Patents by Inventor Rhett W. Schildroth

Rhett W. Schildroth 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).

  • Soil sampling apparatus, system and method
    Patent number: 10451600
    Abstract: A soil sampling apparatus, system and method for creating soil shavings. As the continuous soil shaving chain or other means of creating soil shavings penetrates the soil, soil shavings are discharged through a discharge opening for collection in a canister for analysis of the soil characteristics. In an alternative embodiment, a sensor is positioned to detect soil characteristics as the soil shavings are discharged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: 360 Yield Center, LLC
    Inventors: Gregg A. Sauder, Tony Carbaugh, Rhett W. Schildroth
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUSES ASSOCIATED WITH SOIL SAMPLING
    Publication number: 20170042081
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method of sampling soil is provided and includes determining a soil sampling location in a land area of interest by using, at least in part, an electronic device, displaying a first visual image associated with the soil sampling location on a display of the electronic device, navigating to the soil sampling location with the electronic device, sampling soil at the soil sampling location with a soil tester, and displaying a second visual image on the display of the electronic device associated with a result obtained from the soil sample. In one aspect, the electronic device may be a mobile electronic communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Lyle L. Zumbach, Daryl B. Starr, Jonathan T. Welte, Rhett W. Schildroth
  • SOIL SAMPLING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170045489
    Abstract: A soil sampling apparatus, system and method for creating soil shavings. As the continuous soil shaving chain or other means of creating soil shavings penetrates the soil, soil shavings are discharged through a discharge opening for collection in a canister for analysis of the soil characteristics. In an alternative embodiment, a sensor is positioned to detect soil characteristics as the soil shavings are discharged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Gregg A. Sauder, Tony Carbaugh, Rhett W. Schildroth