Patents by Inventor Monte Gene Weller

Monte Gene Weller 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: 20220125033
    Abstract: An agricultural application system can include a nozzle assembly positioned along a boom assembly and can be configured to selectively dispense an agricultural product therefrom. One or more sensors can be operably coupled with the boom assembly and configured to capture data associated with first and second application variables. A controller can be communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors. The controller can include a processor and associated memory. The memory can store instructions that, when implemented by the processor, configure the controller to receive the data associated with the one or more application variables and calculate the spray quality index. The first application variable can have a first scaling factor and a second application variable can have a second scaling factor. The second scaling factor may differ from the first scaling factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Scott Allen Long, Trevor Stanhope, Nathan Brooks, Monte Gene Weller
  • Publication number: 20220124962
    Abstract: An agricultural application is provided herein that includes a nozzle assembly positioned along a boom assembly and configured to selectively dispense an agricultural product therefrom. One or more sensors can be operably coupled with the boom assembly and can be configured to capture data associated with one or more application variables. A computing system can be communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and to a display. The computing system can be configured to receive the data associated with the one or more application variables; convert the one or more application variables to a scaled integer to determine a spray quality index; generate a geo-located application map of the scaled integer; and present the geo-located application map on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventors: Scott Allen Long, Trevor Stanhope, Nathan Brooks, Monte Gene Weller
  • Patent number: 10709059
    Abstract: A system for planting multiple types of seed and automatically switching between the varieties during planting in a single planting pass of a planting session of row-crop planting of an agricultural field while controlling seed delivery speed to mitigate seed bounce and/or provide desired seed spacing distances. The system may include a bulk storage system, an on-row storage system, and a charging system that selectively delivers seeds of different varieties from the bulk storage system to the on-row storage system and a seed delivery speed control system that regulates seed delivery speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Keith W. Wendte, Monte Gene Weller, Brian T. Adams
  • Publication number: 20180184579
    Abstract: A system for planting multiple types of seed and automatically switching between the varieties during planting in a single planting pass of a planting session of row-crop planting of an agricultural field while controlling seed delivery speed to mitigate seed bounce and/or provide desired seed spacing distances. The system may include a bulk storage system, an on-row storage system, and a charging system that selectively delivers seeds of different varieties from the bulk storage system to the on-row storage system and a seed delivery speed control system that regulates seed delivery speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Keith W. Wendte, Monte Gene Weller, Brian T. Adams
  • Patent number: 9936625
    Abstract: A system for planting multiple types of seed and automatically switching between the varieties during planting in a single planting pass of a planting session of row-crop planting of an agricultural field while controlling seed delivery speed to mitigate seed bounce and/or provide desired seed spacing distances. The system may include a bulk storage system, an on-row storage system, and a charging system that selectively delivers seeds of different varieties from the bulk storage system to the on-row storage system and a seed delivery speed control system that regulates seed delivery speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Keith W. Wendte, Monte Gene Weller, Brian T. Adams
  • Publication number: 20160302353
    Abstract: A system for planting multiple types of seed and automatically switching between the varieties during planting in a single planting pass of a planting session of row-crop planting of an agricultural field while controlling seed delivery speed to mitigate seed bounce and/or provide desired seed spacing distances. The system may include a bulk storage system, an on-row storage system, and a charging system that selectively delivers seeds of different varieties from the bulk storage system to the on-row storage system and a seed delivery speed control system that regulates seed delivery speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 20, 2016
    Inventors: Keith W. Wendte, Monte Gene Weller, Brian T. Adams