Patents by Inventor Kyle Gerber
Kyle Gerber 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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Patent number: 11753083Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for restricting movement between a first structural member and a second structural member. The apparatus includes a hook block welded in position to the first structural member as well as a plate fastened to the second structural member with fasteners. The apparatus also includes a least one knuckle, wherein, the knuckle is pre-welded to the plate and overlaps and engages the hook block restricting movement of the first structural member relative to the second structural member.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Custom Truck One Source, Inc.Inventors: Hayden Ernst, Kyle Gerber
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Publication number: 20230278835Abstract: A telescopic boom that includes a plurality of extensible boom sections and a power source for delivering translational force to the boom sections. The boom further includes at least one rope transiting between boom sections wherein a first section is extending, and the second section is adjacent to the extending sections. The rope is redirected by at least one sheave mounted to the adjacent section and further redirected by at least one sheave mounted to the extensible section.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2022Publication date: September 7, 2023Inventors: Collin Green, Kyle Gerber
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Publication number: 20230219634Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for restricting movement between a first structural member and a second structural member. The apparatus includes a hook block welded in position to the first structural member as well as a plate fastened to the second structural member with fasteners. The apparatus also includes a least one knuckle, wherein, the knuckle is pre-welded to the plate and overlaps and engages the hook block restricting movement of the first structural member relative to the second structural member.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2022Publication date: July 13, 2023Inventors: Hayden Ernst, Kyle Gerber
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Patent number: 11612092Abstract: An agricultural system comprising includes a support assembly having one or more support structures and one or more propulsion units coupled to the one or more support structures. The agricultural system includes one or more actuatable work tool assemblies having one or more measurement attachments configured to perform one or more measurements of at least one of one or more objects or one or more regions within an environment. The one or more actuatable work tool assemblies may be actuated by one or more actuation systems. The agricultural system may include a controller configured to cause one or more processors to direct the one or more actuation systems to actuate the one or more actuatable work tool assemblies position to perform one or more measurements of at least one of one or more objects or one or more regions within the environment.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: REALMFIVE, INC.Inventors: Steve R. Tippery, Brant Burkey, Kyle Gerber, Heath Roehr, Tim Adkins
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Patent number: 11533834Abstract: A farming system includes a field engagement unit. The field engagement unit includes a support assembly. The support assembly includes one or more work tool rail assemblies. The field engagement unit additionally includes one or more propulsion units which provide omnidirectional control of the field engagement unit. The field engagement unit additionally includes one or more work tool assemblies. The one or more work tool assemblies are actuatable along the one or more work tool rail assemblies. The farming system additionally includes a local controller. The local controller includes one or more processors configured to execute a set of program instructions stored in memory. The program instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to control one or more components of the field engagement unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: REALMFIVE, INC.Inventors: Steve R. Tippery, Brant Burkey, Kyle Gerber, Heath Roehr, Tim Adkins
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Publication number: 20220372564Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample via a recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA) reaction followed by a FEN1 cleavage detection reaction are disclosed. One aspect of the present disclosure relates to systems involving a sample collection device for collecting a sample and performing an RPA reaction on the sample, followed by the detection of the amplified product via a two-step FEN1 cleavage detection reaction which generates a fluorescent signal indicative of the presence of amplified product.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2021Publication date: November 24, 2022Applicant: TETRACORE, INC.Inventors: Kyle GERBER, Lisa COCKRELL, William NELSON, Kyle ARMANTROUT
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Publication number: 20210144901Abstract: A farming system includes a field engagement unit. The field engagement unit includes a support assembly. The support assembly includes one or more work tool rail assemblies. The field engagement unit additionally includes one or more propulsion units which provide omnidirectional control of the field engagement unit. The field engagement unit additionally includes one or more work tool assemblies. The one or more work tool assemblies are actuatable along the one or more work tool rail assemblies. The farming system additionally includes a local controller. The local controller includes one or more processors configured to execute a set of program instructions stored in memory. The program instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to control one or more components of the field engagement unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Steve R. Tippery, Brant Burkey, Kyle Gerber, Heath Roehr, Tim Adkins
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Patent number: 10932450Abstract: A livestock management system is disclosed. The system includes a gantry assembly and a controller. The gantry assembly includes a support assembly including one or more work tool rails and one or more support structures. The gantry assembly further includes one or more propulsion units disposed on one or more support rails within a livestock facility and configured to provide movement of the support assembly along the one or more support rails. The gantry assembly further includes one or more work tool assemblies actuatable along the one or more work tool rails so to provide one or more work tool attachments selective access within the livestock facility. The controller may be configured to actuate the support assembly to along the one or more support rails and further configured to actuate the one or more work tool assemblies to along the one or more work tool rails.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: REALMFIVE, INC.Inventors: Steve R. Tippery, Brant Burkey, Kyle Gerber
