Patents by Inventor Martin Keye

Martin Keye 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).

  • Agricultural spraying equipment boom level control system
    Patent number: 9226490
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling the level of a moveable first wing in a vehicle mounted spray system. The vehicle mounted spray system comprises of the moveable first wing and a moveable second wing mounted to a common support structure to form a pair of opposed independently moveable wings extending laterally from the vehicle. The method and system comprise a first step of determining an initial control signal for the moveable first wing based on a position of the moveable first wing 210, then determining a compensating signal; and then controlling the level of the moveable first wing based on the initial control signal and the compensating signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Topcon Precision Agriculture Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Martin Keye
  • Agricultural Spraying Equipment Boom Level Control System
    Publication number: 20110282554
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling the level of a moveable first wing in a vehicle mounted spray system. The vehicle mounted spray system comprises of the moveable first wing and a moveable second wing mounted to a common support structure to form a pair of opposed independently moveable wings extending laterally from the vehicle. The method and system comprise a first step of determining an initial control signal for the moveable first wing based on a position of the moveable first wing 210, then determining a compensating signal; and then controlling the level of the moveable first wing based on the initial control signal and the compensating signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Topcon Precision Agriculture Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Martin Keye