Patents by Inventor Paul Nystuen
Paul Nystuen 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).
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Patent number: 11419258Abstract: A sectional control device controls the flow of particulate material from a meter assembly to a primary manifold of an air seeding system. The sectional control device includes a plate assembly having particulate openings extending between the meter assembly and the primary manifold and a shut-off mechanism configured to control the flow of the particulate material through the particulate openings. The shut-off mechanism includes a gate configured to slide between an open position, where particulate material can flow through the particulate opening, and a closed position, where particulate material is prevented from flowing through the particulate opening. The shut-off mechanism also includes an actuator configured to drive the gate between the open position and the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2018Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: IASInventors: Adam Reich, Nicholas Struve, Barry Batcheller, Paul Nystuen
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Publication number: 20210219487Abstract: A sectional control funnel box (36) includes a box body having an upper receiving portion (42) for receiving particulate matter and a plurality of chutes (66) extending from the upper receiving potion. At least one blocker door (46) is disposed between the upper receiving portion and at least one of the chutes, and the blocker door is movable between an open state and a closed state. An actuator (58) is connected to the blocker door and configured to drive the blocker door between the open state and the closed state. An auger (48) is disposed in the upper receiving portion to evenly distribute particulate material within the upper receiving portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2019Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventors: Peder Pederson, Paul Nystuen, Karl-Heinz Mertins
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Patent number: 11041674Abstract: Methods and devices for agitating material. In some embodiments, an agitator is positioned in a receptacle to agitate material therein. The agitator may include a shaft, an arm extending from the shaft, and at least one knife extending from the arm. In some embodiments, the agitator may further include one or more agitator elements operably connected to at least one knife.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2017Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: Intelligent Malt, LLCInventors: Paul Nystuen, Adam Nystuen, Tyler Peterson
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Patent number: 10821460Abstract: An innovative spraying system, comprising features such as a weather station that senses environmental factors that may affect spraying operations, a system for creating and distributing droplets of a uniform and appropriate size, a flow management system that would allow the sprayer to control nozzle rate and direction individually, a high-rate flow system capable of filling the sprayer at rates of up to at least 400 gallons per minute, a modular chemical cartridge system, in which various chemicals are stored in pre-loaded, easy to install cartridges, a direct injection system, mixing chemicals and water as needed, optionally based on sensed changing conditions, electrostatic application of chemical to optimize the amount of chemical applied to plant matter.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Intelligent Agricultural Solutions LLCInventors: David C. Batcheller, Barry D. Batcheller, Marshall T. Bremer, Bradley R. Thurow, Nicholas L. Butts, Jeffrey L. Johnson, Paul A. Nystuen, Joseph A. Heilman, Robert J. Volesky, Jonathan L. Tolstedt
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Publication number: 20200224774Abstract: A sectional control device (12) controls the flow of particulate material from a meter (28) assembly to a primary manifold (24) of an air seeding system. The sectional control device (12) includes a plate assembly (56) having particulate openings (36A, 36C, 36) extending between the meter (28) assembly and the primary manifold (24) and a shut-off mechanism configured to control the flow of the particulate material through the particulate openings (36A, 36C, 36). The shut-off mechanism includes a gate (44A, 44) configured to slide between an open position, where particulate material can flow through the particulate opening (36, 38), and a closed position, where particulate material is prevented from flowing through the particulate opening (36, 38). The shut-off mechanism also includes an actuator (40A, 40) configured to drive the gate (44A, 44) between the open position and the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2018Publication date: July 16, 2020Inventors: Adam Reich, Nicholas Struve, Barry Batcheller, Paul Nystuen
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Publication number: 20200122174Abstract: An intelligent spray nozzle, comprising an input pressure sensor, a flow rate sensor, a flow modulator, a nozzle pressure sensor, a linear actuator, and an output orifice modulator, wherein an input pressure read from the input pressure sensor and a flow rate read from the flow rate sensor are used as inputs by the flow modulator to drive the at least one linear actuator to control an output spray rate from the intelligent spray nozzle, and wherein a nozzle pressure read from the nozzle pressure sensor is used as feedback for the output orifice modulator, wherein an output orifice is modified by the output orifice modulator to achieve optimal output spray.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Bradley R. Thurow, Paul A. Nystuen, Barry D. Batcheller
