Patents by Inventor Simao SOARES

Simao SOARES 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: 12447480
    Abstract: An agricultural device includes a boom having a supply line for transporting liquid product and nozzles along the boom, each nozzle operatively connected to the supply line. A liquid product supply is connected to the supply line for supplying the liquid product to be sprayed. A pressure regulation unit includes a nozzle controller for controlling opening and closing of a nozzle. A speed detector measures speed of the device. The pressure regulation unit and/or the nozzle controller calculate nozzle timing data for each nozzle including a spraying frequency and a maximum closing time. The speed is provided to the pressure regulation unit and/or the nozzle controller for calculation of nozzle operation data. The nozzle controller operates each of the nozzles based on the calculated nozzle timing data and the maximum closing time is not exceeded to obtain a homogeneous spraying of the liquid product over a surface of a field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: EXEL INDUSTRIES
    Inventor: Simao Soares
  • Patent number: 12262708
    Abstract: A system for treating plants, in particular in agriculture, comprising a spray boom (RP) provided with a plurality of spray nozzles (BPi) supplied by a spray control device, and comprising a set of cameras (CAk) capable of capturing images of an area to be treated, a digital processing device capable of analyzing the images captured by the camera, identifying plants to be treated and applying commands to the spray control device with a view to selectively spraying a product on plants to be treated, each camera (CAk) being capable of capturing images of the crop area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: BILBERRY SAS
    Inventors: Hugo Serrat, Simao Soares
  • Publication number: 20240009689
    Abstract: An agricultural device includes a boom having a supply line for transporting liquid product and nozzles along the boom, each nozzle operatively connected to the supply line. A liquid product supply is connected to the supply line for supplying the liquid product to be sprayed. A pressure regulation unit includes a nozzle controller for controlling opening and closing of a nozzle. A speed detector measures speed of the device. The pressure regulation unit and/or the nozzle controller calculate nozzle timing data for each nozzle including a spraying frequency and a maximum closing time. The speed is provided to the pressure regulation unit and/or the nozzle controller for calculation of nozzle operation data. The nozzle controller operates each of the nozzles based on the calculated nozzle timing data and the maximum closing time is not exceeded to obtain a homogeneous spraying of the liquid product over a surface of a field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: EXEL Industries
    Inventor: Simao SOARES