Patents by Inventor Sam B. Jensen

Sam B. Jensen 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).

  • Sod roll stacking technique
    Patent number: 11111088
    Abstract: Sod harvesters are configured to stack rolls of sod in layers on a rectangular pallet. A sod harvester can include control circuitry that is configured to operate a stacking head and a stacking conveyor in a manner that produces a first type of layer that includes spaced groups of accumulated rolls and a number of offset rolls positioned between the groups. The stacking head can pick up and stack each offset roll in isolation and may pick up the offset rolls in a center position of the stacking head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: FireFly Automatix, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric E. Aston, Steven R. Aposhian, William M. Decker, Mark C. LeBlanc, Austin J. Neuner, Sam B. Jensen
  • SOD ROLL STACKING TECHNIQUE
    Publication number: 20210214173
    Abstract: Sod harvesters are configured to stack rolls of sod in layers on a rectangular pallet. A sod harvester can include control circuitry that is configured to operate a stacking head and a stacking conveyor in a manner that produces a first type of layer that includes spaced groups of accumulated rolls and a number of offset rolls positioned between the groups. The stacking head can pick up and stack each offset roll in isolation and may pick up the offset rolls in a center position of the stacking head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Eric E. Aston, Steven R. Aposhian, William M. Decker, Mark C. LeBlanc, Austin J. Neuner, Sam B. Jensen