Patents by Inventor REX A. RYSDAM

REX A. RYSDAM 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).

  • Patent number: 12004445
    Abstract: A system for dispensing agricultural products includes an agricultural product container having a memory circuit associated therewith for storing data, the stored data including data unique to the container and the quantity of material dispensed including specific rates of application. An application rate meter device is operatively connected to the agricultural product container and is configured to dispense the agricultural product from the agricultural product container. Precision placement equipment includes a placement tube assembly operatively connected to the application rate meter device to place the agricultural products in the desired locations for efficient activity of the agricultural product. Each placement tube assembly is mounted between depth wheels of a depth control wheel assembly of a planter for placement of product in-furrow between the depth wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Larry M. Conrad, Rex A Rysdam, Nathaniel R. Claussen, Richard M. Porter
  • Publication number: 20210029869
    Abstract: A system for dispensing agricultural products includes an agricultural product container having a memory circuit associated therewith for storing data, the stored data including data unique to the container and the quantity of material dispensed including specific rates of application. An application rate meter device is operatively connected to the agricultural product container and is configured to dispense the agricultural product from the agricultural product container. Precision placement equipment includes a placement tube assembly operatively connected to the application rate meter device to place the agricultural products in the desired locations for efficient activity of the agricultural product. Each placement tube assembly is mounted between depth wheels of a depth control wheel assembly of a planter for placement of product in-furrow between the depth wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: LARRY M. CONRAD, REX A. RYSDAM, NATHANIEL R. CLAUSSEN, RICHARD M. PORTER
  • Patent number: 10806073
    Abstract: A system for dispensing agricultural products includes an agricultural product container having a memory circuit associated therewith for storing data, the stored data including data unique to the container and the quantity of material dispensed including specific rates of application. An application rate meter device is operatively connected to the agricultural product container and is configured to dispense the agricultural product from the agricultural product container. Precision placement equipment includes a placement tube assembly operatively connected to the application rate meter device to place the agricultural products in the desired locations for efficient activity of the agricultural product. Each placement tube assembly is mounted between depth wheels of a depth control wheel assembly of a planter for placement of product in-furrow between the depth wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Larry M. Conrad, Rex A. Rysdam, Nathaniel R. Claussen, Richard M. Porter
  • Publication number: 20200120862
    Abstract: A system for dispensing crop input products from multiple meters per crop row, including: a) a georeferencing module configured to receive and process georeferenced location information; b) a prescriptive control module configured to receive the processed georeferenced location information from the georeferencing module and utilize the georeferenced location information to generate specific prescriptive rate information for individual meters in the field; and, c) a meter controller module operatively connected to the prescriptive control module. The meter controller module is configured to utilize the specific prescriptive rate information to individually control multiple meters per crop row, to simultaneously dispense crop input products at specific prescriptive rates at georeferenced locations throughout the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: AMVAC Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: ERIC G. WINTEMUTE, JOHN J. RICHARDSON, RICHARD L. RICE, LARRY M. CONRAD, REX A. RYSDAM, NATHANIEL R. CLAUSSEN, RICHARD M. PORTER
  • Publication number: 20200037497
    Abstract: A system for dispensing agricultural products includes an agricultural product container having a memory circuit associated therewith for storing data, the stored data including data unique to the container and the quantity of material dispensed including specific rates of application. An application rate meter device is operatively connected to the agricultural product container and is configured to dispense the agricultural product from the agricultural product container. Precision placement equipment includes a placement tube assembly operatively connected to the application rate meter device to place the agricultural products in the desired locations for efficient activity of the agricultural product. Each placement tube assembly is mounted between depth wheels of a depth control wheel assembly of a planter for placement of product in-furrow between the depth wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: LARRY M. CONRAD, REX A. RYSDAM, NATHANIEL R. CLAUSSEN, RICHARD M. PORTER
  • Patent number: 10517206
