Patents by Inventor Matt Huenemann

Matt Huenemann 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).

  • System for treatment of an agricultural field with real time sensing of soil variability and/or clod stability
    Patent number: 11064646
    Abstract: The invention provides a system for sensing soil characteristics of an agricultural field, including soil variability and/or clod stability, in real time to allow rapid adjustment of an implement while traversing the field. The implement could be a planter, a fertilizer applicator or a tillage implement treating the field with ground engaging tools. The system can sense the soil characteristics, for example, by continuously transmitting acoustic energy to the field and sensing sound energy scattered back. This, in turn, can allow a continuously updated estimation of the field, such as in terms of clod size. Adjustment of the implement can include changing its speed and/or application of a seedbed attachment, such as changing a depth of the ground engaging tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Robert A. Zemenchik, Matt Huenemann
  • System For Treatment Of An Agricultural Field With Real Time Sensing Of Soil Variability And/or Clod Stability
    Publication number: 20190141880
    Abstract: The invention provides a system for sensing soil characteristics of an agricultural field, including soil variability and/or clod stability, in real time to allow rapid adjustment of an implement while traversing the field. The implement could be a planter, a fertilizer applicator or a tillage implement treating the field with ground engaging tools. The system can sense the soil characteristics, for example, by continuously transmitting acoustic energy to the field and sensing sound energy scattered back. This, in turn, can allow a continuously updated estimation of the field, such as in terms of clod size. Adjustment of the implement can include changing its speed and/or application of a seedbed attachment, such as changing a depth of the ground engaging tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Robert A. Zemenchik, Matt Huenemann