Patents by Inventor Robert B. Hughes

Robert B. Hughes 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: 11997941
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a metering system comprising one or more meters configured to meter particulate material into a first material distribution line and a second material distribution line, a first sensor configured to generate a first sensor signal indicative of a first measure of a flow of the particulate material in the first material distribution line, a second sensor configured to generate a second sensor signal indicative of a second measure of the flow of the particulate material in the first material distribution line, and a control system. The control system is configured to receive an indication of a sensed flow rate of the particulate material in the second material distribution line, obtain an adjusted flow rate indication by applying, to the sensed flow rate, a rate offset based on the first and second sensor signals, and control the metering system based on the adjusted flow rate indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Terry L. Snipes, Robert T. Casper, William C. Hughes, Gerald E. Rains, Jason D. Walter, Elijah B. Garner, Matt D. Bartelson, Sahil C. Desai, Andrew J. Scholl
  • Patent number: 4419979
    Abstract: A dressing tool for grinding wheels has a hard material insert preferably of syndite, with a cutting edge, projecting forwardly from a holder. Shoulders are formed adjacent the insert by the forward, flat face of the holder. The insert is chisel-shaped. The ratio of the length of the exposed part of the insert to the lateral width of each shoulder may be at least 1:4, and the two lengths may be substantially equal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1983
    Assignee: Boart International, Ltd.
    Inventor: Robert B. Hughes