Patents by Inventor Steve Aikman

Steve Aikman 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).

  • Mobile irrigation system with plastic optical fiber network
    Patent number: 12677765
    Abstract: A mobile irrigation system broadly comprising a plurality of irrigation spans each including a mobile tower having a wheel assembly for traversing a field and a motor configured to drive the wheel assembly. The mobile irrigation system also comprises a control system including a plurality of controllers each including a processing element, and a plurality of plastic optical fiber (POF) cables serially communicatively connecting the plurality of controllers to form a local area network LAN on the mobile irrigation system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Lindsay Corporation
    Inventors: Mark William Miller, Steve Aikman, Bradford L. Ellison, Sandra Regia Patricia Figueiredo da Silveira
  • MOBILE IRRIGATION SYSTEM WITH PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBER NETWORK
    Publication number: 20250151680
    Abstract: A mobile irrigation system broadly comprising a plurality of irrigation spans each including a mobile tower having a wheel assembly for traversing a field and a motor configured to drive the wheel assembly. The mobile irrigation system also comprises a control system including a plurality of controllers each including a processing element, and a plurality of plastic optical fiber (POF) cables serially communicatively connecting the plurality of controllers to form a local area network LAN on the mobile irrigation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2023
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Mark William Miller, Steve Aikman, Bradford L. Ellison, Sandra Regia Patricia Figueiredo da Silveira
  • MECHANIZED IRRIGATION MACHINE THAT USES TIME DOMAIN REFLECTIVITY TO FIND AN OPEN SWITCH OR WIRE
    Publication number: 20240241167
    Abstract: An irrigation system comprises a plurality of towers, a time domain reflectometry (TDR) unit, and a central controller. Each tower includes a successive one of a plurality of safety switches, with each safety switch being either closed or open. The safety switch of each tower is electrically connected to at least one safety switch of another tower. The TDR unit is electrically connected to at least one safety switch and is configured to output data regarding an open safety switch. The central controller is configured to receive data from the TDR unit, and determine, according to the data from the TDR unit, at least one of a location of the open safety switch and an identifier of the tower associated with the open safety switch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2024
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Inventors: Derick James Frauendorfer, Bradford L. Ellison, Robert Stamm, Luke Joseph Barker, Mark William Miller, Steve Aikman