Patents by Inventor Thomas Gene Ruff

Thomas Gene Ruff 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).

  • Publication number: 20230368112
    Abstract: A system for implementing a trial a field is provided. In an embodiment, the system is configured to generate a trial recommendation for a field and, based on field data for the field, compute a yield probabilities for the field. The system is also configured to generate a plurality of outcome-based values for the field based on the yield probabilities, compute crop values for each of the outcome-based values and a bushel per acre value, and cause display of an interface that dynamically displays each of the plurality of outcome-based values for the field based on a selected bushel per acre value. The system is further configured to receive user input changing a position of an interactive sliding widget in the interface, to change the bushel per acre value, and in response, compute a crop value for each of the outcome-based values based on the changed bushel per acre value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Christina Bogdan, Jason Kendrick Bull, Nicholas Charles Cizek, Tonya Ehlmann, Morrison Jacobs, Moslem Ladoni, Hunter Merrill, Timothy Reich, Brandon Rinkenberger, Aaron E. Robinson, Thomas Gene Ruff, Doug Sauder, Allan Trapp, Daniel Williams
  • Publication number: 20230206352
    Abstract: A system for implementing a trial in one or more fields is provided. In an embodiment, a agricultural intelligence computing system receives field data for a plurality of agricultural fields. Based, at least in part, on the field data for the plurality of agricultural fields, the agricultural intelligence computing system identifies one or more target agricultural fields. The agricultural intelligence computing system sends, to a field manager computing device associated with the one or more target agricultural fields, a trial participation request. The server receives data indicating acceptance of the trial participation request from the field manager computing device. The server determines one or more locations on the one or more target agricultural fields for implementing a trial and sends data identifying the one or more locations to the field manager computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Jason Kendrick BULL, Nicholas Charles CIZEK, Brandon RINKENBERGER, Thomas Gene RUFF, Doug SAUDER
  • Patent number: 11631040
    Abstract: A system for implementing a trial in one or more fields is provided. In an embodiment, an agricultural intelligence computing system receives field data for a plurality of agricultural fields. Based, at least in part, on the field data for the plurality of agricultural fields, the agricultural intelligence computing system identifies one or more target agricultural fields. The agricultural intelligence computing system sends, to a field manager computing device associated with the one or more target agricultural fields, a trial participation request. The server receives data indicating acceptance of the trial participation request from the field manager computing device. The server determines one or more locations on the one or more target agricultural fields for implementing a trial and sends data identifying the one or more locations to the field manager computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CLIMATE LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Gene Ruff, Jason Kendrick Bull, Nicholas Charles Cizek, Brandon Rinkenberger, Doug Sauder, Aaron E. Robinson, Timothy Reich, Hunter Merrill, Allan Trapp, Morrison Jacobs, Tonya Ehlmann, Daniel Williams, Christina Bogdan, Moslem Ladoni
  • Patent number: 11587186
    Abstract: A system for implementing a trial in one or more fields is provided. In an embodiment, a agricultural intelligence computing system receives field data for a plurality of agricultural fields. Based, at least in part, on the field data for the plurality of agricultural fields, the agricultural intelligence computing system identifies one or more target agricultural fields. The agricultural intelligence computing system sends, to a field manager computing device associated with the one or more target agricultural fields, a trial participation request. The server receives data indicating acceptance of the trial participation request from the field manager computing device. The server determines one or more locations on the one or more target agricultural fields for implementing a trial and sends data identifying the one or more locations to the field manager computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: CLIMATE LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Gene Ruff, Jason Kendrick Bull, Nicholas Charles Cizek, Brandon Rinkenberger, Doug Sauder
  • Publication number: 20210390633