    Abstract: A system for dispensing crop input products from multiple meters per crop row, including: a) a georeferencing module configured to receive and process georeferenced location information; b) a prescriptive control module configured to receive the processed georeferenced location information from the georeferencing module and utilize the georeferenced location information to generate specific prescriptive rate information for individual meters in the field; and, c) a meter controller module operatively connected to the prescriptive control module. The meter controller module is configured to utilize the specific prescriptive rate information to individually control multiple meters per crop row, to simultaneously dispense crop input products at specific prescriptive rates at georeferenced locations throughout the field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric G. Wintemute, John J. Richardson, Richard L. Rice, Larry M. Conrad, Rex A. Rysdam, Nathaniel R. Claussen, Richard M. Porter
  • Patent number: 10492357
    Abstract: A system for electronically pulsing agricultural product with seed. A seed transport mechanism is affixed to a seed planter row unit having a seed metering system, operating at a high speed configured to dispense seed. The seed transport mechanism is configured to provide a seed release speed at which the seed and agricultural product exit the seed transport mechanism, the seed release speed being varied in a manner proportional to the variation in the ground speed of the seed planter row unit to minimize seed tumbling to optimize accurate placement of seed and chemical granule agricultural product at varying ground speeds of the seed planter row unit. In the various embodiments, the agricultural product is directed away from moving parts after the seed leaves the seed metering system of the seed planter row unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Larry M. Conrad, Richard L. Rice, Rex A. Rysdam, Richard M. Porter
  • Patent number: 10440878
    Abstract: A system for dispensing agricultural products includes: a master controller, sets of agricultural product containers, meter devices, and secondary controllers. The meter devices are operatively connected to the product containers and configured to dispense products from the containers to rows in a field wherein each of the sets of containers is associated with a respective row in the field. The secondary controllers actuate the meter devices. Each secondary controller receives command data from the master controller and controls the meter devices for dispensing in response to the command data. Agricultural product from each product container is dispensed in accordance with operator defined instructions to the master controller. The instructions are capable of being provided to the master controller during the planting allowing the dispensing of individual containers to be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Larry M. Conrad, Rex A. Rysdam, Nathaniel R. Claussen, Richard M. Porter
  • Publication number: 20180359912
    Abstract: A system for electronically pulsing agricultural product with seed. A seed transport mechanism is affixed to a seed planter row unit having a seed metering system, operating at a high speed configured to dispense seed. The seed transport mechanism includes a conduit for introducing agricultural product with seed. The agricultural product is configured to be introduced with the seed after output from the seed metering system. A seed sensing device is operably connected to the seed transport mechanism and configured to sense a dispensation of the seed from the seed transport mechanism. The agricultural product conduit is configured to dispense agricultural products into the seed transport mechanism to provide dispensing of the agricultural products with the seed as the seed and agricultural product exit the seed transport mechanism. The agricultural products comprise chemical granules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: LARRY M. CONRAD, Richard L. RICE, REX A. RYSDAM, RICHARD M. PORTER
  • Patent number: 10058023
    Abstract: A system for electronically pulsing agricultural product with seed includes a seed transport mechanism affixed to a seed planter row unit. A seed sensing device senses dispensation of the seed from the seed transport mechanism. An agricultural product conduit dispenses agricultural products into the seed transport mechanism to provide dispensing of the products with the seed as the seed and product exit the seed transport mechanism. A control interface electronic system dispenses a particular quantity of product with the seed in the seed transport mechanism. A pulsing valve dispenses products from the conduit when the seed sensing device senses the dispensation of the seed. A seed release speed is provided which is proportional to the ground speed of the seed planter row unit to minimize seed tumbling and optimize accurate placement of seed and product at varying ground speeds of the row unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Larry M. Conrad, Richard L. Rice, Rex A. Rysdam, Richard M. Porter
  • Publication number: 20180092296
    Abstract: A system for dispensing agricultural products includes: a master controller, sets of agricultural product containers, meter devices, and secondary controllers. The meter devices are operatively connected to the product containers and configured to dispense products from the containers to rows in a field wherein each of the sets of containers is associated with a respective row in the field. The secondary controllers actuate the meter devices. Each secondary controller receives command data from the master controller and controls the meter devices for dispensing in response to the command data. Agricultural product from each product container is dispensed in accordance with operator defined instructions to the master controller. The instructions are capable of being provided to the master controller during the planting allowing the dispensing of individual containers to be controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Larry M. Conrad, Rex A. Rysdam, Nathaniel R. Claussen, Richard M. Porter
