Patents by Inventor Travis G. Funseth
Travis G. Funseth 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).
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Patent number: 11794204Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal, Travis G. Funseth
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Patent number: 10994297Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Travis G. Funseth, Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal
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Publication number: 20200406281Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2020Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Richard A. Humpal, Stacy L. Bullock
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Publication number: 20200353494Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2020Publication date: November 12, 2020Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal
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Patent number: 10827693Abstract: A mobile agricultural sprayer includes at least one sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a temperature inversion at a worksite. The mobile agricultural sprayer also includes an inversion detection system configured to detect a presence of the temperature inversion at the worksite based on the sensor signal, and, based on the detected presence, generate a temperature inversion output indicative of the presence of the temperature inversion. The mobile agricultural sprayer also includes an action signal generator configured to receive the temperature inversion output from the inversion detection system, and, based on the received temperature inversion output, generate an action signal.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Noel W. Anderson, Richard A. Humpal, Terence D. Pickett, Travis G. Funseth
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Patent number: 10773271Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Travis G. Funseth, Richard A. Humpal, Stacy L. Bullock
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Patent number: 10730065Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Travis G. Funseth, Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal
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Publication number: 20190344303Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2019Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal, Travis G. Funseth
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Patent number: 10406551Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal, Travis G. Funseth
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Publication number: 20190246579Abstract: A mobile agricultural sprayer includes at least one sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a temperature inversion at a worksite. The mobile agricultural sprayer also includes an inversion detection system configured to detect a presence of the temperature inversion at the worksite based on the sensor signal, and, based on the detected presence, generate a temperature inversion output indicative of the presence of the temperature inversion. The mobile agricultural sprayer also includes an action signal generator configured to receive the temperature inversion output from the inversion detection system, and, based on the received temperature inversion output, generate an action signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2018Publication date: August 15, 2019Inventors: Noel W. Anderson, Richard A. Humpal, Terence D. Pickett, Travis G. Funseth
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Publication number: 20190083993Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal
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Publication number: 20190083992Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2018Publication date: March 21, 2019Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal
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Patent number: 10189031Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Travis G. Funseth, Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal
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Patent number: 9884330Abstract: An individual spray nozzle contains two or more valves that are actuated by time or frequency modulated signals such as pulse width modulated (PWM) signals. The PWM signals are interleaved to open and close each of the respective valves that enable fluid to flow from an input to a combined output. The opening and closing positions of two or more different valves are interleaved to increase the range of performance, such as to increase the frequency of fluid flow from the input to the combined output. Additional embodiments are described.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2014Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Richard A. Humpal, Travis G. Funseth
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Publication number: 20170050206Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2016Publication date: February 23, 2017Inventors: Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal, Travis G. Funseth
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Patent number: 9266124Abstract: A sprayer nozzle cartridge for a sprayer nozzle apparatus of an agricultural sprayer is disclosed. The sprayer nozzle cartridge is adapted for coupling to a nozzle connector of the sprayer nozzle apparatus and for receiving a fluid from the sprayer nozzle apparatus. The sprayer nozzle apparatus includes an apparatus housing for supporting the nozzle connector and a control element configured to control fluid flow. The sprayer nozzle cartridge includes a cartridge housing. A plurality of nozzle tips having a plurality of flow paths are coupled to the cartridge housing. The control element selectively communicates fluid to at least one of the plurality of flow paths.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Richard A. Humpal, Travis G. Funseth
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Publication number: 20150375247Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Richard A. Humpal, Stacy L. Bullock
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Publication number: 20150367358Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Travis G. Funseth, Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal, Dolly Y. Wu
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Publication number: 20150367357Abstract: An individual spray nozzle contains two or more valves that are actuated by time or frequency modulated signals such as pulse width modulated (PWM) signals. The PWM signals are interleaved to open and close each of the respective valves that enable fluid to flow from an input to a combined output. The opening and closing positions of two or more different valves are interleaved to increase the range of performance, such as to increase the frequency of fluid flow from the input to the combined output. Additional embodiments are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Richard A. Humpal, Travis G. Funseth
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Patent number: D766399Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Stacy L. Bullock, Richard A. Humpal, Travis G. Funseth