Patents by Inventor Michael C. STEELE

Michael C. STEELE 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).

  • Publication number: 20240298570
    Abstract: Locations of seeds in a field can be identified using event-based processing or frequency-based processing. A material is applied to the field, based upon the seed locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Paresh BHARATIYA, Michael C. STEELE, Lester MCMACKIN
  • Publication number: 20240260520
    Abstract: An agricultural machine applies liquid material to a field. Valve control signals control valves to apply the liquid material. Row pressure on the agricultural machine is sensed to identify when the valve is opened to apply the liquid material. The valve control signals are generated, based on the row pressure, to control the valves to apply the liquid material at a desired location in the field, relative to plant locations in the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Grant J. WONDERLICH, Kenneth E. HERRMANN, Michael C. STEELE, Kilian WOLFF, Gerrit PRUESSMANN
  • Publication number: 20240260502
    Abstract: Systems and methods for optimizing a travel speed of a mobile agricultural machine provide for detecting one or more job quality characteristic values, detecting a travel speed of the mobile agricultural machine, determining an optimal travel speed for the mobile agricultural machine based on the one or more job quality characteristic values and a job quality characteristic threshold value for each of the one or more job quality characteristic values, and generating a control signal based on the determined optimal travel speed for the mobile agricultural machine and the detected travel speed of the mobile agricultural machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Michael C. STEELE, Bryan R. YANKE, Ryan C. BURNLEY, Carolyn R. HERMAN, Scott J. PETERSEN, Randall K. BILL, Hanna J. WILLIAMS, Dustin J. WESTPHAL, Natalie L. WAYNE, Amy N. OETTING
  • Publication number: 20240167998
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a soil strength generation system that generates an output indicator of soil strength. A control system generates on action signal based on the soil strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2022
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventors: Elijah B. GARNER, Kelby J. KRUEGER, Cary S. HUBNER, Michael C. STEELE, Bradley A. WACKERLE
  • Publication number: 20200037519
    Abstract: An agricultural machine applies liquid material to a field. Valve control signals control valves to apply the liquid material. Row pressure on the agricultural machine is sensed to identify when the valve is opened to apply the liquid material. The valve control signals are generated, based on the row pressure, to control the valves to apply the liquid material at a desired location in the field, relative to plant locations in the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Grant J. WONDERLICH, Kenneth HERRMANN, Michael C. STEELE, Kilian WOLFF, Gerrit PRUESSMANN