  • Publication number: 20180014456
    Abstract: A system for electronically pulsing agricultural product with seed includes a seed transport mechanism affixed to a seed planter row unit. A seed sensing device senses dispensation of the seed from the seed transport mechanism. An agricultural product conduit dispenses agricultural products into the seed transport mechanism to provide dispensing of the products with the seed as the seed and product exit the seed transport mechanism. A control interface electronic system dispenses a particular quantity of product with the seed in the seed transport mechanism. A pulsing valve dispenses products from the conduit when the seed sensing device senses the dispensation of the seed. A seed release speed is provided which is proportional to the ground speed of the seed planter row unit to minimize seed tumbling and optimize accurate placement of seed and product at varying ground speeds of the row unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: LARRY M. CONRAD, RICHARD L. RICE, REX A. RYSDAM, RICHARD M. PORTER
  • Patent number: 9820431
    Abstract: A system for dispensing agricultural products includes: a master controller, sets of agricultural product containers, meter devices, and secondary controllers. The meter devices are operatively connected to the product containers and configured to dispense products from the containers to rows in a field wherein each of the sets of containers is associated with a respective row in the field. The secondary controllers actuate the meter devices. Each secondary controller receives command data from the master controller and controls the meter devices for dispensing in response to the command data. Agricultural product from each product container is dispensed in accordance with operator defined instructions to the master controller. The instructions are capable of being provided to the master controller during the planting allowing the dispensing of individual containers to be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION
    Inventors: Larry M. Conrad, Rex A. Rysdam, Nathaniel R. Claussen, Richard M. Porter
  • Publication number: 20170265374
    Abstract: A system for dispensing crop input products from multiple meters per crop row, including: a) a georeferencing module configured to receive and process georeferenced location information; b) a prescriptive control module configured to receive the processed georeferenced location information from the georeferencing module and utilize the georeferenced location information to generate specific prescriptive rate information for individual meters in the field; and, c) a meter controller module operatively connected to the prescriptive control module. The meter controller module is configured to utilize the specific prescriptive rate information to individually control multiple meters per crop row, to simultaneously dispense crop input products at specific prescriptive rates at georeferenced locations throughout the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Applicant: AMVAC Chemical Corporation
    Inventors: ERIC G. WINTEMUTE, JOHN J. RICHARDSON, RICHARD L. RICE, LARRY M. CONRAD, REX A. RYSDAM, NATHANIEL R. CLAUSSEN, RICHARD M. PORTER
  • Publication number: 20150059626
    Abstract: A system for dispensing agricultural products includes: a master controller, sets of agricultural product containers, meter devices, and secondary controllers. The meter devices are operatively connected to the product containers and configured to dispense products from the containers to rows in a field wherein each of the sets of containers is associated with a respective row in the field. The secondary controllers actuate the meter devices. Each secondary controller receives command data from the master controller and controls the meter devices for dispensing in response to the command data. Agricultural product from each product container is dispensed in accordance with operator defined instructions to the master controller. The instructions are capable of being provided to the master controller during the planting allowing the dispensing of individual containers to be controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: LARRY M. CONRAD, REX A. RYSDAM, NATHANIEL R. CLAUSSEN, RICHARD M. PORTER
  • Publication number: 20150066314
    Abstract: A system for dispensing agricultural products includes: a) a master controller; b) a power distribution box; c) agricultural product containers; d) meter devices; and, e) secondary controllers. The power distribution box is operatively connected to the master controller and a secondary power source. The meter devices are operatively connected to the product containers and configured to dispense products at metered rates. Each secondary controller receives command data from the master controller, and controls the meter devices for dispensing in response to the command data. The master controller and the secondary controllers are configured to provide operator defined groups of rows. Each of the rows in a group has an operator assigned dispensing rate and operator assigned product. The dispensing rate and product are controllable by the operator during operation according to planting needs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: LARRY M. CONRAD, REX A. RYSDAM, NATHANIEL R. CLAUSSEN