    Abstract: A system for implementing a trial in one or more fields is provided. In an embodiment, a agricultural intelligence computing system receives field data for a plurality of agricultural fields. Based, at least in part, on the field data for the plurality of agricultural fields, the agricultural intelligence computing system identifies one or more target agricultural fields. The agricultural intelligence computing system sends, to a field manager computing device associated with the one or more target agricultural fields, a trial participation request. The server receives data indicating acceptance of the trial participation request from the field manager computing device. The server determines one or more locations on the one or more target agricultural fields for implementing a trial and sends data identifying the one or more locations to the field manager computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas Gene Ruff, Jason Kendrick Bull, Nicholas Charles Cizek, Brandon Rinkenberger, Doug Sauder
  • Patent number: 11145007
    Abstract: A system for implementing a trial in one or more fields is provided. In an embodiment, a system receives field data for a plurality of agricultural fields, identifies one or more target agricultural fields, and sends, to a field manager computing device associated with the one or more target agricultural fields, a trial participation request. The server receives data indicating acceptance of the trial participation request from the field manager computing device. The server determines one or more locations on the one or more target agricultural fields for implementing a trial and sends data identifying the one or more locations to the field manager computing device. When the system receives application data, the system determines whether the one or more target agricultural fields are in compliance with the trial. The system receives result data for the trial and computes a benefit value for the trial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: The Climate Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Gene Ruff, Jason Kendrick Bull, Nicholas Charles Cizek, Brandon Rinkenberger, Doug Sauder
  • Publication number: 20200272971
    Abstract: A system for implementing a trial in one or more fields is provided. In an embodiment, an agricultural intelligence computing system receives field data for a plurality of agricultural fields. Based, at least in part, on the field data for the plurality of agricultural fields, the agricultural intelligence computing system identifies one or more target agricultural fields. The agricultural intelligence computing system sends, to a field manager computing device associated with the one or more target agricultural fields, a trial participation request. The server receives data indicating acceptance of the trial participation request from the field manager computing device. The server determines one or more locations on the one or more target agricultural fields for implementing a trial and sends data identifying the one or more locations to the field manager computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas Gene Ruff, Jason Kendrick Bull, Nicholas Charles Cizek, Brandon Rinkenberger, Doug Sauder, Aaron E. Robinson, Timothy Reich, Hunter Merrill, Allan Trapp, Morrison Jacobs, Tonya Ehlmann, Daniel Williams, Christina Bogdan, Moslem Ladoni
  • Publication number: 20190057461
    Abstract: A system for implementing a trial in one or more fields is provided. In an embodiment, a agricultural intelligence computing system receives field data for a plurality of agricultural fields. Based, at least in part, on the field data for the plurality of agricultural fields, the agricultural intelligence computing system identifies one or more target agricultural fields. The agricultural intelligence computing system sends, to a field manager computing device associated with the one or more target agricultural fields, a trial participation request. The server receives data indicating acceptance of the trial participation request from the field manager computing device. The server determines one or more locations on the one or more target agricultural fields for implementing a trial and sends data identifying the one or more locations to the field manager computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Gene Ruff, Jason Kendrick Bull, Nicholas Charles Cizek, Brandon Rinkenberger, Doug Sauder
  • Patent number: 7790959
    Abstract: Transformed plants which have increased or decreased linolenic acid content are disclosed. Also disclosed are plants which express a linoleic acid desaturase gene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ganesh Murthy Kishore, Thomas Gene Ruff, Vincent Jean-Marie Armel Arondel, Susan Irma Gibson, Christopher Roland Somerville
  • Publication number: 20080201802
    Abstract: Transformed plants which have increased or decreased linolenic acid content are disclosed. Also disclosed are plants which express a linoleic acid desaturase gene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Publication date: August 21, 2008
    Inventors: Ganesh Murthy Kishore, Thomas Gene Ruff, Vincent Jean-Marie Armel Arondel, Susan Irma Gibson, Christopher Roland Somerville
  • Patent number: 7205457
    Abstract: Methods of altering the linolenic and oleic acid content in plants are disclosed. Also disclosed are transformed plants which have altered linolenic and oleic acid content, and the DNA molecules used to produce them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Ganesh Murthy Kishore, Thomas Gene Ruff, Vincent Jean-Marie Armel Arondel, Susan Irma Gibson, Christopher Roland Somerville