde 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).

  • Variable rate air metering system
    Patent number: 11662240
    Abstract: A variable rate air metering system is provided. The system includes seed meter cartridges, each having a housing, a meter wheel, and a variable speed electric motor operatively connected to the seed meter cartridge. The seed meter cartridges provide flowable material to distribution manifolds, which are configured to distribute flowable material to multiple row outputs for deposition into a field. A control system is configured to control operation of the distribution manifolds for enabling/disabling dispersement of flowable material to row units. The control system is also configured to adjust the dispersement rate of flowable material by the seed meter cartridges in association with the opening/disabling the dispersement of flowable material to row outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: AG MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Rusty Kordick, Justin Kean, Ryan Hanrahan, Kenneth Hyde
  • VARIABLE RATE AIR METERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210072063
    Abstract: A variable rate air metering system is provided. The system includes seed meter cartridges, each having a housing, a meter wheel, and a variable speed electric motor operatively connected to the seed meter cartridge. The seed meter cartridges provide flowable material to distribution manifolds, which are configured to distribute flowable material to multiple row outputs for deposition into a field. A control system is configured to control operation of the distribution manifolds for enabling/disabling dispersement of flowable material to row units. The control system is also configured to adjust the dispersement rate of flowable material by the seed meter cartridges in association with the opening/disabling the dispersement of flowable material to row outputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Rusty Kordick, Justin Kean, Ryan Hanrahan, Kenneth Hyde