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Patent number: 10563774Abstract: A sectional control device controls the flow of particulate material from a meter assembly to a primary manifold of an air seeding system. The sectional control device includes a plate assembly having particulate openings extending between the meter assembly and the primary manifold and a shut-off mechanism configured to control the flow of the particulate material through the particulate openings. The shut-off mechanism includes a gate configured to slide between an open position, where particulate material can flow through the particulate opening, and a closed position, where particulate material is prevented from flowing through the particulate opening. The shut-off mechanism also includes an actuator configured to drive the gate between the open position and the closed position.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2017Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: Intelligent Agricultural Solutions LLCInventors: Adam Reich, Nicholas Struve, Barry Batcheller, Paul Nystuen
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Patent number: 10518284Abstract: An intelligent spray nozzle, comprising an input pressure sensor, a flow rate sensor, a flow modulator, a nozzle pressure sensor, a linear actuator, and an output orifice modulator, wherein an input pressure read from the input pressure sensor and a flow rate read from the flow rate sensor are used as inputs by the flow modulator to drive the at least one linear actuator to control an output spray rate from the intelligent spray nozzle, and wherein a nozzle pressure read from the nozzle pressure sensor is used as feedback for the output orifice modulator, wherein an output orifice is modified by the output orifice modulator to achieve optimal output spray.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Intelligent Agricultural Solutions LLCInventors: Bradley R. Thurow, Paul A. Nystuen, Barry D. Batcheller
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Patent number: 10318138Abstract: A harvesting machine capable of automatic adjustment, comprising a plurality of acoustic material flow sensors, a control system, a processor, and application software, wherein the plurality of acoustic material flow sensors are mounted internal to the harvesting machine at points of crop material flow and are capable of sensing an amount of crop material passing by them. The control system operates in a cause-and-affect mode for interactively enabling manual or automatic responses to Mass Material Distribution (MMD) information and equipment-related performance parameters. An interactive combine control method is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: INTELLIGENT AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS LLCInventors: Flemming Schøler, Barry D. Batcheller, Marshall T. Bremer, Nicholas L. Butts, Paul A. Nystuen, Adam A. Reich, Bradley K. Schleusner, Bradley R. Thurow
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Publication number: 20190063837Abstract: Methods and devices for agitating material. In some embodiments, an agitator is positioned in a receptacle to agitate material therein. The agitator may include a shaft, an arm extending from the shaft, and at least one knife extending from the arm. In some embodiments, the agitator may further include one or more agitator elements operably connected to at least one knife.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2017Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Paul Nystuen, Adam Nystuen, Tyler Peterson
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Patent number: 10188035Abstract: A method of estimating the mass of crop entering into a grain tank on a harvesting machine, comprising the steps of mounting a load sensor on the upper bearing of a conveyor belt moving crop through the clean grain elevator into the grain tank, connecting the load sensor to a processor, using the load sensor to measure a load on the conveyor belt when no crop is present in the clean grain elevator, and also when crop is moving through the clean grain elevator, and comparing the load with no crop present to the load when crop is present to estimate the mass of crop moving through the clean grain elevator.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: Intelligent Agricultural Solutions LLCInventors: Adam A. Reich, Paul A. Nystuen
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Publication number: 20190003600Abstract: A sectional control device controls the flow of particulate material from a meter assembly to a primary manifold of an air seeding system. The sectional control device includes a plate assembly having particulate openings extending between the meter assembly and the primary manifold and a shut-off mechanism configured to control the flow of the particulate material through the particulate openings. The shut-off mechanism includes a gate configured to slide between an open position, where particulate material can flow through the particulate opening, and a closed position, where particulate material is prevented from flowing through the particulate opening. The shut-off mechanism also includes an actuator configured to drive the gate between the open position and the closed position.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Inventors: Adam Reich, Nicholas Struve, Barry Batcheller, Paul Nystuen
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Publication number: 20180111148Abstract: An innovative spraying system, comprising features such as a weather station that senses environmental factors that may affect spraying operations, a system for creating and distributing droplets of a uniform and appropriate size, a flow management system that would allow the sprayer to control nozzle rate and direction individually, a high-rate flow system capable of filling the sprayer at rates of up to at least 400 gallons per minute, a modular chemical cartridge system, in which various chemicals are stored in pre-loaded, easy to install cartridges, a direct injection system, mixing chemicals and water as needed, optionally based on sensed changing conditions, electrostatic application of chemical to optimize the amount of chemical applied to plant matter.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: David C. Batcheller, Barry D. Batcheller, Marshall T. Bremer, Bradley R. Thurow, Nicholas L. Butts, Jeffrey L. Johnson, Paul A. Nystuen, Joseph A. Heilman, Robert J. Volesky, Jonathan L. Tolstedt
