Patents by Inventor Stacy L. Bullock

Stacy L. Bullock 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: 11794204
    Abstract: A spray nozzle body has an upper end provided with a clamp arrangement comprising upper and lower clamp halves tightly clamped onto a fluid supply tube having a preselected first diameter. A removable tubular fluid delivery stem is received in a receiver hole extending vertically into the nozzle body from a clamping surface of the lower clamp half and has an upper end portion tightly received in a fluid outlet hole, of preselected size, provided in the supply tube. The clamp arrangement may be reconfigured for being clamped onto a smaller fluid supply tube by providing a replacement upper clamp half and a pipe-size adapter, each having appropriately sized clamping surfaces, with the adapter being seated within the clamping surface of the lower clamp half. The pipe-size adapter incorporates a suitably dimensioned fluid delivery stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal, Travis G. Funseth
  • Patent number: 10994297
    Abstract: Embodiments include individual physical spray nozzles that have passageways inside to combine fluids that flow out of the spray nozzles. The nozzles have at least two valves that are opened and closed in an interleaved manner. The nozzles have multiple outlets. Such nozzles are mounted on a variety of implements including agricultural or industrial spray booms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal
  • Publication number: 20200406281
    Abstract: A sprayer system having dynamic pre-sets to control spray nozzles that each individually operates continuously or under a time-modulated or a frequency-modulated electronic signal control to release liquid droplets. Collectively, adjacent or near neighboring nozzles are also controlled by time-sequencing through different modes of operation or physical configurations on each spray nozzle. The spray nozzles are mounted on a variety of implements including agricultural or industrial spray booms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Richard A. Humpal, Stacy L. Bullock
  • Publication number: 20200353494
    Abstract: Embodiments include individual physical spray nozzles that have passageways inside to combine fluids that flow out of the spray nozzles. The nozzles have at least two valves that are opened and closed in an interleaved manner. The nozzles have multiple outlets. Such nozzles are mounted on a variety of implements including agricultural or industrial spray booms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal
  • Patent number: 10773271
    Abstract: Embodiments include a sprayer system having dynamic pre-sets to control spray nozzles that each individually operates continuously or under a time-modulated or a frequency-modulated electronic signal control to release the liquid droplets. Collectively, adjacent or near neighboring nozzles are also controlled by time-sequencing through different modes of operation or physical configurations on each spray nozzle. The spray nozzles are mounted on a variety of implements including agricultural or industrial spray booms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Richard A. Humpal, Stacy L. Bullock
  • Patent number: 10730065
    Abstract: Embodiments include individual physical spray nozzles that have passageways inside to combine fluids that flow out of the spray nozzles. The nozzles have at least two valves that are opened and closed in an interleaved manner. The nozzles have multiple outlets. Such nozzles are mounted on a variety of implements including agricultural or industrial spray booms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal
  • Publication number: 20190344303
    Abstract: A spray nozzle body has an upper end provided with a clamp arrangement comprising upper and lower clamp halves tightly clamped onto a fluid supply tube having a preselected first diameter. A removable tubular fluid delivery stem is received in a receiver hole extending vertically into the nozzle body from a clamping surface of the lower clamp half and has an upper end portion tightly received in a fluid outlet hole, of preselected size, provided in the supply tube. The clamp arrangement may be reconfigured for being clamped onto a smaller fluid supply tube by providing a replacement upper clamp half and a pipe-size adapter, each having appropriately sized clamping surfaces, with the adapter being seated within the clamping surface of the lower clamp half. The pipe-size adapter incorporates a suitably dimensioned fluid delivery stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal, Travis G. Funseth
  • Patent number: 10406551
    Abstract: A spray nozzle body has an upper end provided with a clamp arrangement comprising upper and lower clamp halves tightly clamped onto a fluid supply tube having a preselected first diameter. A removable tubular fluid delivery stem is received in a receiver hole extending vertically into the nozzle body from a clamping surface of the lower clamp half and has an upper end portion tightly received in a fluid outlet hole, of preselected size, provided in the supply tube. The clamp arrangement may be reconfigured for being clamped onto a smaller fluid supply tube by providing a replacement upper clamp half and a pipe-size adapter, each having appropriately sized clamping surfaces, with the adapter being seated within the clamping surface of the lower clamp half. The pipe-size adapter incorporates a suitably dimensioned fluid delivery stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal, Travis G. Funseth
  • Publication number: 20190083993
    Abstract: Embodiments include individual physical spray nozzles that have passageways inside to combine fluids that flow out of the spray nozzles. The nozzles have at least two valves that are opened and closed in an interleaved manner. The nozzles have multiple outlets. Such nozzles are mounted on a variety of implements including agricultural or industrial spray booms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal
  • Publication number: 20190083992
    Abstract: Embodiments include individual physical spray nozzles that have passageways inside to combine fluids that flow out of the spray nozzles. The nozzles have at least two valves that are opened and closed in an interleaved manner. The nozzles have multiple outlets. Such nozzles are mounted on a variety of implements including agricultural or industrial spray booms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal
  • Patent number: 10189031
    Abstract: Embodiments include individual physical spray nozzles that have passageways inside to combine fluids that flow out of the spray nozzles. The nozzles have at least two valves that are opened and closed in an interleaved manner. The nozzles have multiple outlets. Such nozzles are mounted on a variety of implements including agricultural or industrial spray booms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal
  • Publication number: 20170050206
    Abstract: A spray nozzle body has an upper end provided with a clamp arrangement comprising upper and lower clamp halves tightly clamped onto a fluid supply tube having a preselected first diameter. A removable tubular fluid delivery stem is received in a receiver hole extending vertically into the nozzle body from a clamping surface of the lower clamp half and has an upper end portion tightly received in a fluid outlet hole, of preselected size, provided in the supply tube. The clamp arrangement may be reconfigured for being clamped onto a smaller fluid supply tube by providing a replacement upper clamp half and a pipe-size adapter, each having appropriately sized clamping surfaces, with the adapter being seated within the clamping surface of the lower clamp half The pipe-size adapter incorporates a suitably dimensioned fluid delivery stem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal, Travis G. Funseth
  • Publication number: 20150375247
    Abstract: Embodiments include a sprayer system having dynamic pre-sets to control spray nozzles that each individually operates continuously or under a time-modulated or a frequency-modulated electronic signal control to release the liquid droplets. Collectively, adjacent or near neighboring nozzles are also controlled by time-sequencing through different modes of operation or physical configurations on each spray nozzle. The spray nozzles are mounted on a variety of implements including agricultural or industrial spray booms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Richard A. Humpal, Stacy L. Bullock
  • Publication number: 20150367358
    Abstract: Embodiments include individual physical spray nozzles that have passageways inside to combine fluids that flow out of the spray nozzles. The nozzles have at least two valves that are opened and closed in an interleaved manner. The nozzles have multiple outlets. Such nozzles are mounted on a variety of implements including agricultural or industrial spray booms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal, Dolly Y. Wu
  • Patent number: D766399
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal, Travis G. Funseth