Patents by Inventor Mark A. Ehrhardt

Mark A. Ehrhardt 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: 11528837
    Abstract: An agricultural apparatus operable in agricultural fields includes one or more digital electronic weather stations affixed to the apparatus and optionally one or more GPS receivers and/or proximity sensors, each coupled to a mobile computing device such as a cab computer. The weather stations transmit data representing wind speed, temperature and/or other weather parameters, as measured on the apparatus, to the mobile computing device. Under control of program logic, the mobile computing device continuously compares real-time, then-current weather data received from the weather stations to programmed or configured threshold values relating to a current agricultural operation. If the weather data indicates weather conditions that exceed one of the thresholds, a warning message may be generated at the mobile computing device to prompt the operator to confirm whether to continue the operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: CLIMATE LLC
    Inventors: John McNichols, Atif Khan, Sourindu Chatterjee, Mark Ehrhardt, Christopher Goodman
  • Publication number: 20200281110
    Abstract: In an embodiment, agricultural apparatus operable in agricultural fields comprises one or more digital electronic weather stations affixed to the apparatus and optionally one or more GPS receivers and/or proximity sensors, each coupled to a mobile computing device such as a cab computer. The weather stations transmit data representing wind speed, temperature and/or other weather parameters, as measured on the apparatus, to the mobile computing device. Under control of program logic, the mobile computing device continuously compares real-time, then-current weather data received from the weather stations to programmed or configured threshold values relating to a current agricultural operation. If the weather data indicates weather conditions that exceed one of the thresholds, a warning message may be generated at the mobile computing device to prompt the operator to confirm whether to continue the operation. Post-operation wind maps support assessment of the effectiveness of the operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: John McNichols, Atif Khan, Sourindu Chatterjee, Mark Ehrhardt, Christopher Goodman
  • Patent number: 9880116
    Abstract: The current disclosure describes an automated high-throughput seed sorting system for separating seed via oil and/or moisture content using novel nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) systems and methods. The disclosed systems and methods for measuring the oil and/or moisture content of a single seed in a low-field time domain NMR instrument are superior in sample throughput and signal-to-noise ratio to conventional NMR systems and methods (free induction decay or spin echo) for single seed oil/moisture measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Bin Dai, Susan Macisaac, Kevin L. Deppermann, Mark Ehrhardt, Brad White, Wayne Brown, Paul Krasucki, Jemmi C. McDonald
  • Patent number: 9658176
    Abstract: The current disclosure describes an automated high-throughput small object sorting system for separating small object via oil and/or moisture content using novel nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) systems and methods. The disclosed systems and methods for measuring the oil and/or moisture content of a single small object in a low-field time domain NMR instrument are superior in sample throughput and signal-to-noise ratio to conventional NMR systems and methods (free induction decay or spin echo) for single small object oil/moisture measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Bin Dai, Susan Macisaac, Kevin L. Deppermann, Mark Ehrhardt, Brad White, Wayne Brown, Paul Krasucki, Jemmi C. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20170089849
    Abstract: The current disclosure describes an automated high-throughput seed sorting system for separating seed via oil and/or moisture content using novel nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) systems and methods. The disclosed systems and methods for measuring the oil and/or moisture content of a single seed in a low-field time domain NMR instrument are superior in sample throughput and signal-to-noise ratio to conventional NMR systems and methods (free induction decay or spin echo) for single seed oil/moisture measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Bin Dai, Susan Macisaac, Kevin L. Deppermann, Mark Ehrhardt, Brad White, Wayne Brown, Paul Krasucki, Jemmi C. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20140266196
    Abstract: The current disclosure describes an automated high-throughput small object sorting system for separating small object via oil and/or moisture content using novel nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) systems and methods. The disclosed systems and methods for measuring the oil and/or moisture content of a single small object in a low-field time domain NMR instrument are superior in sample throughput and signal-to-noise ratio to conventional NMR systems and methods (free induction decay or spin echo) for single small object oil/moisture measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Bin Dai, Susan Macisaac, Kevin L. Deppermann, Mark Ehrhardt, Brad White, Wayne Brown, Paul Krasucki, Jemmi C. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20140258003
    Abstract: Various techniques for online advertising with integrated interfaces is disclosed herein. For example, a method can include detecting one or more display characteristics of an interface of a host application, generating an interface object for an advertisement item based on at least one of the detected display characteristics, and outputting the generated interface object as a portion of the interface of the host application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sal Celis, Ian Ferreira, Kris Shankar, Harpal Bassali, Mark Ehrhardt, Stanislav Bounev, Stephen Giff
  • Publication number: 20070095427
    Abstract: The current invention includes to systems and methods of transferring cryogenic fluids between two locations. More particularly, some embodiments of the invention are related to systems and methods of using cryogenic risers and rotatable connections for transferring cryogenic fluids, including liquefied natural gas, from an ocean going vessel to a second location. One embodiment of the invention includes a system for transporting a cryogenic fluid between a floating vessel and a second location. The system including a cryogenic riser, a submersible turret connector. The being riser adapted to allow the vertical position of the first end of the riser to be changed, the second end of the first riser located in a body of water and in fluid communication with the second location. The submersible turret connector connected to the first end of the first riser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Mark Ehrhardt, William Mathews, Dawn Rymer, W. Wilson
  • Patent number: 6467417
    Abstract: A foldable table for a vehicle provides a durable work surface suited for construction work and the like. The table includes a planar member, a mounting structure, a bracket and a support member. The mounting structure is provided to vertically position the planar surface at the side of the vehicle. The bracket secures the mounting structure to the side of the vehicle and the support member retains the planar surface. The support member is pivotally attached to the mounting structure whereby the support member and the planar surface may be stowed by pivoting the planar surface and the support member toward the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Josh Guyot, Mark A. Ehrhardt, Daniel Darnell, Scott Froom, Emily Gustavsen, Richard Bohman