Patents by Inventor NILESH DHAVAN

NILESH DHAVAN 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 and method for feed control in a spreader
    Patent number: 12274195
    Abstract: A feed control system for a spreader includes a section configuration module configured to output a section configuration and a section control module configured to receive the section configuration, determine a first actuator position based on the section configuration, and determine a second actuator position based on the section configuration. The feed control system also includes a belt speed module configured to receive the section configuration, receive a commanded belt speed, and determine a target belt speed based on (i) the section configuration and (ii) the commanded belt speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Paresh Bharatiya, Augustine Y. Chow, Nilesh Dhavan, Mandar Mhalsakant Kale
  • CONTROLLING AN AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM BASED ON TIME TO EMPTY AND REFILL COUNT
    Publication number: 20250085679
    Abstract: A weight of material remaining in a container of an application machine is detected, and operation characteristics corresponding to the operation being performed are also obtained. A time to empty value is calculated that is indicative of a time until the container on the material application machine is empty, based upon the weight of material remaining in the container of the application machine and based the operation characteristics. A control signal is generated based upon the time to empty value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 13, 2025
    Inventors: Mandar Mhalsakant Kale, Nilesh Dhavan, Alaka Singh
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FEED CONTROL IN A SPREADER
    Publication number: 20220104426
    Abstract: A feed control system for a spreader includes a section configuration module configured to output a section configuration and a section control module configured to receive the section configuration, determine a first actuator position based on the section configuration, and determine a second actuator position based on the section configuration. The feed control system also includes a belt speed module configured to receive the section configuration, receive a commanded belt speed, and determine a target belt speed based on (i) the section configuration and (ii) the commanded belt speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: April 7, 2022
    Inventors: PARESH BHARATIYA, AUGUSTINE Y. CHOW, NILESH DHAVAN, MANDAR MHALSAKANT KALE