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Patent number: 10721857Abstract: A farming system includes a field engagement unit. The field engagement unit includes a support assembly. The support assembly includes one or more work tool rail assemblies. The field engagement unit additionally includes one or more propulsion units which provide omnidirectional control of the field engagement unit. The field engagement unit additionally includes one or more work tool assemblies. The one or more work tool assemblies are actuatable along the one or more work tool rail assemblies. The farming system additionally includes a local controller. The local controller includes one or more processors configured to execute a set of program instructions stored in memory. The program instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to control one or more components of the field engagement unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: REALMFIVE, INC.Inventors: Steve R. Tippery, Brant Burkey, Kyle Gerber, Heath Roehr, Tim Adkins
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Publication number: 20190289826Abstract: A livestock management system is disclosed. The system includes a gantry assembly and a controller. The gantry assembly includes a support assembly including one or more work tool rails and one or more support structures. The gantry assembly further includes one or more propulsion units disposed on one or more support rails within a livestock facility and configured to provide movement of the support assembly along the one or more support rails. The gantry assembly further includes one or more work tool assemblies actuatable along the one or more work tool rails so to provide one or more work tool attachments selective access within the livestock facility. The controller may be configured to actuate the support assembly to along the one or more support rails and further configured to actuate the one or more work tool assemblies to along the one or more work tool rails.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2019Publication date: September 26, 2019Inventors: Steve R. Tippery, Brant Burkey, Kyle Gerber
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Publication number: 20190274241Abstract: A farming system includes a field engagement unit. The field engagement unit includes a support assembly. The support assembly includes one or more work tool rail assemblies. The field engagement unit additionally includes one or more propulsion units which provide omnidirectional control of the field engagement unit. The field engagement unit additionally includes one or more work tool assemblies. The one or more work tool assemblies are actuatable along the one or more work tool rail assemblies. The farming system additionally includes a local controller. The local controller includes one or more processors configured to execute a set of program instructions stored in memory. The program instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to control one or more components of the field engagement unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: September 12, 2019Inventors: Steve R. Tippery, Brant Burkey, Kyle Gerber, Heath Roehr, Tim Adkins
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Patent number: 10149422Abstract: A farming system includes a field engagement unit. The field engagement unit includes a support assembly. The support assembly includes one or more work tool rail assemblies. The field engagement unit additionally includes one or more propulsion units which provide omnidirectional control of the field engagement unit. The field engagement unit additionally includes one or more work tool assemblies. The one or more work tool assemblies are actuatable along the one or more work tool rail assemblies. The farming system additionally includes a local controller. The local controller includes one or more processors configured to execute a set of program instructions stored in memory. The program instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to control one or more components of the field engagement unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2016Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: REALMFIVE, Inc.Inventors: Steve R. Tippery, Brant Burkey, Kyle Gerber, Heath Roehr, Tim Adkins
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Publication number: 20170251589Abstract: A farming system includes a field engagement unit. The field engagement unit includes a support assembly. The support assembly includes one or more work tool rail assemblies. The field engagement unit additionally includes one or more propulsion units which provide omnidirectional control of the field engagement unit. The field engagement unit additionally includes one or more work tool assemblies. The one or more work tool assemblies are actuatable along the one or more work tool rail assemblies. The farming system additionally includes a local controller. The local controller includes one or more processors configured to execute a set of program instructions stored in memory. The program instructions are configured to cause the one or more processors to control one or more components of the field engagement unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2016Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Steve R. Tippery, Brant Burkey, Kyle Gerber, Heath Roehr, Tim Adkins
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Patent number: 9527700Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a telescopic boom includes a plurality of boom sections, and a sheave assembly disposed between two adjacent boom sections. The sheave assembly includes two sheave assembly sets. Each sheave assembly set includes a plurality of sheaves having different diameters. The plurality of sheaves is arranged abreast along a lengthwise direction of the adjacent boom sections and the diameters of the plurality of sheaves increase successively along the lengthwise direction of the adjacent boom sections. Each sheave is wound with one or more cables. The invention also discloses engineering machinery having the telescopic boom.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: SANY AMERICA INC.Inventor: Kyle Gerber
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Publication number: 20150239715Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a telescopic boom includes a plurality of boom sections, and a sheave assembly disposed between two adjacent boom sections. The sheave assembly includes two sheave assembly sets. Each sheave assembly set includes a plurality of sheaves having different diameters. The plurality of sheaves is arranged abreast along a lengthwise direction of the adjacent boom sections and the diameters of the plurality of sheaves increase successively along the lengthwise direction of the adjacent boom sections. Each sheave is wound with one or more cables. The invention also discloses engineering machinery having the telescopic boom.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 1, 2014Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventor: Kyle Gerber