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Patent number: 9924629Abstract: An agricultural planting system and method comprising a soil sampling and analysis means, wherein soil samples are taken and analyzed in real-time during a planting operation (or, optionally, via a separate, prior operation) to determine the conditions and nutrient content of the soil, and a planting system, wherein the planting system is capable of planting seeds in any arbitrary position on an X-Y plane directly beneath the planting system, whereby the data gathered from the analyzed soil samples are used to determine the optimal placement of seeds or plants in a field in order to take advantage of the soil conditions present and to optimize crop yield.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Appareo Systems, LLCInventors: Barry D. Batcheller, Joseph A. Heilman, David C. Batcheller, Robert V. Weinmann, Jeffrey L. Johnson, Paul D. Johnson, Paul A. Nystuen
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Publication number: 20170235471Abstract: A harvesting machine capable of automatic adjustment, comprising a plurality of acoustic material flow sensors, a control system, a processor, and application software, wherein the plurality of acoustic material flow sensors are mounted internal to the harvesting machine at points of crop material flow and are capable of sensing an amount of crop material passing by them. The control system operates in a cause-and-affect mode for interactively enabling manual or automatic responses to Mass Material Distribution (MMD) information and equipment-related performance parameters. An interactive combine control method is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Flemming Schøler, Barry D. Batcheller, Marshall T. Bremer, Nicholas L. Butts, Paul A. Nystuen, Adam A. Reich, Bradley K. Schleusner, Bradley R. Thurow
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Patent number: 9631964Abstract: A material flow sensor for a harvesting machine comprising an acoustic chamber comprising an impact plate and a housing, microphone, a pneumatic impulse line connecting the housing and the microphone, and an electronics module, wherein the housing is shaped so as to direct sound waves created by crop matter striking the impact plate into the pneumatic impulse line, wherein the sound waves move through the pneumatic impulse line into the microphone, which detects the sound waves and converts them into an electrical signal that is a representation of the sound power derived from the sound waves, which in turn is a representation of the mass of the crop matter striking the material flow sensor.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Intelligent Agricultural Solutions, LLCInventors: Joshua N. Gelinske, Barry D. Batcheller, Paul A. Nystuen, Adam A. Reich, Bradley R. Thurow, Bradley K. Schleusner
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Patent number: 9629308Abstract: A harvesting machine capable of automatic adjustment, comprising a plurality of acoustic material flow sensors, a control system, a processor, and application software, wherein the plurality of acoustic material flow sensors are mounted internal to the harvesting machine at points of crop material flow and are capable of sensing an amount of crop material passing by them, wherein the control system is capable of adjusting a plurality of internal elements of the harvesting machine, wherein the software is hosted on the processor, and the processor is operatively coupled to the control system and the acoustic material flow sensors, wherein the software uses information sensed by the acoustic material flow sensors to determine if the internal elements of the harvesting machine are set for optimal machine performance, and the software sends commands to the internal elements of the harvesting machine in order to improve the machine performance.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: Intelligent Agricultural Solutions, LLCInventors: Flemming Schøler, Barry D. Batcheller, Marshall T. Bremer, Nicholas L. Butts, Paul A. Nystuen, Adam A. Reich, Bradley K. Schleusner, Bradley R Thurow
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Publication number: 20170036228Abstract: An intelligent spray nozzle, comprising an input pressure sensor, a flow rate sensor, a flow modulator, a nozzle pressure sensor, a linear actuator, and an output orifice modulator, wherein an input pressure read from the input pressure sensor and a flow rate read from the flow rate sensor are used as inputs by the flow modulator to drive the at least one linear actuator to control an output spray rate from the intelligent spray nozzle, and wherein a nozzle pressure read from the nozzle pressure sensor is used as feedback for the output orifice modulator, wherein an output orifice is modified by the output orifice modulator to achieve optimal output spray.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Applicant: Appareo Systems, LLCInventors: Bradley R. Thurow, Paul A. Nystuen, Barry D. Batcheller
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Publication number: 20160077075Abstract: A method of estimating the amount of crop mass entering a harvesting machine, comprising the steps of attaching a potentiometer to a front edge of a front feed roller of the harvesting machine, using the potentiometer to measure a magnitude of deflection of the front feed roller as crop mass is pushed under the front feed roller, and estimating the amount of crop mass based on the magnitude of deflection of the front feed roller.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Adam A. Reich, Nicholas L. Butts, Paul A. Nystuen
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Publication number: 20160073583Abstract: A method of estimating the mass of crop entering into a grain tank on a harvesting machine, comprising the steps of mounting a load sensor on the upper bearing of a conveyor belt moving crop through the clean grain elevator into the grain tank, connecting the load sensor to a processor, using the load sensor to measure a load on the conveyor belt when no crop is present in the clean grain elevator, and also when crop is moving through the clean grain elevator, and comparing the load with no crop present to the load when crop is present to estimate the mass of crop moving through the clean grain elevator.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Adam A. Reich, Paul A. Nystuen