Patents by Inventor Stephen Michael Patton

Stephen Michael Patton 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).

  • Agricultural harvester configured to control a biomass harvesting rate based upon soil effects
    Patent number: 10362733
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester (100) has a control system (166) that is configured to control a biomass harvesting rate based upon electronically calculated soil effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignees: Deere & Company, IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventors: Stuart Birrell, Aaron J Bruns, Stephen Michael Patton
  • Agricultural combine with windrow control circuit
    Patent number: 9668418
    Abstract: An agricultural combine (100) has a windrow control circuit that controls the profile of windrow (154) based upon signals received from a sensor (152).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Patton, James K Adamson, John L Peters
  • AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER CONFIGURED TO CONTROL A BIOMASS HARVESTING RATE BASED UPON SOIL EFFECTS
    Publication number: 20150105984
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester (100) has a control system (166) that is configured to control a biomass harvesting rate based upon electronically calculated soil effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: STUART BIRRELL, AARON J. BRUNS, STEPHEN MICHAEL PATTON
  • AGRICULTURAL COMBINE WITH WINDROW CONTROL CIRCUIT
    Publication number: 20150089912
    Abstract: An agricultural combine (100) has a windrow control circuit that controls the profile of windrow (154) based upon signals received from a sensor (152).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: STEPHEN MICHAEL PATTON, JAMES K. ADAMSON, JOHN L. PETERS
  • Round baler for baling crop residue
    Patent number: 8677724
    Abstract: A method of converting a conventional round baler to a round baler with an accumulator chamber is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Mark M Chaney, Stephen Michael Patton
  • Round Baler For Baling Crop Residue
    Publication number: 20120096827
    Abstract: A method of converting a conventional round baler to a round baler with an accumulator chamber is disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Mark M. Chaney, Stephen Michael Patton